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I am a diabetic. My diabetes has been out of control for over 7 years.
I can barely walk my feet hurt so much from nerve damage. I am lucky that is the worst of it as kidney failure, blindness, amputation are common and would have been symptoms to ‘look forward to’ if I hadn’t kicked my carbohydrate addiction.
My boyfriend also has diabetes. We were both becoming sicker and sicker. Doing large amounts of insulin and oral meds. every day. We both have switched to 20 carbs a day food plans. My boyfriend has lost almost 60 pounds (in 4 months), no longer does ANY insulin, and his last A1C was 5.3 which is normal for a non-diabetec!
Alas, I am not responding that brilliantly. Forty pound loss and still doing one shot a day of insulin. My A1C has gone from 11.4 to 6.8 in less than a year.
Any time I feel tempted, I remind myself about how much better it is to do one shot of insulin a day rather than FIVE! We both feel great. The 20 grams of carbs a day is from vegetables.
If you are obese, pre-diabetic, or diabetic, PLEASE think about this. The sugar cravings do decrease if you stick to the 20 or less carbs a day because your body switches from burning carb to fat. Soon you won’t really feel hungry any more. A lot of other positive changes occur from cutting wheat from your diet. You will have more energy and you will be more alert.
Recovering diabetic,
Megan
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You are doing great. Keep up the good work, and it will eventually pay off for you.
I love carbs too, actually I have been a carb junkie most of my life. In the past few years I gave up eating crappy, and I try to stick to mainly veggies, and fruit for my main food. It’s hard, and I do fall off the wagon at times, but I try.
I am not diabetic, but heart disease runs high in my family, thus the diet change for me.
Good luck and keep us posted on how you are doing.
I am interested in this because my partner is diabetic, and trying to find ways to improve matters. He has lost a lot of weight, but because of a history of failed diets, he has difficulty believing he can change long term. And he’s quite allergic to ‘advice’! The low carb way of eating is difficult within our society. How can I make the idea more acceptable?
The Fat Flush diet has a website. There is also a cookbook which I did not find as helpful as the actual diet book.
It is great to read that low carb is a good thing for diabetics. I had gestational diabetes and never lost the baby weight afterwards. Could never work out why but I am convinced now that my metabolism works better without a lot of wheat or dairy. A lot of people develop sensitivities to both and you can do tests.
I resolved only today that I need to give them up completely. I have tried before. I did the Fat Flush diet and the weight did seem to drop off. I think that is a good way to jump start the process.
Instead of toast for breakfast I have scrambled eggs with tomato and maybe a slice of ham. Instead of spaghetti with my bolognaise I shred lettuce. Intead of a wrap for lunch, I have a salad. I read you can use lettuce leaves as a wrap as well.
I realise that no-one has answered your question.
I think it is diet. My mother got diagnosed as diabetic and although she always had a healthy diet she gave up all diary and bread. Worked for her. Next test it had gone!
So maybe there are things you need to add? One thing I read was about nuts. Is it walnuts or brazil nuts that are good for diabetes? And green tea?
I’ve lost 45 pounds since changing to a ‘plant based’ diet and my last 2 A1Cs were 5.4 and 5.3! Whole Foods offers great recipes and group meetings to help you get started. Also, a must read is The China Study by Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Thomas Campbell. Don’t think you can give up the meat? Watch the documentary, Food Inc. or Forks Over Knives – they will absolutely change your life.
how long did your weight loss take?
is there an online source of recipes?
I think it took me about 14 months (give or take…) to lose that weight. But now that I’m eating a plant based diet, I’m almost never hungry. And I never have a desire to grab a hamburger or junk food when I’m on the go. Now, if Im in a hurry, I grab an apple and some peanut butter and I’m satisfied.
As for the recipes, you can Like Whole Foods on FaceBook-they post recipes there almost every day. Or, you can go to the Whole Foods website for more recipes. If you have a store in your area, call them and ask them if they have a newsletter or a program at their store. They have done a fantastic job in our store – very informative meetings, plant based dinners, store tours to show you how to shop the ‘plant based’ way, etc.