Is it true that it is not good to take snacks between meals so that pancreas will not work hard.?

Question

Because I am a diabetic. Accordingly, over work of pancreas is not good.

Answer 1

No grazing is the way to go. As long as what you are eating does not have a GI of over 55. This is when it becomes harder for the pancreas to work. If you were to follow the plan below you will be fine:

If you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit.

Here are the golden rules:
Initially cut down to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) calories.
Exercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved if you don't have the access.
Don't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise.
Drink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day.
Limit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day.
Never eat dinner after 6pm.
Adopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!
Make low fat dairy choices

Follow this menu plan as a suggestion:
Breakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon
20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR
fruit salad w low GI soy yogurt
Snack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)
Lunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)
Snack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt
Dinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato
Snack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)

Exercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between.

Cardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. If you have access to a gym include boxing and spin classes as well. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes.

To maintain you can increase calories to 1500 (women) - 1800 (men) and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) cal and 6 sessions again.

Good luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.

Answer 2

You're a diabetic? This is a very simple question to ask your doctor...you should be seeing a diabetic manager every 3 months or so and they are always available by phone (I know this from personal experience!!) Bottom line....you can't let your blood sugar level drop....skipping snacks & meals is not good. If you are insulin dependent, your pancreas doesn't work anyway!!!

Answer 3

No. Have 5 small meals per day. Graze, don't have large meals. You want your body to be regular, not forcing the pancreas to work hard at various intervals.

Answer 4

Nope, most diabetics need snacks. They need protein to keep their sugar levels up at a normal level. Sweets, obviously raise your sugar. Carbs, breakdown into sugars, so they raise your blood sugar, and then drop you back down, and you often bottom out. So eat the proteins (Peanut butter, meats, cheese), stay away from the carbs and sugars as a snack!

Answer 5

I think people would be better off if all we did was snack. Eating five small meals a day is better in a lot of ways than three big meals.

Answer 6

I would check with your doctor about this, because your needs are somewhat different.