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<blockquote data-quote="janeage" data-source="post: 837777" data-attributes="member: 178396"><p>Hi everyone wonder if you can offer some help. I'm a chronic brittle asthmatic and i'm on anywhere between 20-50mg daily of steroid medications as a result i was diagnosed with steroid induced diabetes about a month ago and started on Metformin 500 mg twice a day. The diet advice i was given from GP at the time was to follow a balance diet, plenty fruit and veg, balanced wholemeal carbs , low saturated fat etc. I''ve been back today ,as i don't feel i'm doing enough and don't like idea of medication on enough already, and saw a different GP. He advocates the low carb approach, no pasta rice bread etc etc and to exercise at least 1 hour a day to burn off some of the excess energy triggered by the steroids. (im about 4 stone overweight). </p><p></p><p>The new GP's advice seems to tie in with what i've seen on here, but i'm just not sure how to go about it, do i measure everything, how do i control this, can you do so much exercise without carbs? i've always thought if going to the gym need to have carbs that day. I'm in a bit of a muddle and i can't seem to find any info on Steroid induced diabetes. Any help is appreciated, thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="janeage, post: 837777, member: 178396"] Hi everyone wonder if you can offer some help. I'm a chronic brittle asthmatic and i'm on anywhere between 20-50mg daily of steroid medications as a result i was diagnosed with steroid induced diabetes about a month ago and started on Metformin 500 mg twice a day. The diet advice i was given from GP at the time was to follow a balance diet, plenty fruit and veg, balanced wholemeal carbs , low saturated fat etc. I''ve been back today ,as i don't feel i'm doing enough and don't like idea of medication on enough already, and saw a different GP. He advocates the low carb approach, no pasta rice bread etc etc and to exercise at least 1 hour a day to burn off some of the excess energy triggered by the steroids. (im about 4 stone overweight). The new GP's advice seems to tie in with what i've seen on here, but i'm just not sure how to go about it, do i measure everything, how do i control this, can you do so much exercise without carbs? i've always thought if going to the gym need to have carbs that day. I'm in a bit of a muddle and i can't seem to find any info on Steroid induced diabetes. Any help is appreciated, thanks [/QUOTE]
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