Hi,
I'm 73 and male and I've had Diabetes Type 2 for 20 years.
I watched a video, years ago which suggested eating a coleslaw type of diet with meat would reduce my readings to 4.7 and I thought, well, I'd give it a go.
Long story short, I was obese, I've shed weight to 99kg with 97kg my target weight.
My diet is shredded cooked Beef from my local Deli in a large supermarket and Brussel Sprouts, Celery, Broccoli, Spinach, Kale and 1 x Apple daily, although I do occasionally enjoy Grapes.
Some of the above greens are not available fresh, so I buy frozen greens and cook them on high in my microwave for a few minutes to defrost them and then put them in my liquidizer and with water, reduced them to liquid, which I then drink with a few shaved slices (easier to eat) of Beef, 3 times a day.
I am a lazy sod, I don't walk much at all and I have found the above food has kept me fit, healthy and within my Diabetes blood sugar readings.
I prefer a range of around 4.1 to 4.5 as I have sufficient energy to do whatever I retired, must, without feeling groggy or passing out.
It is easy to drift out of this regime and when I do, my blood sugar readings go up.
I take one Metformin day and night, although I have been told I can increase that to 2 day and night and in fact my last doctor had me on 2 day and night for some years.
Take whatever medication is prescribed to you, however.
On my diet, tough though it might be, you will have your food needs met and you will lose weight without much trouble - drink lots of water, like lots...I flavour mine with sugar free cordial to taste and that helps with taste and regular easy motions, several each day, however given how much I eat (lol) and how much I excrete out, I'm simply amazed. Really???
I have Poriasis on my hands and under my feet and Specialists prescribed Enstilar which is prescription only medicine and comes in a foam spray.
I just spray some on a hand and then rub it over the Psoriasis on my hands and under my feet and it has pretty much melted most of my Psoriasis away.
Another specialist, a few days ago prescribed Neotigason capsules, which kick in after a few weeks, apparently, so I'm giving those a whirl too.
Best Wishes
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I'm 73 and male and I've had Diabetes Type 2 for 20 years.
I watched a video, years ago which suggested eating a coleslaw type of diet with meat would reduce my readings to 4.7 and I thought, well, I'd give it a go.
Long story short, I was obese, I've shed weight to 99kg with 97kg my target weight.
My diet is shredded cooked Beef from my local Deli in a large supermarket and Brussel Sprouts, Celery, Broccoli, Spinach, Kale and 1 x Apple daily, although I do occasionally enjoy Grapes.
Some of the above greens are not available fresh, so I buy frozen greens and cook them on high in my microwave for a few minutes to defrost them and then put them in my liquidizer and with water, reduced them to liquid, which I then drink with a few shaved slices (easier to eat) of Beef, 3 times a day.
I am a lazy sod, I don't walk much at all and I have found the above food has kept me fit, healthy and within my Diabetes blood sugar readings.
I prefer a range of around 4.1 to 4.5 as I have sufficient energy to do whatever I retired, must, without feeling groggy or passing out.
It is easy to drift out of this regime and when I do, my blood sugar readings go up.
I take one Metformin day and night, although I have been told I can increase that to 2 day and night and in fact my last doctor had me on 2 day and night for some years.
Take whatever medication is prescribed to you, however.
On my diet, tough though it might be, you will have your food needs met and you will lose weight without much trouble - drink lots of water, like lots...I flavour mine with sugar free cordial to taste and that helps with taste and regular easy motions, several each day, however given how much I eat (lol) and how much I excrete out, I'm simply amazed. Really???
I have Poriasis on my hands and under my feet and Specialists prescribed Enstilar which is prescription only medicine and comes in a foam spray.
I just spray some on a hand and then rub it over the Psoriasis on my hands and under my feet and it has pretty much melted most of my Psoriasis away.
Another specialist, a few days ago prescribed Neotigason capsules, which kick in after a few weeks, apparently, so I'm giving those a whirl too.
Best Wishes
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