The simple answer is, 70% of Type 2's don't follow their treatment plan, much less any kind of "friendly diet" anyhow so it's kinda like the "eat less fat" mantra to try and protect people from themselves when they want a simple answer.
The real answer is "complex" but not complicated.
White Bread, Potato, Rice, Pasta and a few other "processed starches" metabolize to sugar almost quicker than table sugar and they keep us "high" even longer than table sugar. So it is sound advice for those… read more
I like to bake sweet potato fries, eat potato in modereration, white rice in a vegetable soup and whole grains too.
Type 1 diabetes is treated differently as it is autoimmune disease, so maybe it is why they did not give you specified diet to follow as you have no choice but to be on insulin. Also so many other factors are taken into play with managing type 1 diabetes, there is the activities and insulin scale is somewhat different as you have to take into effect if you plan any kind of sports or strenuous activities. Diet does have a possitive effect on type 2 diabetics, but type 1 being autoimmune is managed differently and harder to predict what numbers will do.
I follow a modified Mediterranean diet of greens, vegetables, fruit, nuts, turkey, chicken, fish, and beans. I eat low carb whole wheat bread that has only one carb per slice. Also, eggs and a quarter cup of high fiber cereal. I eat low carb sugarless yogurt. I eat very little red meat maybe once or twice a month. For snacks I eat almonds, a little cheese and low carb crackers. Also, I will have a small apple with peanut butter. Once a week I may have one or two slices of a thin crust of vegetarian pizza. I drink 2 or 3 cups of coffee a day and a cup of decaf after dinner. I do not drink alcohol except on rare occasions and only one light beer. I exercise daily by walking, playing tennis, lifting weights, playing golf (always walking), and I read daily. I try to keep my stress level under control by practicing gratitude each day. I am 6 weeks from turning 73. I am playing Dr. Drosselmyer in the “Nutcracker” for the 10th time this December 18 th and 19th. This forum has been a god send in helping me mentally and physically with controlling my diabetes.
Thank you all for everything you do in helping all of us to stay on task.
I’ve been pretty carbs stringent since my initial journey in august with a bit more flexibility with fats since my cholesterol is normal (even when I ate extremely poorly) so I feel a bit more satiated. I’ve been experimenting some to see what I can tolerate eating to the meter. For me to have long term success with blood sugar control, I will need some flexibility as long as I don’t fall off the wagon and be back where I started. All or nothing isn’t easy. Ha.
If u want to really know your reactions to these carb foods, do the work & keep a written diary of your meals including these foods. If u do accurately & honestly & test your readings by 2 hours after each meal, u will see the patterns of blood sugar reactions to the carb foods. The meter does not lie. U can see the patterns & then KNOW which items to cut back or eliminate from the diet. That is how I learned to stop eating bread. I have not completely stopped all carbs but cut back in portions & keep checking the readings once in awhile. It works.