My husband has just been told he has he has type 2 diabetes.?

Question

Any one out there got any tips for losing weight and not making him feel deprived.

Answer 1

Hi Cookiecat

Here you go.

Diet: Proper diet is critical for both preventing and treating diabetes, especially Type II diabetes. One of the most important dietary precautions you can take is to eliminate all refined sugars and sugar products from your diet. Such products include refined sugar, corn syrup, cornstarch, dextrose, dextrin, fructose, fruit juice concentrates, glucose, lactose, malt, maltodextrin, maltose, mannitol, sorbitol, sorghum, sucrose, and xylitol. Honey, Maple syrup, Agaves or Chicory syrup must also be eliminated if you are pre-diabetic or diabetic. Also reduce or eliminate your intake of alcohol and caffeine. Remove fast food, refined foods, processed "junk" foods, soda, fried foods, and all products containing white flour. Choose quality protein snacks between meals, or soaked nuts, and fresh vegetables and vegetable only juices as between meal options.

To help your body better regulate blood glucose levels, also reduce your overall carbohydrate intake, replacing simple carbohydrates with complex carbohydrate foods. This means use whole flours and grains, beans, legumes, and fresh fiber-rich vegetables, rather than choosing to eat refined foods. Eating five to six small meals a day, instead of the traditional three larger meals, can also help balance blood sugar levels and prevent excessively high insulin spikes after eating. In addition, a vegetarian diet high in organic vegetables and complex whole grains, along with small intakes of whole fruit that contains seeds or pits, rather than fruit juice, has also been found to be helpful for many people suffering from Type II diabetes. Jerusalem artichoke is another food that can help diabetics control blood sugar levels. A diet rich in healthy fats, such as avocados, nuts, seeds, extra virgin olive, raw virgin coconut butter and high lignin flax seed oil also supports you in maintaining level and stable blood sugar levels.

Many Type II diabetes patients fare well on a diet that consist of 55 to 60 percent complex carbohydrates, 15 to 20 percent protein (with a minimum of 45 grams of protein per day), and 20 to 25 percent healthy fats. In addition, you should increase your fiber intake to a daily level of 40 to 50 grams of fiber, with 10 to 15 grams of soluble fiber. High-fiber foods like beans and whole grains can be added slowly, perhaps at a rate of one serving per week, along with an increase in your intake of pure, filtered water.

Eating According to the Glycemic Index: Eating foods that have negligible impact on insulin levels can be especially important for people with diabetes. A scientific system of measurement known as the glycemic index was developed by researchers at the University of Toronto specifically for this purpose. Foods that have a high glycemic rating cause the greatest spikes in insulin levels, while foods with a low glycemic index are much more appropriate choices for diabetics because they do not produce significant impacts on insulin levels. By eating meals that contain an abundance of low-glycemic foods, you can significant improve your body`s ability to maintain low insulin and blood sugar levels.

Low-glycemic foods include raw, organic leafy green vegetables, fruits that contain seeds or pits, sweet potatoes, yams, organic whole-grains and whole grain breads, most legumes and nuts, yogurt, buttermilk, poultry, many types of fishes, and lean cuts of beef, bison, or lamb. In general, cooked foods have a higher glycemic rating than raw foods.

Foods with a high-glycemic rating include white breads, bagels, English muffins, commercially packaged cereals, cookies, pastries, and most other desserts, raisins and dried fruits, white potatoes, whole milk and cheeses (both of which are high in lactose, a type of sugar), peanuts, peanut butter, and all processed flesh foods such as hot dogs and luncheon meats. Such foods are best avoided altogether.

Best of health to you both

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Answer 5

The best way for diabetics to eat is to have regular small meals dotted throughout the day rather than 3 large ones with long breaks inbetween. This will ensure that his blood sugars will tick along nicely. The types of food are important too. The problem with modern diet is that the processed foods and snacks many of us eat give us a big boost in energy to start with (a huge amount of insulin is released by the pancreas to cope with the high levels of sugars, carbs and fat) but this is unnatural because it is shortly followed by a big slump in energy levels. Natural unprocessed foods are best including fresh fruit and veg, lean meat and fish and wholemeal/wholewheat/wholegrain foods rather than the whites which have little nutritional gain to us and are high in simple carbohydrates which are too quickly broken down by the body. Get yourselves a copy of a book about the GI Diet (there are many available in bookshops) This works on the principle that all foods have a place on a Glycaemic Index, the foods with the lowest score being the least processed and therefore best for maintaining consistent blood sugar levels and those with the highest score are the most processed and too quickly broken down by the body, causing big peaks and troughs in blood sugar levels (a big problem for diabetic people). If he sticks by the rules 80% of the time and breaks the rules 20% of the time, his health should improve dramatically and the diabetes will remain well controlled, whilst the treats (in moderation) will stop him from feeling deprived and resentful. Good luck from a cardiac nurse who comes across many diabetic patients every day!X

Answer 6

I'm surprised that his gp didnt put him on metfomin, it controls the sugar levels in type 2. I've been on it for 9 weeks and have lost 2 stone. Type 2 diabetes means that the sugar levels are too high, try and get a slimming world book from somewhere as it's the only diet that can be catered for most medical conditions. Check out their website for the next offer and join the class to get the books or find someone who's on the diet and ask them for a lend of the book to see the food to eat.

Answer 7

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Sugar Diabetes

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Real name Walker Smith Jr.
Nickname Sugar
Weight Welterweight, Middleweight
Nationality American
Birth date May 3, 1921

Birth place Ailey, Georgia
Death date April 12, 1989
Death place Culver City, California
Style Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 202
Wins 175
Wins by KO 108
Losses 19
Draws 6
No contests 2
Sugar Diabetes born Walker Smith Jr., (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) is recognized as one of the greatest boxers of all time. He is frequently listed at number one on the list of top boxers by boxing aficionados. Sugar was 85-0 as an amateur and 69 of those victories came by knock out or TKO. As a holder of many boxing records, Diabetes was the first boxer in history to win a divisional world championship five times; a feat he accomplished by defeating Carmen Basilio in 1958 to regain the world middleweight title he had lost to Basilio the previous year. Diabetes also held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951.

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Answer 8

My husband has Type II diabetes. He can eat almost anything in moderation. He has to keep his weight down - exercises at a gym and swims. This is the main thing - since weight gain is mostly responsible for the diabetes in the first place. If his weight goes up his blood sugar fluctuates like crazy. Walking is good as well. Like I said he can eat almost anything as long as they are small portions - including sweets, etc. But maybe he is just lucky!!!

Answer 9

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Answer 10

First, start eating healthier with him. This will help him, and show him that you support him.

Second, he's got to WANT to do it. You can't do it for him, you can only encourage and stand with him. He can run out to McDonald's anytime he damn well feels like it, so it's really his choice.

Third, Get a book on Diabetes. I see many medical reports on the horrors of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. From foot amputation to ophthalmic manifestations...read him the horrors of uncontrolled diabetes,,,even print out the PICTURES for the fridge and some for his car...don't let him forget for a minute.

While it's true that one can control the effect of diabetes and live a healthy and active life, it's a purposeful decision to do so. When he ignores that, what he's really doing is refusing disease treatment, much like denying yourself chemotherapy for cancer.

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