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<blockquote data-quote="jjraak" data-source="post: 2102652" data-attributes="member: 493719"><p>Hi [USER=511442]@Waterlady[/USER]</p><p>[EDIT]</p><p>.</p><p>How lucky he is to have you looking out for him.</p><p></p><p>all good advise above.</p><p></p><p>He'll need to know whether he's Type ONE or Type TWO</p><p>They get banded together but they are very different in cause and treatment</p><p></p><p>But i am Type TWO, so let me answer as if he is.</p><p></p><p>In basic terms.... he is allergic to sugars...also known as CARBS..(Aka carbohydrates)</p><p></p><p>so what others see as HEALTHY..... .to us are perhaps unhealthy,</p><p>and something we have an allergic reaction to..</p><p></p><p>so what do you think people do who KNOW they have an allergic reaction to something, do..?</p><p></p><p>Correct..they avoid that 'thing' as much as possible OR take greater care when around it</p><p></p><p>That is what i have done since Diagnosis.(DX) and finding this glorious forum</p><p></p><p>so what should he NOT eat...?</p><p></p><p>Bread.</p><p>rice</p><p>pasta.</p><p></p><p>there is your start of HIS journey back to health.</p><p></p><p>Do not mistake the advice that white /brown is different...it's NOT</p><p></p><p>bread is Bread..white brown or wholemeal.as is rice and pasta..all bad for a T2D.</p><p></p><p>The best thing he can do is avoid any of the above.</p><p></p><p>But on the bright side..carbs are few in eggs bacon and decent sausages..</p><p>so breakfast is BACK on the menu.</p><p></p><p>Yeah scary..HUH....:***:</p><p></p><p>Almost all the things we KNEW that were GOOD..are now bad.</p><p>And all the things that were BAD are now good..or so it seems.</p><p></p><p>I've had to totally reevaluate how i see FOOD</p><p></p><p>I guess if you shop, normally you look at the low calories, low fat stuff.</p><p>because that's what we KNEW was good, right.</p><p></p><p>Now here's my guidelines when shopping.</p><p></p><p>When i look at labels i IGNORE the calories..</p><p>(Because i'm T2D, and the carbs have a bigger impact on me)</p><p>and i just look at the CARBS per 100g on each packet.</p><p></p><p>Under 5g..i buy and put in basket no worries.</p><p></p><p>5-10 g..i probably umm and ahh, working out how MUCH of that i'd actually use per meal.</p><p>Tomato sauce for example..a splash or two..no problem..smothering the food in it ..avoid.</p><p></p><p>10G and above..it had better be special to be worth eating it.</p><p>and most things aren't..so they go back on the shelf and i move on to next aisle.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Check out the carbs in ANY cereal AND the recommended serving size...(usually a TINY handful).</p><p>My GOD..should that stuff even be in a food aisle.????</p><p></p><p>So low carbs..helps your man out</p><p></p><p>(<a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/visual-guides" target="_blank">diet doctor website </a>as mentioned is a great source of information, and the link here takes you straight to a VISUAL page of how many carbs are in any particular item.</p><p>Something i found tremendously useful in those early days)</p><p></p><p>it may take a while to adapt to new foods. new ingredients and new ways of eating.</p><p>BUT it's an easy enough journey when you consider what the alternative COULD be.</p><p></p><p>For me, this site and eating as above, got me from 57 HBA1c with some iffy blood lipid numbers, and close on 17 stone..</p><p>Down in 10 months to Normal HBA1c (40) almost perfect lipid scores, and 13st 2lbs on the scales this morning.</p><p></p><p>wish your man all the best.</p><p>thank god for us men, there are women like you, willing to dig in.. to help us save ourselves.</p><p></p><p>Do keep in touch on here and let us know how it goes.</p><p>or better still, and [USER=372207]@Antje77[/USER] suggest get him on here himself.</p><p></p><p>As i found out, when one of us is sick, it impacts both of us.</p><p></p><p>take care.</p><p>best wishes.</p><p>jjraak</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jjraak, post: 2102652, member: 493719"] Hi [USER=511442]@Waterlady[/USER] [EDIT] . How lucky he is to have you looking out for him. all good advise above. He'll need to know whether he's Type ONE or Type TWO They get banded together but they are very different in cause and treatment But i am Type TWO, so let me answer as if he is. In basic terms.... he is allergic to sugars...also known as CARBS..(Aka carbohydrates) so what others see as HEALTHY..... .to us are perhaps unhealthy, and something we have an allergic reaction to.. so what do you think people do who KNOW they have an allergic reaction to something, do..? Correct..they avoid that 'thing' as much as possible OR take greater care when around it That is what i have done since Diagnosis.(DX) and finding this glorious forum so what should he NOT eat...? Bread. rice pasta. there is your start of HIS journey back to health. Do not mistake the advice that white /brown is different...it's NOT bread is Bread..white brown or wholemeal.as is rice and pasta..all bad for a T2D. The best thing he can do is avoid any of the above. But on the bright side..carbs are few in eggs bacon and decent sausages.. so breakfast is BACK on the menu. Yeah scary..HUH....:***: Almost all the things we KNEW that were GOOD..are now bad. And all the things that were BAD are now good..or so it seems. I've had to totally reevaluate how i see FOOD I guess if you shop, normally you look at the low calories, low fat stuff. because that's what we KNEW was good, right. Now here's my guidelines when shopping. When i look at labels i IGNORE the calories.. (Because i'm T2D, and the carbs have a bigger impact on me) and i just look at the CARBS per 100g on each packet. Under 5g..i buy and put in basket no worries. 5-10 g..i probably umm and ahh, working out how MUCH of that i'd actually use per meal. Tomato sauce for example..a splash or two..no problem..smothering the food in it ..avoid. 10G and above..it had better be special to be worth eating it. and most things aren't..so they go back on the shelf and i move on to next aisle. Check out the carbs in ANY cereal AND the recommended serving size...(usually a TINY handful). My GOD..should that stuff even be in a food aisle.???? So low carbs..helps your man out ([URL='https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/visual-guides']diet doctor website [/URL]as mentioned is a great source of information, and the link here takes you straight to a VISUAL page of how many carbs are in any particular item. Something i found tremendously useful in those early days) it may take a while to adapt to new foods. new ingredients and new ways of eating. BUT it's an easy enough journey when you consider what the alternative COULD be. For me, this site and eating as above, got me from 57 HBA1c with some iffy blood lipid numbers, and close on 17 stone.. Down in 10 months to Normal HBA1c (40) almost perfect lipid scores, and 13st 2lbs on the scales this morning. wish your man all the best. thank god for us men, there are women like you, willing to dig in.. to help us save ourselves. Do keep in touch on here and let us know how it goes. or better still, and [USER=372207]@Antje77[/USER] suggest get him on here himself. As i found out, when one of us is sick, it impacts both of us. take care. best wishes. jjraak [/QUOTE]
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