Normal food

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I eat plenty of 'normal' food........mind you it does depend on what you mean by 'normal ?'

I eat Steaks, Chicken, Fish, Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts, Cheese, Salad stuff etc. Small amounts of sweet things and snacks sometimes. Tea/ Coffee/Diet drinks/Red Wine/Beer.........ALL in moderation.
I don't know of any Rabbit that eats that sort of food...... :?:

Many of us myself included do count the carb content of meals etc.........only way to control your Diabetes I find. A Type 1 counting Carbs can usually end up using less Insulin, that has to be good.

I have no idea where you have been looking, it certainly isn't my experience and I am a well controlled Diabetic........Type 2.

There are loads of recipes on this forum for `normal `food if you want to look .I certainly dont eat rabbit food
CAROL

This thread will run and run and run and run...

Food I eat (including, but not limited to):

Fish
Meat
Veg
Cheese
Nuts
Berries
Seeds
Salad

Who's next?

I eat perfectly normal food thanks, just less of it than I used to, tonight I am cooking a beef and ale pie with a puff pastry top which I will eat with new potatoes, carrots and peas, probably follow it with an orange

Thats pretty normal isnt it?

Patch
Does the meat you eat include rabbit :?:
CAROL

I eat fish, meat, eggs, cheese, plenty of veg, some fruit and even the very occasional chocolate ! :shock:

All normal foods. I do like salads but not all the time.

Sarah.
You are a T1 who obviously has to use Insulin. Maybe some of the things you see aren't 'normal' for you......they can be very 'normal' to others. I find it odd when people eat loads of crisps, sweets, chocolate and other things which are not only bad for a Diabetic when eaten to excess but are simply not healthy for anybody really. The foods that you mention can be healthy but we all need to know what affects our BG levels and the quantity that we can have without losing that all important Bg control.

I'm a T2 on Byetta and inject twice daily. I also test pre meal, for a base line and at least at 2 hrs after the meal to see if my Bg levels are doing what I want them to do...back down to pre meal levels. I don't test every few minutes, that would be wasteful and in most cases pointless. By testing in the way that I have described it allows me to keep tight control of my Bg levels throughout the day and night.

So, if you think my testing is obsessive........as a T1 do you not count carbs and adjust your Insulin dosage ? Not much difference there really. It isn't obsessive.......it is a necessary evil and I for one will continue to 'obsess' if it means I live a longer, healthier life........each to their own I suppose.

As for the Loo incident.........was it because she was too big to get in the cubicle :lol:

Sarah.
It is good that you are beginning to get a handle on things and getting those all important numbers down. From 12 down to 7 is a great result in anybody's book.

I am hoping a T1 will come along and maybe give you some better advice regarding carb counting and Insulin dose adjustment. It's sad that you have never been told about this.

There is a course available for T1's DAFNE......Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating. Maybe you should ask if you can go on one. Most T1's here say it is very informative and extremely helpful to them.

If you keep it quiet.........I have the odd Take away, Sausages, Curry and even one day a Steak and Kidney Pie.........don't tell anybody ! It hasn't killed me yet and my BG levels are well controlled, however as before it ALL has to be in moderation and I consider that sort of thing a treat. I even had one or two Choccie bars last week............(looks out for bolt of lightning) :shock:

I hope we get some more replies for you, you seem to have escaped the usual information that a T1 should be given.

Hi Sarah,

As a fellow type 1 I find it necessary to weigh and count the carbs in my food to keep my blood glucose stable, my diet certainly isn't ''rabbit food'' and I enjoy bread, cereal and potato's on a daily basis, I just limit the portion size, choose low-gi versions where possible and match my insulin accordingly.

Personally a ''normal diet'' to me is one that is not too restrictive and includes plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, pulses, whole grains, lean meat and low-fat diary, and as much like non-diabetics we must eat in moderation and not over-indulge on food and alcoholic drinks (except at Christmas :wink: ).

To enable you to follow a ''normal diet'' and keep your bg tight, ask your dsn about DAFNE course's that might be running in your area.

Nigel

I eat normal, natural, home prepared food. Yes a lot of it is greens, which I love, but none is "fast food" Which I consider to be mostly a waste of money.
Hana

carty said:

Does the meat you eat include rabbit

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Not usually - because it's not easy to come by. But I've eaten Rabbit in the past, and I will again. I'm a big fan of game. I love Pigeon, and eat it whenever I can.

Why do you ask?

Patch said:

Fish
Meat
Veg
Cheese
Nuts
Berries
Seeds
Salad

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Seems to me that's a pretty good basic food list for a diabetic. Plus you can add to it the occasional ANYTHING else - a bit of chocolate, the occasional bit of bread, a potato, the odd bit of rice or pasta etc. An occasional dessert, with cream. An alcoholic drink or two, most nights.
If you took Patch's list as your basic diet I would like to suggest you wouldn't go far wrong.
The point is that if you become diabetic you can't just eat "as normal", you have to rethink things. But this would be a really good starting point.
In my opinion.

There is absolutely no reason for you to eat anything other than a healthy balanced diet. That includes starches (breads, potatoes pasta, pulses), fruits, vegs, meat and fish plus dairy.
To be healthy, just as with anyone else it isn't a good idea to eat lots of sugary sweets , biscuits and puddings, lots of ready meals,or lots of crisps, sausage rolls and pastries. However, the only thing you should probably avoid entirely (except for hypos) are sugary drinks like normal coke. As with anyone else, diabetic or not,for general health reasons its better to mainly choose whole grain starches (in bread, pasta, rice etc), and to eat your minimum of 5 portions of fruit and veg a day.
Like Nigel I also use the glycemic index to guide me on the type of starches for most meals.

if I go out to eat then I will sometimes splurge and eat a bit less healthily and adjust the insulin accordingly. Yesterday I had steak, chips, a salad, followed by a dessert of fresh fruit with a hot dark choc sauce to dip in. To to be honest, I probably less of the sauce than my husband did as I found I didn't actually want to eat a lot. I was able to avoid a high glucose level after that meal by dosing the right amount of insulin at the right time, but I wouldn't eat like that at every meal, I'd just get fat.
Weighing and knowing the carb content and knowing how to adjust insulin makes things easier, fewer shocks and roller coaster glucose levels. As you do it more, it becomes automatic and you can estimate quite well. The DAFNE course is well worth investigating.
I eat very well, including starchy carbs at most meals, I have good blood glucose levels, yes I eat salads but I also eat many things that rabbits don't eat

Patch
Just me being obtuse.Rabbit food Rabbit as food :roll:
CAROL