I'm a 23 year old Insulin Dependant diabetic, and I find it really hard to lose weight. If I exercise my blood sugar levels drop which means I have to eat more, and the only way to combat this is to eat before exercise which means I'm taking on extra calories to burn! I also can't switch to a lower carb diet because I have to eat slow release carbs to get energy. I don't want to lose a lot, just a few pounds ready for summer, but I'm finiding it hard to shift them!
2007-03-14 04:52:35 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
The best thing you could do for your body is to abide by a whole foods, plant based diet. Eliminate all forms of refined foods, and, yes, insulin diabetics can enjoy great health benefits from a vegetarian diet. Did you know there is more protein in a cup of broccoli than a slab of chicken?
Try steaming a sweet potato for lunch, along with a salad. Try a handful of almonds for a snack, try reading my favorite health book, "The China Study" and see if you can possibly even lower your insulin level with this plan!
I have seen it work!
Good luck!
Here's to your health!
2007-03-14 05:05:12 · answer #1 · answered by mikki_doo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 06:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-18 12:55:30 · answer #3 · answered by Tracie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey, I feel for you. It's hard doing ANYTHING with diabetes (yep, I have it too) and I'm so glad to see you take this seriously. I would recommend that you read "SugarBusters" if you haven't already. You can drink some low-fat milk before you exercise; save it from your morning meal. Use your snacks before exercise. Actually, it's been found that exercising moderately 3 times a week is just as effective as doing it every day. Call your doc before doing anything drastic, but I would say, plan your day for exercise and maybe skip the next day and stay with your low glycemic foods. Thanks for asking an intelligent and helpful question! Godloveya.
2007-03-14 05:13:09 · answer #4 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-24 05:41:33 · answer #5 · answered by Velasquez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do your best to ensure you re not eating after 7 o clock at night you re more likely to make unhealthy choices and less likely to sleep as well after a late meal
2016-04-01 03:48:20 · answer #6 · answered by Grace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make an office snack box of your own so you re not tempted by your colleagues candy bowl fill it with small individually packaged portions of soy chips almonds and dried fruit
2016-03-01 22:54:49 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fly a kite for 20 minutes
2016-03-03 03:00:13 · answer #8 · answered by Renetta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avoid stocking unhealthy snacks at home
2016-03-18 01:43:20 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do your grocery shopping with a list and a time limit that way you re less likely to stray into the processed foods section
2016-03-13 23:06:01 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋