He's on metaformin
I hate junk food but love puddings and potatoes and feel a bit fed up thinking oh he's chosen medication so he continue to eat rubbish and here am I working hard to keep my condition in order by diet, is he right? Can you literally have your cake and eat it?
I add squeezed lemon to the water, love cauliflower with a passion and love my greens, I could not do without spuds they are my weekly treat followed by a long walk or garden or house work to pay .This is great .. I would just make sure that there is nothing added to your water (flavours etc) and that your veggies are grown "above-ground" (ie: no potatoes, and very few [if any] parsnips, turnips, carrots etc) .. I would also suggest that the balance of your diet might be improved with healthy fat replacing some of your protein
Hope this helps
I add squeezed lemon to the water, love cauliflower with a passion and love my greens, I could not do without spuds they are my weekly treat followed by a long walk or garden or house work to pay .
Diabetes type 2 runs in my family and I alwAysgarth knew I'd be likely to have it due to having pcos and central weight gain. I was diagnosed 7 months ago and manage my condition by diet , my cousin diagnosed 5 months ago says he has chosen medication so, in his words, he can continue to eat ****. Now I love my carbs and try really hard with sweet things and carbs and here am I thinking oh so I could take Meds and still eat carbs then, I hate junk food but love puddings and potatoes and feel a bit fed up thinking oh he's chosen medication so he continue to eat rubbish and here am I working hard to keep my condition in order by diet, is he right? Can you literally have your cake and eat it? Or maybe because I have apple shaped Wright gain I am best to carry on being careful. My cousin wasn't as over weight as I am, but ate and eats a lot of junk food and sugary pop, I am about 18 lbs over weight but it's almost all on the upper body which I know is a disaster for health. I am female and middle aged and had pcos all my life since age 11.[/QUOTE
One of my colleagues does exactly the same thing takes her meds and eats whatever she wants ...I did try and tell her the tablets will only slow down the diabetes but she just shrugged ...
Do you test out your meals with potatoes? I am the same as you. They are one food I have dug my heels in since starting low carb 3 years ago. By rigorous testing I am happy to say I can cope easily with very small portions. 2 small new ones, or 2 pieces of roasties, or 6 to 8 homemade chips (deep fried). I eat them about 5 times a week with absolutely no significant rises at any time afterwards. (My Libre confirms this). The only time I do see rises is if I have other carbs with them. I cannot manage mash or baked.
I'm not suggesting for one minute you follow my example, but do suggest you test them out in different quantities. There are other members that can manage potatoes apart from me. We each have different food tolerances. My nemesis is grains and flour.
it making it sound like because some need to use medications, it means they just haven't tried hard enough.
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