Is Cambridge diet advisable when diabetic

Hi, I have no idea what the Cambridge diet is, and unlike many members on here I wont try to tell you what diet is best for you. What I will say is that like a puppy bought for Christmas diabetes is for life so you should really be looking for a diet that you can stick to for life, not just for a few months to loose weight.

You will only find out what works for you by trying different foods and testing your bg levels before and after eating so you can see what different foods do to your bg levels.

Good luck

This is the question and answer from the Cambridge Diet website.

Can someone with diabetes be on the Diet?

Answer

Cambridge programmes can now be used with care in people with Type 2 diabetes.

The support of the client’s/patient’s doctor and specialist nurse is essential.

The higher calorie programmes are used initially, with a gradual reduction dependent on response, and medication. Weight loss, and normalization of blood glucose levels can prove extremely beneficial. People with Type 1 diabetes may occasionally be helped with the Cambridge programmes, when medication changes and monitoring of blood glucose are supervised by health care professionals.

No idea if it is beneficial to a Diabetic or not. Probably just lining somebody's pockets ?

Ken.

Scottydog
i would simply read all the info on the packaging and make a decision from there.
Essentially though, if asked, I would always recommend real food.

Be warned that the Cambridge Diet puts you into keytosis at the start. When my sister did it the biggest check they did was for diabetes because of the keytosis.

rach1974 said:

Be warned that the Cambridge Diet puts you into keytosis at the start. When my sister did it the biggest check they did was for diabetes because of the keytosis.

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Keytosis is different to ketoacidosis, the latter is the dangerous one for diabetics.

The key issue is what you eat after a short term crush diet.