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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 1724947" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Most people are "illiterate" about food, quite simply because what we learn is often wrong, and if it is right for "regular" people, it sure isn't for people like us. The knee-jerk reaction is to just not eat, I know! But there's loads out there. Just not too sure Timmy's is the way to go. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Try cutting carb-laden foods. That's bread, (yeah, wholegrain too), pastries (like donuts abd Timbits <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />), rice, couscous, corn, pasta, potatoes, cereal, fruit and the like. Go nuts on nuts, berries (the only fruit most of us can handle), hummus, vegetables, eggs, cheese, mayo, meat, full fat yoghurt, olives, cream and what have you... Your body needs something to run on, and as you can't process carbs anymore (kinda like putting diesel in a petrol engine), you need something else to burn; fat and protein will both be filling and energy-giving. That's in a nutshell what I arrived at after reading a bunch of books and half the internet. I've been off meds for little over a year now and my HbA1c is 38, diet controlled. It's doable. It helps if you don't eat out much and take control of what enters your mouth from your own kitchen, but if there's no other choice? Salads! Mixed grill! Go for a steak with veggies. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 1724947, member: 401801"] Most people are "illiterate" about food, quite simply because what we learn is often wrong, and if it is right for "regular" people, it sure isn't for people like us. The knee-jerk reaction is to just not eat, I know! But there's loads out there. Just not too sure Timmy's is the way to go. ;) Try cutting carb-laden foods. That's bread, (yeah, wholegrain too), pastries (like donuts abd Timbits ;)), rice, couscous, corn, pasta, potatoes, cereal, fruit and the like. Go nuts on nuts, berries (the only fruit most of us can handle), hummus, vegetables, eggs, cheese, mayo, meat, full fat yoghurt, olives, cream and what have you... Your body needs something to run on, and as you can't process carbs anymore (kinda like putting diesel in a petrol engine), you need something else to burn; fat and protein will both be filling and energy-giving. That's in a nutshell what I arrived at after reading a bunch of books and half the internet. I've been off meds for little over a year now and my HbA1c is 38, diet controlled. It's doable. It helps if you don't eat out much and take control of what enters your mouth from your own kitchen, but if there's no other choice? Salads! Mixed grill! Go for a steak with veggies. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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