Type 2 diabetes - am I worrying needlessly?

[jhynesrockmtn]

I was diagnosed late onset Type 1 almost 5 years ago, so luckily I have not lived with this since I was a young person. The technology is so much better today.

Ironically, about a year before the onset of my disease, I saw this speaker at a Rotary meeting. Very engaging guy, not a doc, but has lived with diabetes most of his life. I ended up buying his book just to read about eating more healthy. If you are type 2 or in the pre stage I recommend it.

https://www.amazon.com/What-Should-Eat-Rick-Mystrom/dp/159433448X

With an A1C of 5.5 I would think you are good. My Doc thinks I'm an MVP with mine anywhere near 6.5 but of course I'm graded on a different curve. If you are worried about it, get a script for the Abbott Freestyle glucose monitor. It is a glucose sensor that reads your glucose level continuously and you scan it to read it anytime you want. It has changed my lfe.

[Ronbo]

Originally Posted by tabs

NO Potatoes, Pasta, Bread, RICE..is death.

This is true but there are workarounds if you’re willing to compromise.

Yes no baked potatoes or French fries, but you can get cauliflower “mashed potatoes” frozen at the grocery store which is close to tasting real.

For pasta there are alternatives like chick-pea pasta which is very close to tasting like noodles, and no sugar added sauce available.

Low carb bread is available which isn’t really delicious, but close enough to allow a sandwich.

Rice, like the potatoes, are available cauliflower based and are a very good substitute.

None of these are 100% perfect but they’re close and allow you to have some favorites and not deprive yourself.


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[Tobra]

Blood sugar of 100 is pretty normal. It goes up a bit if you eat, what you eat impacts this.

If you are fat, you tend to body needs to make more insulin for a given amount of food to bring blood sugar in line. It you lose weight, exercise, eat less crap,your blood glucose tends to be more stable

Stay fit, exercise and eat a reasonable diet. If you have a lot of stress in your life, do something about it. Stress can make your blood sugar go up, no seriously.

[tabs]

Originally Posted by Ronbo

This is true but there are workarounds if you’re willing to compromise.

Yes no baked potatoes or French fries, but you can get cauliflower “mashed potatoes” frozen at the grocery store which is close to tasting real.

For pasta there are alternatives like chick-pea pasta which is very close to tasting like noodles, and no sugar added sauce available.

Low carb bread is available which isn’t really delicious, but close enough to allow a sandwich.

Rice, like the potatoes, are available cauliflower based and are a very good substitute.

None of these are 100% perfect but they’re close and allow you to have some favorites and not deprive yourself.


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Stir fried cauliflower is really good. And TJoes has an organic whole grain bread that is 12 carbs. Rye bread is low.

When i make a burger at hpme i use 1 slice and use lettuce for the top half. I actually like it better that way. When i taste ice cream wt sugar it tastes too sweet..so i prefer no sugar.

Once in awhile when i go out for prime rib i have a baked potatoe. I am gona make some clam chowder and am going to use some white t potatoes.. so sparingly is the operative word.

What i miss the most is pizza..

[flipper35]

Take a look at the Zone diet. Limit your processed foods and portion control.

[LeeH]

Originally Posted by Ronbo

This is true but there are workarounds if you’re willing to compromise.

Yes no baked potatoes or French fries, but you can get cauliflower “mashed potatoes” frozen at the grocery store which is close to tasting real.

For pasta there are alternatives like chick-pea pasta which is very close to tasting like noodles, and no sugar added sauce available.

Low carb bread is available which isn’t really delicious, but close enough to allow a sandwich.

Rice, like the potatoes, are available cauliflower based and are a very good substitute.

None of these are 100% perfect but they’re close and allow you to have some favorites and not deprive yourself.

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Thanks for the comments.

Yeah... I'm hoping that since I've made drastic changes in my daily diet that when I do go nuts (like at the Halloween party last week! ), the occasional overindulgence won't cause major problems.

My sugar intake, mostly from candy, pastries, desserts, was pretty bad. "Hey look! The vending machine at Goodwill has a sleeve of brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts for $1!" I had trouble passing the bulk section at Sprouts without coming home with a giant bag of sweetened banana chips, "chocolate" covered nuts (in quotes because it barely qualifies as chocolate), etc. I'd buy what was supposed to last a week or two and kill it all in 2 days. We have an amazing independent donut shop close by that has incredible apple fritters. I ate massive amounts of all of this and still never crossed 170... usually between 165 and 168.

But, I've seen the error of my ways and will continue to eat very healthy MOST of the time, track the numbers, and try not to sweat it when I do indulge.

[Jeff Hail]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Instead of the metamucil, this is what I use.
This thread is scaring me. I exercise and I'm skinny but I also eat like a teenager.
(Spoiler alert, I'm definitely not a teenager)

Psyllium husks work to add more fiber to your intake and will also bring down cholesterol a bit at the same time. I do the capsules which is just easier than carrying around a tube. I intermittent fast two days a week and my labs are looking good.

[Ronbo]

Originally Posted by tabs

What i miss the most is pizza..

Me too, but I’ve found the frozen pizza with cauliflower crust mostly satisfy that urge without spiking glucose levels. My local grocery store carries the Tattooed Chef brand that makes a decent plant-based pepperoni cauliflower crust pizza, as is Milton’s that’s sold in Costco. Some are awful though.


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[H.Jacobson]

I haven't eaten pizza for ages already. Miss it so much.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by H.Jacobson

I haven't eaten pizza for ages already. Miss it so much.

Why? Please send a pic.

[p911dad]

According to the test result for my A1C, the "normal range" is 4.8 to 5.6. My cardiologist ordered it and said at 5.2 I am well within 'normal range".