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domke89

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Type of diabetes
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Hello, I would like to ask a question about my diet. I'm 16 years old type 1 diabetic (My weight is 76kg and height is 184 cm). I plan to start to workout and I build some muscle. I want to ask if my macronutrients are good: 3035 Calories | 83g Fat | 400g Carbohydrates | 172.5g Protein Am I taking too many carbohydrates or calories?
Here's the full diet:

Breakfast (7:20)
1. Rolled oats (100g) - 396 Cal | 6.2g Fat | 65.7g Carbs | 13.1g Protein

Dried cranberries (20g) - 64.2 Cal | 0g Fat | 15.34g Carbs | 0.64g Protein

Hard boiled eggs (2) - 136 Cal | 9g Fat | 1g Carbs | 11g Protein

Greek yogurt (200g) - 124 Cal | 4g Fat | 4.6g Carbs | 18g Protein

Peanuts (25g) - 141.75 Cal | 12.25g Fat | 4g Carbs | 6.5g Protein

Banana (1) - 105 Cal | 0.4g Fat | 27g Carbs | 1.3g Protein

Dissicated coconut (10g) - 69.5 Cal | 6g Fat | 1.46g Carbs | 1.85g Protein

Green tea

Total (Breakfast): 1036.45 Cal | 37.85g Fat | 119g Carbs | 52.4g Protein


Snack (11:50)

1.Apple(1) (150g) - 75 Cal | 0.15g Fat | 17.7g Carbs | 0.6g Protein

2.Cottage cheese (140g) - 134 Cal | 0.7g Fat | 4g Carbs | 28g Protein

Total (Snack): 209 Cal | 0.85g Fat | 21.7g Carbs | 28.6g Protein

Lunch (And also pre workout) (16:00)

1.Chicken breast (100g) - 118.5 Cal | 3.2g Fat | 0.25g Carbs | 22.4g Protein

2.Extra virgin olive oil (1 tbsp) - 84 Cal | 9.5g Fat | 0g Carbs | 0g Protein

3.Brown rice (120g) - 558 Cal | 3.9g Fat | 115.8g Carbs | 11.85g Protein

4.Raw vegetables

Total (Lunch): 790.5 Cal | 17.6g Fat | 123g Carbs | 35.25g Protein

Workout (17:00)

Post workout (After 30 min) (19:00)

1.Tuna in water (70g) - 79.1 Cal | 0.35g Fat | 0g Carbs | 18.9g Protein

2.Banana (1) - 105 Cal | 0.4g Fat | 27g Carbs | 1.3g Protein

3.Rice cakes (30g) - 118.5 Cal | 1g Fat | 24.7g Carbs | 2.6g Protein

Total (Post workout): 302 Cal | 1.75g Fat | 51.7g Carbs | 23g Protein

Dinner (20:00)

1.Whole wheat pasta (120g) - 430.8 Cal | 3g Fat | 86g Carbs | 15.48g Protein

2.Ground turkey (100g) - 182 Cal | 12.1g Fat | 0.4g Carbs | 17.8g Protein

3.Extra virgin olive oil (1 tbsp) - 84 Cal | 9.5g Fat | 0g Carbs | 0g Protein

Total (Dinner): 697 Cal | 25g Fat | 86g Carbs | 33.3g Protein

Total: 3035 Cal | 83g Fat | 400g Carbs | 172.5g Protein

Is this diet okay for a diabetic?
Thank you.
 
@domke89 Welcome to the forum. The guys who have been tagged to help you are in USA and Canada so may not be about yet. You are not being ignored :)
 
Personally, I think that's a fantastic looking plan and kudos if you built it yourself. I wish I had that kind of knowledge when I was 16.

In regards to your question about if it's okay for a diabetic: I personally wouldn't be afraid to give that diet a try, but I'm also not afraid to give myself 10+ shots a day (I don't use a pump). On a broad level, I certainly don't see anything wrong or dangerous about that diet as long as you're carb counting and religious about taking your insulin, but I'm not a medical professional and I'm speaking only from personal experience.
 
TorqPenderloin said:
Personally, I think that's a fantastic looking plan and kudos if you built it yourself. I wish I had that kind of knowledge when I was 16.

In regards to your question about if it's okay for a diabetic: I personally wouldn't be afraid to give that diet a try, but I'm also not afraid to give myself 10+ shots a day (I don't use a pump). On a broad level, I certainly don't see anything wrong or dangerous about that diet as long as you're carb counting and religious about taking your insulin, but I'm not a medical professional and I'm speaking only from personal experience.
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Thank you for your answer! I built this diet myself, yes but some people said that my protein intake would be too high. Should I lower my protein intake or 170g is good? (P.S I don't use pump either)
 
Hey @domke89,

In general any diet you'd like should be fine with a diabetic IF you handle your carb counting and bolusing properly.

In terms of the actual diet it seems good to me, if anything it is a bit high in calories and carbs like you said, and you might find that that you bulk up pretty quickly, but a lot of it could end up being fat.

I am a big believer in a lean bulk, and I would probably start off a bit lower in the cals and carbs and see how that works, you can always add later on. If you start high you could find that after a month you've put on more fat then you'd want.

Other then that maybe head over to bodybuilding.com if you haven't already they are a very helpful forum for stuff like this, just don't get caught up in the bro-science, and supplement abuse lol

In addition to this diet, make sure you keep your BS in check as highs will hurt your gains, nutrient absorption, energy levels, and recovery times - Make sure you have good workout plan too, thats also key lol

EDIT - If this diet doesnt work - change it. Don't be stubborn or think that you can't deviate from what workout books, or whoever says. This will end up being a lot of needles, as Torq mentioned and that could get annoying, plus correction doses. I personally use more of an intermittent fasting approach - 2 meals, lunch(1300) and dinner (2100), and a pre workout snack, workout around (1800) followed by a protein shake pre-dinner, to help keep my sugars levels stable and avoid a million shots and corrections lol But I am not bulking, so take that as you will.

Cheers!
 
Diamattic said:
Hey @domke89,

In general any diet you'd like should be fine with a diabetic IF you handle your carb counting and bolusing properly.

In terms of the actual diet it seems good to me, if anything it is a bit high in calories and carbs like you said, and you might find that that you bulk up pretty quickly, but a lot of it could end up being fat.

I am a big believer in a lean bulk, and I would probably start off a bit lower in the cals and carbs and see how that works, you can always add later on. If you start high you could find that after a month you've put on more fat then you'd want.

Other then that maybe head over to bodybuilding.com if you haven't already they are a very helpful forum for stuff like this, just don't get caught up in the bro-science, and supplement abuse lol

In addition to this diet, make sure you keep your BS in check as highs will hurt your gains, nutrient absorption, energy levels, and recovery times - Make sure you have good workout plan too, thats also key lol

EDIT - If this diet doesnt work - change it. Don't be stubborn or think that you can't deviate from what workout books, or whoever says. This will end up being a lot of needles, as Torq mentioned and that could get annoying, plus correction doses. I personally use more of an intermittent fasting approach - 2 meals, lunch(1300) and dinner (2100), and a pre workout snack, workout around (1800) followed by a protein shake pre-dinner, to help keep my sugars levels stable and avoid a million shots and corrections lol But I am not bulking, so take that as you will.

Cheers!
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Thank you for your answer. I'll try to lower my carbs a little bit. Though I'm still a little confused about my protein intake, if it's too much I mean. Guess I'll search for some information about that. Thank you anyway.
 
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