My wife is on a weight reduction diet and strictly following Slimming world. I have the same low fat/ sugar diet and NEVER eat sweets, cakes, biscuits etc. Active life going to gym 3 times a week and loads of walking. Sugar level is still, slowly, creeping upIf you are a type 2 as your profile info suggests then a large part of control will be dietary. Can you give us an example of a day’s food please? We may be able to help you with some adjustment to your food.
My wife is on a weight reduction diet and strictly following Slimming world. I have the same low fat/ sugar diet and NEVER eat sweets, cakes, biscuits etc. Active life going to gym 3 times a week and loads of walking. Sugar level is still, slowly, creeping up
Breakfast is corn flakes and fruit ( melon, berries)I am afraid to say that the Slimming World diets are for weight loss. They are not designed for type 2 diabetics and unless you adapt the recipes to reduce carbs such as potatoes, rice, pasta, bread pastry and starchy vegetables and fruit you are not helping your diabetes. What you do not need is low fat anything. Fats will never raise your blood sugar levels, and indeed have a beneficial effect. It is carbs that raise levels. As you lower your carbs you should increase your fats to provide the lost energy. It really is not just about avoiding sugar and sweet foods, nor is it all about exercise. As said, diet is the key. Can you tell us what your typical menu is in a day?
Breakfast is corn flakes and fruit ( melon, berries)
Lunch is meat or cheese ( usually meat) with bread, crackers or a wrap. Bread is, usually, home made.
Evening meal is a Slimming world home made meal eg, turkey meatballs,in tomato sauce, with pasta. Always low fat and not a huge amount of carbohydrates.
Supper is a small packet of crisps or crackers and cheese. Bit of fruit and a couple of dates.
Also... If I am having a coffee I sometimes have a couple of gullón sugar free digestives
Any links to a correct diet. I thought I needed carbs for its slow release energy properties. Should I just be eating different carbs. Don't want to go on an Aitkins type diet.Of the foods you’ve cited, a lot of us Type 2s using a low carb approach wouldn’t eat cereals, any normal bread, pasta, crisps, crackers, dates or a lot of fruits apart from berries.
Have a go at testing right before and two hours after each meal and see what these foods do to you. You might be surprised!
Any links to a correct diet. I thought I needed carbs for its slow release energy properties. Should I just be eating different carbs. Don't want to go on an Aitkins type diet.
Breakfast is corn flakes and fruit ( melon, berries)
Lunch is meat or cheese ( usually meat) with bread, crackers or a wrap. Bread is, usually, home made.
Evening meal is a Slimming world home made meal eg, turkey meatballs,in tomato sauce, with pasta. Always low fat and not a huge amount of carbohydrates.
Supper is a small packet of crisps or crackers and cheese. Bit of fruit and a couple of dates.
A “correct” diet for most type 2 in this forum is low carbs. Slow release carbs are only marginally less bad for you than quickly released ones. They still have the carbs that raise your blood sugars. Low calorie and low fat diets aren’t going to address diabetes.Any links to a correct diet. I thought I needed carbs for its slow release energy properties. Should I just be eating different carbs. Don't want to go on an Aitkins type diet.
It may well be helping because it’s better than your original diet. Doesn’t mean there isn’t an even more effective method though. The ONLY way to see what your body tolerates is testing before and after the food.I too follow slimming workd for weight loss, but I simply don’t eat all the free pasta, potatoes and rice you want,
I find I can have little portions of rice and wholewheat/lentil pasta with plenty of veggies, fruits and healthy fats and protein....I sometimes use my syns for healthy fats like nuts and avocado,
For me slimming world is so far working and helping my diabetes, I’m very new to this still but from what I’ve realised everybody with this condition is completely different and what one person can’t eat another might, some can handle more carbs than others, so do what works for you.
Slimming world may not help me in the long run and maybe it’s the best thing I’ve done...there’s a couple of people in my group that have t2 have reversed their diabetes with slimming workd just by losing 10% of their body weight, and they can eat a little rice, pasta here and there but it all about portion control and moderation.
Also. Why are my levels increasing. I am eating better, even less carbs, than I was at diagnosis. Doing the same exercise and weigh the same. I was told that my diabetes was caused by auto-immune issues that I have.
It may well be helping because it’s better than your original diet. Doesn’t mean there isn’t an even more effective method though. The ONLY way to see what your body tolerates is testing before and after the food.
Occasional small portions of carbs might not show up horrifically in an hb1ac but it may well be producing spikes that do nothing to improve insulin sensitivity and over time may keep the condition slowly deteriorating.
If you can steer well clear of the carbs slimming world encourages it may be somewhat beneficial and as you say each to their own.
There's also this blog post by Jo that's well worth a read. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog/jokalsbeek.401801/Any links to a correct diet. I thought I needed carbs for its slow release energy properties. Should I just be eating different carbs. Don't want to go on an Aitkins type diet.
Diet is not carb heavy. On an evening meal plate the carbs are the smallest serving. I am now looking at the GAD test and think I'll ask for one. I have my 6 monthly nurse meeting next week. Allergies and auto-immune issues are still causing problemsType 2 is not an auto immune disease. It is a metabolic disease. If you suspect you are really T1, which is an auto immune disease, then you could ask for the relevant tests, which are a c-peptide test and a GAD antibodies test.
However, your diet is very carb heavy. All carbs raise levels so it really makes sense to rethink your food choices.
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