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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LivingLightly" data-source="post: 2616212" data-attributes="member: 572522">Yes, diabetes is a very individual disorder.  I suspect type 2 has several sub types.I am not gluten or lactose intolerant, but when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2003, I had embraced ovo-lacto vegetarianism for more than 30 years and built up a repertoire of vegan recipes.   Fast forward 10-15 years and I found diabetes management increasingly challenging.  Rather than resort to medication, my solution was to include animal protein in the form of fish and seafood in my diet.   I do not eat meat or poultry, but do include butter.Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day.In Summer:I enjoy two poached eggs with a knob of butter, slices of avocado and some tiger prawns, seasoned with one or two grindings of black pepper. Another favourite combination, when I have a little more time, is poached eggs, scallops and asparagus spears garnished with a generous knob of butter and some chopped flat-leaved parsley, all seasoned with black pepper.Unfortunately, the English asparagus season is brief, but I make the most of it, while it's available.At weekends, I often have two eggs scrambled in butter, sautéed chestnut mushrooms and a tomato, garnished with flat-leaved parsley or chervil and seasoned black pepper.</blockquote>

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