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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Redshank" data-source="post: 2635065" data-attributes="member: 325494">I am not a Vegan - I eat dairy etc and fish but have not eaten meat for 45 years.I think it is probably true that it is more difficult to manage diabetes as a Vegan, so you will probably need to work harder at it.However being a Vegan is an important part of your Emotional well-being and I think a nurse should recognise that.There are some bits  of truth in what was said, but you need to pick out the useful bitsMost of us on here have had to make changes to our diet and have had to learn about the impact of food on our blood sugar. We have also had to learn about carbohydrate content of foodSo I suggest looking at your current sources of protein in your diet, and how much carbohydrate is attached to those sources. Can you make switches that would reduce the carbohydrate content of your diet? It is likely that a lot of carbohydrate at the moment comes from grains so some change there is likely to have an impact on your blood sugars.What else is in your diet that is high in carbohydrate, as reducing these may also have a big impact (e.g. many fruits are high in carbohydrate.Much Vegan  (and indeed non-Vegan) processed food is high in carbohydrate, especially many of those that are substitutes for non vegan alternatives.A lot of study of labels and nutritional information will be helpful in finding these. Some vegan cheeses for example are fairly high in carbohydrate and very low in proteinThe vegetarian diet forum is mentioned and I recommend looking at it.I also recommend looking at threads on here about using a Blood testing meter to find out what impact particular foods have on youGood luck with it all</blockquote>

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