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Q: Diabetic diet?
Diabetic diet?
I heard going on one helps lose weight. But what exactly is the diabetic diet and what does it consist of and what will I have to do to get on one?

A: It’s mainly all sugarfree food. And instead of white bread/wheat bread….white rice/brown rice, etc….It’s a good idea to eat like a diabetic would. They have so much sugar free stuff out there too, and you can’t even tell the difference with most of it.

Q: Diabetic Diet?
Does anyone have any good websites that will help me with a diabetic diet? I don’t have diabetes but my doctor has put me on it to help prevent me from getting it. If you have some good recipes that I can use for myself and my family it will be greatly appreciated. Also, I wouldn’t mind on some tips or advice to help me on this diet.

*Please don’t give me any cruel comments or be a smart a**!

A: http://www.healthy-diabetic-recipes.co.uk/

I use that website

Q: diabetic diet?
where is a good web site to find some diabetic diets

A: http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-recipes/nutrition/overview.jsp

http://www.cooksrecipes.com/category/diabetic.html

http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-recipes/nutrition/diabetes-meal-plan.jsp

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabeticdiet.html

the 1st 2 have many great recipes for diabetics. the 2nd 2 are more info about diabetes
in general. hope this helps =)

Q: What is the best FREE 1400 calorie diabetic diet to follow which affords a high rate of weight loss?
If you are a diabetic, please offer diet suggestions you’ve been successful with or offer suggestions from a close friend or relative who is a diabetic.

A: South Beach Diet, definitely. My husband and my brother are both diabetic and their doctors recommended the South Beach Diet. My husband lost the 20 pounds he needed to lose, my brother lost 60 pounds. It’s balanced and full of good, healthy foods. It’s not one of those obsessively low carb diets.

Both of them have had such awesome success with it that they are now able to control their diabetes strictly with diet and are off of all diabetes medications!

It’s totally free in that you prepare your own meals. You can check the book out from the library along with several South Beach cookbooks, and there are free South Beach support forums and communities on the internet.

Best of luck to you!

Q: What are some gluten free and diabetic diet websites?
A lady that I take care of is a diabetic and was just put on a gluten free diet. I’m having problems finding websites that can work with both diets. If anyone can help. I would really appreciate it!

Thanks!

A: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/collections/gluten_free_recipes.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_2288935_gluten-free-sugar-free-brownie.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art

http://www.wheatfreefood.com/

its hard to find both. but i tried for you.

Q: Is a high Glycemic Index diet essentially the same thing as the diabetic exchange diet?
Been told to go on a strict GI diet, which is low on bad carbs. Is that the same as a diabetic diet?

A: No, they are very different plans. The diabetic exchange diet is an archaic system where various amounts of foods were assigned an “exchange” value. 1 exchange of breads/starches were estimated at 15g of carb (1 small potato, 1 slice of bread, 1 small brownie), etc. The problem is that the foods we eat don’t often fit these 15g amounts (most breads are 17-20g of carb per slice), so you ended up with very inaccurate carb estimations.

The glycemic index assigns values to various foods based on how quickly they are metabolized and their impact on blood glucose. Also very inaccurate and highly disputed on it’s usefulness.

The best method is to keep your carbs at a moderate level, no more than 30-40g per meal.

Q: What type of diet is best for a diabetic?
I don’t like the foods on the standard diabetic diet. I want a bit of flavor to my food.

A: A low glycemic index diet. http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm

This table includes the glycemic index and glycemic load of more than 2,480 individual food items. Not all of them, however, are available in the United States. They represent a true international effort of testing around the world.

The glycemic index (GI) is a numerical system of measuring how much of a rise in circulating blood sugar a carbohydrate triggers–the higher the number, the greater the blood sugar response. So a low GI food will cause a small rise, while a high GI food will trigger a dramatic spike. A list of carbohydrates with their glycemic values is shown below. A GI is 70 or more is high, a GI of 56 to 69 inclusive is medium, and a GI of 55 or less is low.

The glycemic load (GL) is a relatively new way to assess the impact of carbohydrate consumption that takes the glycemic index into account, but gives a fuller picture than does glycemic index alone. A GI value tells you only how rapidly a particular carbohydrate turns into sugar. It doesn’t tell you how much of that carbohydrate is in a serving of a particular food. You need to know both things to understand a food’s effect on blood sugar. That is where glycemic load comes in. The carbohydrate in watermelon, for example, has a high GI. But there isn’t a lot of it, so watermelon’s glycemic load is relatively low. A GL of 20 or more is high, a GL of 11 to 19 inclusive is medium, and a GL of 10 or less is low.

Foods that have a low GL almost always have a low GI. Foods with an intermediate or high GL range from very low to very high GI.

Both GI and GL are listed here. The GI is of foods based on the glucose index–where glucose is set to equal 100. The other is the glycemic load, which is the glycemic index divided by 100 multiplied by its available carbohydrate content (i.e. carbohydrates minus fiber) in grams. (The “Serve size (g)” column is the serving size in grams for calculating the glycemic load; for simplicity of presentation I have left out an intermediate column that shows the available carbohydrates in the stated serving sizes.) Take, watermelon as an example of calculating glycemic load. Its glycemic index is pretty high, about 72. According to the calculations by the people at the University of Sydney’s Human Nutrition Unit, in a serving of 120 grams it has 6 grams of available carbohydrate per serving, so its glycemic load is pretty low, 72/100*6=4.32, rounded to 4.

Combine this with EXERCISE and you got the winning combo.

Take care

Tin

Q: Are fried bananas better for a diabetic diet?
A good friend of mine has type 2 diabetes, and I often hear him say that what he misses most are banana splits. I want to make him a diabetic safe split for Christmas and the bananas are the hard part since they are high in sugar and don’t exactly come in sugar free. But I’ve heard that fried bananas are much better for a diabetic diet then raw. Is this true?

A: Bananas are not the problem. Fruit is a recommended part of a diabetic diet.

The problem with a banana split is the usual overabundance of ice cream, whipped cream and chocolate syrup.

You can get sugar free ice cream (but – the carbohydrate count is not much less than standard ice cream since a lot of the carbs come from the milk portion); you can get sugar free chocolate syrup (again, however, the carb count will probably only be slightly less than real syrup); and whipped cream really does not contain much in the way of carbs.

Diabetics can eat everything that a non-diabetic can eat — they simply have to account for the carbs much more carefully. Does your friend exercise as part of his way of controlling blood sugar levels? Then have a small banana split, and 20 minutes later, go for a half hour walk.

Q: what is the average cost of a diabetic diet?
I live in Boise, ID, I want to avoid having to take insulin, and I am able to control my diabetes by diet, but need to know what a diabetic diet would cost me.

A: My husband and I are on a diabetic diet. It cost about $125 – $150 per week for both of us together in Mississippi, so I would say for one it would cost $60 – $100 a week.

I also look for sales in the groceries stores and stock up when I run across a good deal. This helps cut down some to. I buy the boneless, skinless chicken breast fillets in the 3lbs bag. This would last one person 2 or 3 weeks. I use Great Value brand from Wal – Mart, which are cheaper than name brands.

During the winter when strawberries are so high I buy a 4lbs bag of frozen strawberries, which are just as good as fresh and cheaper. The name is Frozsun Fruits and Vegetables. I also get these at Wal – Mart in the frozen freezer section.

I hope this will help you and good luck with your diabetes.

Q: Where can I find a good diabetic diet to go by?
I used to have a diabetic diet chart that I went by but lost it and am getting frustrated trying to find something like it online. I’m overweight and really need to get back on track again eating better for my health. Just wondering if anyone knows of a good site i can visit or give me any input on how they eat right and good tips for me…

A: My favorite is all in a little $10.00 book that you can find right here: http://www.diabetesimprovement.com/

I have followed the diet and other advice in this book and have not only reduced weight, but lowered my average blood sugar. My recent HbA1C was 5.8… read more on my info page here:

http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html

Q: Is agave nectar good for a diabetic diet?
I’m wondering if you have agave nectar cookies instead of sugar cookies if its ok for a diabetic diet.

A: Agave nectar is mostly (more than 90%) fructose (fruit sugar). This type of sugar is not as quickly absorbed into the body as sucrose (table sugar). It is still, however, fully digestable.
For the above reason, it doesn’t raise blood sugar as quickly.
If you’re talking calories, it still has the same amount of calories. They just don’t hit the blood stream as quickly as table sugar.

Q: Does anyone know where I can find a diabetic diet plan like the doctor gives patients?
I know a lady who had to go on a diabetic diet for health reasons. I was wondering if there was anywhere that I could find a meal plan for a 1800 calorie or 1600 calorie diet, that lists foods for each meal and snacks etc etc. I know for a dieabetic diet just cut out sugar, but the meal plans actually break it down. Please help.

A: I know what you’re saying, but it is a little complicated because meal plans ideally are created by a nutritionist/diabetes educator specifically for you. It also takes a little education; it’s not simply “eat a sandwich for lunch.” I’ll list what my meal plan looks like. I’m on 2000 calories, and I’m pregnant, but basically by eating more veggies and reducing some of the carbs you would have the right calories and it’s more appropriate for non-pregnant eating:

Breakfast:
1-2 Starch
1 protein
1 fat

Snack:
1 starch
1 protein

Lunch:
2 starch
1 fruit
1 veggie
3 protein
1 fat

Snack:
1 fruit
1 protein
1 milk

Dinner:
3 starch
2 veggie
3-5 protein
2 fat

Snack:
1 milk
1 fruit or starch
1 protein or fat

The trick is to know what that translates to. Starches are whole-wheat, low glycemic carb servings that equal 15 grams of carbohydrates. Fruits are also 15g of carbohydrates. Protein servings would be 7g of protein, and milk would be 15g of carbohydrates.

Q: Is a diabetic diet with lots of low GI foods generally healthy for anyone?
My doc said I’m borderline diabetic and that I should lose weight. Didn’t say anything about changing my diet though.

A: Yep, you bet! The basis of low GI diet is a numeric value on the carbs in most common foods. Get a copy of the GI Index 2009 and it will help you to see what foods are considered low, medium, high and at what exact amounts. It will surprise you!

If you are borderline diabetic take this seriously and as a wake up call to change your life while you can through diet and exercise. Invest in a few books (see below) that will help you in knowing great food choices versus the ones making you sick (refined, processed sugars and carbs). Switch to all Whole Grains and go easy (majorly easy!!!!) on brown rice and other rice containing foods. Also, stay away from corn…it has a ridiculously high GI value!

No artificial sweeteners (they do further damage to your insulin production), no sugars, no alcohol, and stay away from “no sugar, low sugar, or sugar free” products as they can certainly contain sugar, just not the FDA allowed Sucrose therefore they are allowed to advertise as sugar free!

Q: Can following a diabetic diet plan if I’m not diabetic be beneficial?
I’m not diabetic but it seems that following a diabetic diet plan to lose weight might be sensible, as my downfalls are mainly sweets and carbs.
Can following a diabetic diet plan be beneficial to a non-diabetic? Can I possibly lose weight faster that way?
I figure cutting sugars and carbs to a bare minimal could be a good thing, but I’m not sure.
If anyone has any idea, please let me know!

A: Eating healthy is always a step in the right direction to staying healthy. Its great that you are taking this important step be sure to include a good work out plan and you will have a long and healthy life.

Here are a few links that should help:
http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/diet.html

http://www.dietpower.com/dietplanner.php

good luck!

Q: Does anybody knows that changing to diabetic diet affect the glucose tolerance test?
I am 32 weeks pregnant and diagnosed with gestational diabetes. My doctor wants me to follow a diabetic diet and will repeat the glucose tolerance test in 2 weeks. Does anybody knows that changing to diabetic diet affect the glucose tolerance test? If yes do you think 2 weeks is enough?

A: The doctor has already determined that you are diabetic at this point. I am thinking that the reason he wants you to follow a diabetic diet then check again in two weeks is to make sure that the diabetes is not getting worse and can be controlled by diet alone. If it appears that it can’t, he may make the decision to go ahead and put you on insulin. Good luck and congratulations on your new baby :)

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