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Shakes for type 2

scooby2

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Location
Hampshire
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi, good morning every one.
I am sorry if this question has been answered before but I was wondering if anybody could reccommend a replacement meal shake that I could buy over the counter in the U.K.
I had a look at slim fast but not sure if this is suitable for type 2.
I am following a low carb diet.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
 
The only shakes that would apply to low carb diet would probably be a green smoothie.
I'll tag @Brunneria, she some really great ideas with them.
 
Hi nosher that would be great as brought a omiblend blener in jan and only ever done fruit smoothies... which is a no no now. Lol.
Thank you. ☺
 
Hi, thanks @nosher8355

Almased shakes (soya and probiotics, I think) didn't spike my blood glucose. Liked the flavour too.
But they are quite expensive.

If you want low carb, then Atkins shakes would do - but they are full of chemicals.

Green smoothies (see the link in my sig) can be made lower carb by watching the veg to fruit proportions and the carb content of the fruit.

Most of the commercially available shakes are mixed with milk or water - and have a finished carb content that may still be within your low carb limit, but my experience is that the carbs are very quickly absorbed, creating a rapid BG spike-and-drop - which was horrible. Other people get on fine with them.

If I ever went the LC meal replacement shake route, I would use either homemade green smoothies or Almased. The joy of green smoothies is that they are fresh, raw, full of phytonutrients, fibre and they are delicious! As well as being personally tailored for your preferences.

My personal blend never spikes my blood glucose, but does keep me out of ketosis, if I have them for two meals a day - it's all about choosing the right ingredients and testing to check the proportions and portion sizes work for YOU.
 
Hi thank u for your replys
. Brunneria... im really intersted in the green smoothies as had a really good 1st review yesterday and would like to replace 1 or 2 meals a day but not sure how to find the link in your sig..

Nomistheman... i will check out the protein works and get back to you. Thank you.
 
Why have any shakes? If you do want them avoid fruit. Remember shakes can break down food cells and make the food higher-GI.
 
Hi Brunneria
Thank you very much for your post with the link.
Hi Daibell
Im new to this diabettic way of life and have read a few articles about green veg smoothies and the newcastle diet and thought both gave good results in glucose levels and weightloss. I thought i would avoid the fruit ones
Have i got this method wrong. Thank you for your reply.
 
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