restaurants where diabetics can go and eat?

Question

My husband has type 2 diabetic and I was wondering what types of restaurants can he go to and he can eat without raising his sugar level up and the rest of the family will not feel guilty because can can't have that type of food. I already told him since he can't eat pizza than I won't. He gets mad at me when I tell him that he says he can eat salad but I feel guilty If I eat pizza in front of him

Answer 1

Diabetics can eat anywhere the rest of the public eats. The problem is that we have to learn how to eat.
It takes control and effort, but it is well worth feeling good after eating instead of feeling sick. Food is not the enemy.
Greed and Impulsiveness are. If he can control those, he'll be fine.

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Answer 4

Maybe you and your husband should go to a diabetes seminar to find out exactly how he should eat. Even for a diabetic, it's not safe to cut out all carbs...you have to learn which are simple and which are complex. The Joslin Clinic, if there's one near you, can help you and your family all learn the correct way for a type 2 diabetic to eat. For example, for most type 2 diabetics, you NEED the carbs to stabilize your glucose levels...but you need it in small amounts, evenly spread through out the day so there's no huge highs and lows in his readings. Eating simple carbs will make his levels come down more quickly, whereas eating complex ones will make it stay elevated longer. Pizza is not necessarily a forbidden food. Eating 2 small slices of pizza, along with a salad full of leafy greens and fresh veggies, and a low carb dressing is fine! A steakhouse...a nice juicy steak, some steamed veggies, a salad and a half of a baked potato is fine too! Grilled chicken breast, or turkey, or pork, along with a salad and veggies are fine. In fact, other than fast food restaurants, I haven't seen many restaurants where a diabetic cannot eat. If he sticks to less than 45 carbs per meal when going out to eat, and if that 45 carbs come more from simple carbs rather than complex carbs, then he will be fine. And also keep in mind that the higher the fiber count, the less you have to count of the carbs you eat, because carbs from fiber are carbs that will not harm him.

Go to a session where you can both learn how he should eat. You'll be thankful that you did.

Answer 5

What your husband has to do is watch his carbs, and his weight, if needed. If he hasn't already done so he should be seeing a diabetics teacher and an nutritionist as well as his endocrinologist. Does he know how many carbs he can have per meal and snack?

The hardest restaurants I find to eat in are Chinese and Italian, but if you know before hand the approximate carbs in the food it can be done. There are many web sites that can give you an approximate number of carbs in food including ethic. It takes some planning but if you google Chinese or Italian or any other food you can get the carbs. Most fast food restaurants will give you an nutritional breakdown as well. The two sites below will give you a break down of most foods. It does take some planning, and yes it's a pain in the neck but his health is worth it. I hope this helps. Bon appetit.

Answer 6

There is nothing wrong with eating pizza when you have diabetes.
I doubt that your husband is seeing an endocrinologist.
Please find a good one to help manage his diabetes and set up appointments with a diabetes educator and a dietitian.
Make sure to educate yourselves.Subscribe to diabetes magazines, read everything you can find that was written within the past five years and join a support group to make new friends.
Good luck.
Welcome back to the world of Pizza.

Answer 7

I've been a diabetic 6 years and I have learned to watch others enjoy sweats and not joined them. Sometimes I did...still I can't resist cake with store made frosting but I don't get jealous of others eating things I choose not to eat in order to help my blood sugar levels. It is harder to resist when the pantry is full of goodies. You can help him by not buying sweets at home and if you are making cookies for the rest of the family,the don't leave them out- pack them out of sight/reach.
It really helps the rest of the family if you start switching them over to a more healthy diet too anyway. Like the others said, both of you need to learn to eat differently.

Answer 8

I have been an insulin dependent (type 1) diabetic for 36 years with on a little neuropathy in my feet. (That is my fault because stress from a divorce left my glucose high for several years.) You can eat anywhere that you like (yes...pizza also!) Basics to know: 1: Chose foods that are grilled, boiled, baked, or fresh, 2: Chose whole wheat foods over white foods such as whole wheat bread (make sure it is whole wheat...a lot of bread manufactures put molasses in regular white bread to make it look like whole wheat. Always look for the words "whole wheat" or "100% stone ground wheat" as the first ingrediant when purchasing loaves of bread), eat whole grain, brown, or long wild rice instead of white, eat sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes (the fiber in sweet potatoes helps to hold the glucose from rising fast and the starch in sweet potatoes does not raise glucose like the starch in white potatoes...the longer white potatoes are cooked, the more glucose raising starch is in the white potatoes. 3: Chose any kind of beans or peas. The fiber in these help to slow the absortion of the carbohydrate. 4: Do not eat fried foods or any kind of gravies. 5: Never drink regular drinks unless the glucose is low. 6: Chose fresh fruit or fruit canned in juice or freshly frozen...never eat fruit with syrup. If you need to, most restaurants have informtion sheets that list carbohydrates, fats, protein, etc... Most diabetics, unless their are other problems, usually eat a diet of around 50% complex carboydrates, 30% unsaturated or monosaturated fats, and 20% protein. Too much protein over time can damage some diabetic's kidneys since kidney damage is a risk for diabetics any way.
Pizza can be eaten but that is a food that can make glucose rise for over 24 hours if you eat too much. Try to chose vegetable and low fat meat toppings such as ham not pepperoni.
The best thing that I can advise you and your husband to do is to learn about carbohydrate exchanges or counting carbohydrates. I had to do this at age six. I am now fourty-two (getting older by the day and thankful to God for good health.)
When you learn how to exchange carbohydrates eating becomes a lot easier. Remember that one serving of carboydrates is fifteen grams. Example: one piece of loaf bread or 1/2 of a hamburger bun, or one regular size apple, pear, or orange, or 1/2 of a banana, or 15 grapes, or 1/2 cup of pasta, etc.... It really is easy after you learn it. If you need any help, contact your doctor.
Take my word for it. There is so much information about nutrition out in the world today; magazines, internet, nutrition lists on purchased foods, etc... it is a lot easier than it was 36 years ago when no one knew anything about it and they did not seem to care either.
I wish for you the best. Diabetes is a managable disorder, but due to everday stress, sickness, too much food, not enough medicine or insulin, etc... sometimes it seems impossible to control. Don't give up. If your husband has a bad day just remember that every one does.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

When you go out he should order things like wheat bread, low fat items sugarless items and stick to small portions. There is no reason that he can't eat at just a regular family restaurant. Also, why should you feel quilty when you eat what you can. Your husband does not live in a cacoon, does he? Eat what you want and he can also enjoy certain things you can but maybe in smaller portions.