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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Twinkle06" data-source="post: 1738373" data-attributes="member: 403188">Newly diagnosed 1 yr ago April.  On meds 17 days.  Taken off meds due to bad reaction.  Had to do everything through diet.  Initially went low glycemic index, however, went too far and hair started falling out and got hot flashes...Switched to eating beans for carbs.Had to cut out grain and fruit due to intolerance test.  Well, cut them back, especially the grain.Substitute unsweet almond milk for regular milk.Eat eggwhites with tabouleh as a quick morning omlette.Frozen veggies and kale chips are a staple.Crab claw with horseradish and sauerkraut occasionally.Pickles, olives as garnish.Raw onion as snack.Mushrooms, berries, bananas, trail mix...Unsweetened herbal tea, daily.Occasionally let pain de fluer crisp bread with reduced sugar jam and no sugar peanut butter.Had to cut back on nuts for my LDL.  Used to have a lot of walnuts and pecans.Applegate turkey sausage.Some chicken here and there.Hummus is good when I need the calories.  Otherwise soaked and cooked kidney beans, great northern beans and navy beans.  They are good in the almond milk with berries and nuts as a non grain cereal.</blockquote>

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