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Post by Lexica on Nov 16, 2021 18:14:03 GMT
Thank you, linda. I really appreciate this information. Congratulations on your weight loss! And baked sweet potato is how I have fixed them for myself since I am no longer cooking a big Thanksgiving dinner as I had always done. I see that moderation as well as a bit of alteration to ingredients will be my key. I looked at the chart that pivibird listed showing what a carb serving is and fortunately there isn't a huge amount that I eat on there. I could easily stick to that. I will switch from honey to Monkfruit in my tea. It has zero carbs.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2021 19:12:10 GMT
I see that I will have a lot to learn. My initial thought when I saw the blood work report was Oh No! I WILL reverse this if I can. I freely admit that I am overweight and the heaviest I have ever been. Will losing weight have a positive effect on diabetes? I made it worse over quarantine by being so sedentary. I'm happy to know that I can use pasta in moderation. Although I really like spaghetti squash. It isn't that I can eat more of it, it is the crunchy texture that I like. I look forward to taking the classes to learn what I can do and how many carbs are allowed per meal or per day. I could never eat a potato or bread again and be fine with that. Well, I would miss sweet potato over the holidays. Tomorrow will be an entirely new focus for me. I will make myself a priority. You absolutely can reverse it. I would recommend following Michael Moseley and Jason Fung. Jason has regular youtube videos that he posts. He also has a podcast and many books. Michael has a few books also. Their focus is to reverse diabetes. Most diabetes education will tell you to manage it. I don't know how things are viewed in other countries but in Australia, the official diabetes education system is considered to contain the worst advice about food. Michael Mosely just did a multi part tv series in Australia where he followed a few test subjects to take on his approach to reversing diabetes. He also had bits included where he confronted Diabetes Australia and Dieticians Australia about their terrible advice. I say this because most countries send newly diagnosed diabetics off to the national diabetes educators system who all need an overhaul as far as understanding and education on diabetes. I note the question in this thread is about snacks but in reality the best thing for any diabetic is not to snack at all. But food intake is a big mindset shift for many people so I understand that reducing the bad snacks is a better place to start then not doing anything. My comments are all about Type 2.
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Post by freeatlast on Nov 16, 2021 19:32:14 GMT
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Post by Marina on Nov 16, 2021 23:50:57 GMT
Since a lot of my family has had diabetes and I'm prediabetic and had gestational diabetes I thought too to mention it's always good to pair a protein with a carb snack to balance the sugar. Also my brother has been taking a supplement which he said has lowered his sugar level by 15-20+ points. He gets it here: www.curalife.com Has anyone tried this? I'm always skeptical of supplements. And yes Lexica exercise will help! I dropped my prediabetic number to the lowest in the range after losing weight.
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Post by Legacy Girl on Nov 17, 2021 2:37:13 GMT
Thanks for sharing this resource. Lots of good snack ideas included. I need a reset on my eating after COVID, so this is an excellent guide. OP, so kind of you to help your husband in a way that he will be able to best understand. As the mom of a DD with dyslexia, who also has ADHD tendencies and has overcome plenty of executive function issues, I know how important that kind of support is. Best to both of you as he forges healthier paths.
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