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Vegetarian diet and type 1 diabetes

ynwa_lfct1

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Wondered if any T1s followed a vegetarian diet and where the protein came from? I was speaking to work mates over the last week and been interested to see what other people do. TikTok not very helpful atm!
 
have you tried make your own bean burgers/dhall curry or simular? beans: approx 10g per 100g. lentil chilli love using mixed beans pinto/butterkidney beans etc. lots of cheese (much to digust of dietician) is my goto. snack wise really enjoying roasted penuts at the moment nice high fibre level per 30g theres 9g protein in it. other nuts such as cashew as well
 
Are you aiming for a specific amount of protein or other macro's because of your diabetes?
I wouldn't think it would be much different from non diabetic vegetarians.
 
Tofu and tempeh also have a reasonable amount of protein. Possibly Seitan too but I'm not sure because I have coeliac disease and it isn't gluten free
 
I’m not vegan so I eat quite a lot of eggs (a box of 12 a week), dairy including Greek Yoghurt and Cottage Cheese are both high in protein, plus usual milk and cheese.

I rely on beans, lentils and chickpeas for main meals - making chilli, curry, stews, pastas etc. Occasionally I’ll have Quorn (e.g. in fajitas) and rarely tofu, because my wife doesn’t enjoy it.

I’m on a “Spanish kick” at the moment and there are many good vegetarian recipes on Spainonafork.com (website and YouTube): simple, one pan dishes, although saffron’s expensive (I loaded up when I was on holiday!)

My go-to breakfast is a chia seed “porridge” from https://diatribe.org/diabetes-recipes/chia-pudding-3-minute-breakfast-changes-lives (I use boiling water and dessicated coconut). Depending exactly what I throw in it, protein is typically 18g and carbs 9g.

I use the MyFitnessPal app to carb count anyway and I’ll keep “half an eye” on my protein, but it’s not something I’m too concerned about.

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If it helps, yesterday (Tuesday) I ate:
* 3 fried eggs on sourdough toast (I needed to “ramp up” before the gym)
* Cheese and walnut salad
* Borlotti beans & veg in a tomato sauce with “pasta” (actually shirataki noodles).

That was a total of 58g protein (also 109g carbs and 28g saturated fat if anyone’s interested).

By comparison, Sunday was a little different:
* Brunch: a Linda McCartney Mozzarella burger, 2 cauldron sausages, 2 fried eggs.
* Dinner: Roasted peppers stuffed with a mix of couscous, feta, pine nuts and veg, roast potatoes, Brussels and gravy. A mix of cheeses and nuts for dessert.

Total 88g protein (156g carbs, 21g sat fat).

According the app, I averaged 84g protein a day over last week and the highest item was paneer. I made* a Rogan Josh and crisped paneer cubes in the air fryer: one pack made two meals (36.6g for each 150g).


*I poured a jar into a pan
 
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