SilverAndEbony
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Hi all,
That's a long winded way of saying...
When I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes I saw a dietitian who told me that, basically, the 'diabetic diet' is no more. We should be having the same healthy balanced diet that everyone else should be eating.
That's the basic advice I have been what I should be eating.
My question is:
Does anyone posting on this forum believe that advice? It seems like most people don't believe it - or have I misunderstood? I have been trying to follow the advice I was given.
I think that obsessing about diet is counterproductive for most people - assuming your glucose levels are well controlled and you're not susceptible to hypos. It certainly makes me very stressed, which isn't good for glucose levels! And it has added to my depression. I think of what I eat as a balance. Orange juice has lots of easily absorbed sugar, but if you drink it with something that has slowly released sugar it's OK. Though I have to admit I don't eat properly all the time - especially when I'm depressed. So then I worry about what I'm eating, feel guilty and 'bad', get more depressed, eat more chocolate and say 'yes! to toast and peanut butter.
I feel I have enough to worry about without obsessing about what I eat and testing my blood all the time. My diabetes nurse isn't worried as my HB1Ac is always 6.5 ish. I check my blood twice a week to check there isn't a problem emerging. I know I can go and see her if I'm worried or my glucose levels go significantly higher or lower than normal for me.
That's a long winded way of saying...
When I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes I saw a dietitian who told me that, basically, the 'diabetic diet' is no more. We should be having the same healthy balanced diet that everyone else should be eating.
That's the basic advice I have been what I should be eating.
My question is:
Does anyone posting on this forum believe that advice? It seems like most people don't believe it - or have I misunderstood? I have been trying to follow the advice I was given.
I think that obsessing about diet is counterproductive for most people - assuming your glucose levels are well controlled and you're not susceptible to hypos. It certainly makes me very stressed, which isn't good for glucose levels! And it has added to my depression. I think of what I eat as a balance. Orange juice has lots of easily absorbed sugar, but if you drink it with something that has slowly released sugar it's OK. Though I have to admit I don't eat properly all the time - especially when I'm depressed. So then I worry about what I'm eating, feel guilty and 'bad', get more depressed, eat more chocolate and say 'yes! to toast and peanut butter.
I feel I have enough to worry about without obsessing about what I eat and testing my blood all the time. My diabetes nurse isn't worried as my HB1Ac is always 6.5 ish. I check my blood twice a week to check there isn't a problem emerging. I know I can go and see her if I'm worried or my glucose levels go significantly higher or lower than normal for me.