Thankyou
i would like to say thankyou to Dona and Guy for
there help and advice. (im from Ashford in Kent)<br
understand that i have got to do a lot to re educate my
self, at the moment im living on bread and not much
else, as im worried what i can and cannot eat (stupid i
know) is there a level of fat intake that we are
allowed? my doctor said i have to go on alow fat low suger
diet.<br
medication will be, luckely injections dont realy bother me.
(although doing them myself might !)<br
four different types of insulin. which ones do people
use? how do they remove inslin from animals? <br
again thanx for your help. if you have any more advice
then please frow it my way. <br
making friends with you all.<br
September 22nd, 2003 at 11:04 am
Since I am not on insulin, I can’t answer your
questions about it. A lot of type 2 diabetics can control
their blood sugars with diet and exercise and oral
medications. Believe it or not, too much bread is not a good
idea. Bread, especially white bread, has a lot of
carbohydrates and can raise your blood sugars if you eat too
much. A nice balanced meal of a lean meat (a piece the
size of a deck of cards), 1/2 to 1 cup of cooked pasta
or 2 slices of bread, a 1/2 cup serving of a
vegetable and another serving of a fruit would be a good
meal. Don’t panic at this point. Just eat healthy foods
in 1/2cup to 1cup serving sizes. Limit fruit juices
to small servings and don’t eat too many starches.
Spread your meals out over the day. You don’t want to
overload your system with too much food at any single
meal. Make sure you see a diabetes educator and get a
book on diabetes to look at. Over here you can buy
some frozen dinners, like Lean Cuisine, which list the
diabetic food exchanges on the package. -Dona