Hiya,
First time post, behalf of my mother.
My mum has Diabetese type 2 for almost 20 years, and she has recently turned 62 years old. She has been on oral medication to control her sugar level, which is Metfomin 500mg and Glycoside 80mg.
Like many people, my mum tends to eat the wrong food at the wrong time, and it is getting to a point where we don't want to control her diet and want her to enjoy her life.
Ideally, I want my mum to lose weight so she can improve her health and hopefully take less medicine. I still believe she can reverse her diabetes as she is still taking medicine, please correct me if I am wrong.
I have been doing some research online on how to control diabetes and even lose weight. A lot of diet plans recommend eating 40 - 50grams carbs per meal and 15 - 30 grams carb per snack. Thankfully, my mum has agreed to weigh her food and not go over her carb quota.
Anyway, my question is, can my mum eat any carbs she wants if she within her quota. For example, she can have a small bowl of plain fried white flour noodles with meat and veggies, as long as the whole meal doesn't go over her 40 - 50 grams quota? My mum is Chinese and she does miss having her bowl of white rice and noodles.
Furthermore, our goal is for her to lose weight, but her excuse is that every time she doesn't eat much carbs, she feels quite dizzy and possibly go in to hypo, which I think is more psychological. Can you please confirm if this is true?
Many thanks
Aaron
First time post, behalf of my mother.
My mum has Diabetese type 2 for almost 20 years, and she has recently turned 62 years old. She has been on oral medication to control her sugar level, which is Metfomin 500mg and Glycoside 80mg.
Like many people, my mum tends to eat the wrong food at the wrong time, and it is getting to a point where we don't want to control her diet and want her to enjoy her life.
Ideally, I want my mum to lose weight so she can improve her health and hopefully take less medicine. I still believe she can reverse her diabetes as she is still taking medicine, please correct me if I am wrong.
I have been doing some research online on how to control diabetes and even lose weight. A lot of diet plans recommend eating 40 - 50grams carbs per meal and 15 - 30 grams carb per snack. Thankfully, my mum has agreed to weigh her food and not go over her carb quota.
Anyway, my question is, can my mum eat any carbs she wants if she within her quota. For example, she can have a small bowl of plain fried white flour noodles with meat and veggies, as long as the whole meal doesn't go over her 40 - 50 grams quota? My mum is Chinese and she does miss having her bowl of white rice and noodles.
Furthermore, our goal is for her to lose weight, but her excuse is that every time she doesn't eat much carbs, she feels quite dizzy and possibly go in to hypo, which I think is more psychological. Can you please confirm if this is true?
Many thanks
Aaron