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Good Morning everyone,I really need some help,can anyone tell me whatt vegetables are root,can anyone recommenb books that will tell me some recipes to enable me to start a LCD i think its the way i might be able to lose some weight,i really dont understand what and what not i can eat
 
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Hi Emmerdale

I have posted 'Viv's Diet' on the low-carb diet forum here. If you go to that forum and type 'Viv's Diet' in the search box you should find it - the basic diet is the first post in that thread. It's based on Atkins.

I'm sure some kind and skilful person, such as my friend Daisy1, will be along soon to help me out by giving you the link.

'Viv's DIet' is a basic low-carb diet that gives you approximately 25g of carbohydrate daily. It is easy to do because it lists the foods you are allowed to eat - just stick to those. If you want to eat more carbs than that, get a Carb and Calorie Counter book - Collins do a pocket-sized one, or there is the Calorie Carb and Fat Bible 2011 which is more comprehensive and more accurate but certainly not portable. By using a carb counter book you can soon work out how to add extra carbs - maybe a slice of toast, or a small serving of new potatoes, or one or two small pieces of fruit.

'Root vegetables' are those that grow under the ground - eg potatoes, carrots, parsnips, swede, turnip. Other fairly high carb veg include peas, beans and sweetcorn. Rice, pasta and pizza are pretty high carb and I would recommend you aviod them. Also breakfast cereals.

There's lots of advice and recipes on here, on the Low Carb Forum. Have a good look round - and good luck! You'll enjoy low-carbing once you get used to it, and on my diet you need never be hungry.

Viv 8)
 
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Hi again Emmerdale :)

I think you will also find this basic information helpful. It is given to new members by the Forum Monitors and I am sure you will find a lot of interesting things in it.

Here is the advice that Ken and I, as Forum Monitors, usually give to newly diagnosed Diabetics. We hope that these few ideas gained through experience help you to gain control and give you some understanding of Diabetes. This forum doesn't always follow the recommended dietary advice, you have to work out what works for you as we are all different.

It's not just 'sugars' you need to avoid, diabetes is an inability to process glucose properly. Carbohydrate converts, in the body, to glucose. So it makes sense to reduce the amount of carbohydrate that you eat which includes sugars.

For more information on CARBOHYDRATE see here:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=20306

This is NOT a low carb diet suggestion, just a reduction in your intake of carbohydrate. You have to decide yourself how much of a reduction will keep your blood glucose levels in control.

The main carbs to avoid OR reduce are the complex or starchy carbohydrates such as bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, starchy root veg and also any flour based products. The starchy carbs all convert 100% to glucose in the body and raise the blood sugar levels significantly.

If you are on Insulin you may find that reducing the carb intake also means that you can reduce your dose of insulin. This can help you to keep weight gain down as Insulin tends to make you put on weight and eventually cause insulin resistance. This should be done slowly so as not to cause hypos.

The way to find out how different foods affect you is to do regular daily testing and keep a food diary for a couple of weeks. If you test just before eating, then two hours after eating, you will see the effect of certain foods on your blood glucose levels. Some foods, which are slow acting carbohydrates, are absorbed more slowly so you may need to test three or even four hours later to see the effect that these have on your blood glucose levels.

Buy yourself a carb counter book (you can get these on-line) and you will be able to work out how much carbs you are eating, when you test, the reading two hours after should be roughly the same as the before eating reading, if it is then that meal was fine, if it isn’t then you need to check what you have eaten and think about reducing the portion size of carbs.

When you are buying products check the total carbohydrate content, this includes the sugar content. Do not just go by the amount of sugar on the packaging as this is misleading to a diabetic.


As for a tester, try asking the nurse/doctor and explain that you want to be proactive in managing your own diabetes and therefore need to test so that you can see just how foods affect your blood sugar levels. Hopefully this will work ! Sometimes they are not keen to give Type 2’s the strips on prescription, (in the UK) but you can but try!!

For TIPS FOR STRIPS see here:

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=19002#p173253

If you are an Insulin user in theory you should have no problem getting test strips.

The latest 2011 NICE guidelines for Bg levels are as follows:
Fasting (waking and before meals).......between 4 - 7 mmol/l...(Type 1 & 2)
2 hrs after meals........................no more than 8.5 mmol/l.....( Type 2)

2hrs after meals......................... no more than 9 mmol/l ......(Type 1)

If you are able to keep the post meal numbers lower, so much the better.

It also helps if you can do at least 30 minutes moderate exercise a day, it can be split into 10 min sessions to start with. It doesn't have to be strenuous.

The above is just general advice and it is recommended that you discuss with your HCP before making any changes. You can also ask questions on the forum on anything that is not clear.

Finally a few QUESTIONS TO ASK AT DIABETES CLINIC.

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17091



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