Just got diagnosed a day ago. My doctor's nurse called and said I have to try to control it by diet. I wouldn't be able to go to the nutritionalist until next week. Every website that I checked, including the American Diebetic ***. doesn't give me any information unless I join something. When joining, or course, I cost something. I unfortunately am broke and can't afford to spend money to get information about what to eat, when to eat, how to set up meals, you name it. Can anyone help me, free of charge? Thanks so much!
2006-12-02 12:58:09 · 43 answers · asked by fourbearsandacat 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
Someone suggested replacing regular soda with diet soda, however, it is still packed with sugar, so if you can, avoid all soda alltogether. The less carbs and sugar you eat the better. Check the content info on all foods you eat, you'd be surprised how many unsuspecting foods are packed with sugar. For instance one table spoon of ketchup has about a half table spoon of sugar in it. White rice, potatoes, pasta are all starchy, carbohydrate foods. If you need some carbs, go with whole-grain or whole-wheat pasta/bread. Diabetes generally lasts a lifetime unless you get it under control in the beginning, then you can get rid of it. With that being said, I think you should consider this a second chance and maintain the willpower to exercise, eat as little sugar and carbs as possible, drink water, etc. It may feel like boot camp for a few months, but isn't it worth going through with it and getting rid of diabetes? I knew one woman who was also at an early stage of diabetes and she was told that if she restricted sweets and carbs from her diet and lost some weight it would go away - she didn't have the willpower to do that, so now she is stuck with diabetes for the rest of her life. If you're carrying arorund extra weight, start a regular exercise program, because losing weight also helps with treating diabetes. Good luck to you in finding the willpower to beat this!
2006-12-02 13:59:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
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2016-05-17 06:43:15 · answer #2 · answered by Keisha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-19 16:47:07 · answer #3 · answered by Elizabeth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing your type 2 diabetic? I can in a way relate, I'm a type 1 diabetic since about 1 year.
Watch out what you eat, don't eat sweets, things with a high amount of carbohydrate's.
Don't drink soft drinks unless they are diet.
Fruits have carbs so eat them with moderation.
Most vegetables have very few or no carbs.
Corn and potatoes are some of the vegetables that you should eat with moderation.
You are obviously not insulin dependent...
Cereals contain carbs, cheek the nutritional contents and you should have less then about 60-85max carbs per meal.
Being diabetic is hard and at the beginning very depressing-ish, but trust me after a while you get used to it.
2006-12-02 13:12:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start with no concentrated sugars. This means no sweets what so ever. Diet sweets and colas only...Eat three meals a day and two snacks to maintain blood sugar consistency...Stay away from too many carbohydrates but you need complex carbohydrates like brown rice, whole wheat bread, whole grain bread, pasta is okay but stay away from cream sauces,(too many calories). Eat plenty of fresh or frozen vegetables, don't eat fruits with heavy sugar like pineapple..Stick to apples, oranges, plums, nectarines, etc. Know that a portion size is the size of a deck of cards so when you make your meals and your snacks nothing should be bigger than a deck of cards except your fresh or frozen vegetables which you can eat all you want. The diabetic diet is hard I know I'm there with you, and it may take some time to get it right, but this should get you started...Good luck with your health...the biggest thing about diabetes and ;uncontrolled blood sugar is what it will do overtime to your body. If sugars remain uncontrolled over years it clogs you blood vessels, destroys nerves in your eyes, preys havoc on your pancreas which is not working normal anyway....So hang in there.....
2006-12-02 23:28:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was just diagnosted 2 weeks ago. I too am supposed to control it with diet. Here's what I know so far. Look at the nutrition info on the packaging of the foods you eat. The carbs/ sugar section is te most important for diabetics to look at. You should keep them below 10 if possible. Also, stay away from or really limit pastas, breads, sweets, and other carbs at night, and be careful of foods like pizza which are loaded with carbs and grease, which will keep your sugar up. Also, eat smaller meals more often and try to emilinate all processed sugars like in pop, cookies/cakes and candy. Good luck, I truly feel for you since I am with you too. Let me know if I can help you more.
2006-12-02 14:56:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-14 16:13:00 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find the best way to avoid ur depression(s).
Keep ur self involved in some qualitative activity, other than ur occupation. This will give u inner strength & energy & ur diabetics level will naturally come down.
Walk atleast 2 - 3 kms per day preferable in the early mornings & later after dinner. Do brisk walking if possible.
Prefer raw vegetables like cucumber,cabbage, green peas, carrot, raddish, tomatoes,sprouts of pulses with a dash of lime & black salt.
Eat in installments, do not eat all of the food together. Eating in installments would help control the sugar level.
Do deep breathing exercise, where the oxygen level goes deep down ur lungs, which will give u some internal strength.
Drink a glass of water immediately after u brush ur teeth, so the acidity if any u may have will be under check.
Avoid tea/coffee.
If u r habituated, drink the first tea/coffee with little sugar (is must) to keep u going through the day.
2006-12-02 13:45:59 · answer #8 · answered by Venkatesh V S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to your local library and get a book. When i was diagnosed the nurse called me too and told me I would never have to take insulin shots, just watch what I ate, I was deathly ill 4 days later I found out I was Type 1 and I need 5 shots a day. Anyway at the time I had a bad ins. plan but the local hospital was able to write off what my ins. did not cover for the classes I needed. I would look into that. The classes were geared for type 2 (there were 20 in the class I was the only type 1) but still I was able to get the info I needed to stay healthily.
2006-12-04 06:53:45 · answer #9 · answered by BAR 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a free diabetic recipe emailed to me from: dglists@diabeticgourmet.com
The site is DiabeticGourmet.com
If you type in diabetic recipes I'm sure you'll find something.
Go to your local Diabetic Office, or even your local public library. They will be able to help you.
2006-12-04 08:12:15 · answer #10 · answered by kidlet_animal_luv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋