I m diabetic taking insulin 3 timtes a day 30 40-30 30 i want some to what time i should do walking and diet to help me my sugar is not in control thanks
demora, his doctor can provide/point him to some information. Also request that he be sent to a dietitian. We had to request this for my mom, instead of it being automatically provided, which is surprising but there it is. Good luck.
My husband just found out he is diabetic. We are looking for any and all info on what he can eat. It all seems to be hit and miss. Any info will be greatful.
I am a Type I Diabetic. I do find the article amusing since I asked my Endocrinologist, who is the Director of Endocrinology of a large Medical School and he said they don't do diets like that anymore. I have also met with their Certified Diabetes Educator and Nutritionist and they don't recommend any diet. They all say anything you want in moderation. AND to NOT eat if you are not hungry.
I think the Exchange Diet might have been popular when Diabetics took a shot of Regular Insulin in the morning. They had to eat food to keep their blood sugar up throughout the day. Now days, most diabetics take a long acting insulin and a fast acting one before meals and snacks, so you are not required to eat so much. Some are on pumps and you don't have to eat with a pump either. You lower the dose if you aren't hungry.
It looks like a healthy plan though. I just don't know if it works for most people, (that's a lot of food) and it makes people think that diabetics have to eat differently from other people and they don't.
I want to ammend my earlier statement. The ability to be flexible in a diabetic diet plan requires a fairly sophisticated level of knowledge surrounding carbs, sugars and diet in general. This website is focused around the elderly and their caregivers and they are probably dealing with type 2 diabetes due to organ failure or a lifetime of obesity and poor diet choices. One only has to watch those reality t.v. shows to realize that a large proportion of the population has no idea what a healthy diet looks like let alone how to achieve it. Unfortunately their food choices are either feast or famine and their diet advice is centred around whatever fad is trending at the moment. The mayo clinic has a good post on diabetic diets, including the diabetic exchange diet. Each individual needs to tailor a plan makes sense for them, and sometimes abstinence is the best option, at least until they learn the a b c's of a healthy lifestyle.
Jeannegibbs, I'm no expert, but my sister in law is a type 1 diabetic and has been part of an international study for many years, she is allowed to eat anything she desires as long as she uses common sense and adjusts her insulin accordingly. I do wonder sometimes how some of these Aging Care articles are vetted.
What decade was this written in? My Certified Diabetes Educator says there is NO food a diabetic can't eat, if it is worked into a meal plan, with other things adjusted for. It simply isn't true diabetics can't safely eat ice cream sometimes. Portion control is important. Nutrition is important. But pleasure is important, too. And the "don't eat" list is based on sugar. No real consideration of refined flour is made. The American Diabetes Association dropped sugar from the restricted list in the 1990s. Obviously NO ONE should base their diet on lots of empty calories and highly refined foods. But to say never to eat a cookie is absurd.
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Diabetic Exchange Diet
I think the Exchange Diet might have been popular when Diabetics took a shot of Regular Insulin in the morning. They had to eat food to keep their blood sugar up throughout the day. Now days, most diabetics take a long acting insulin and a fast acting one before meals and snacks, so you are not required to eat so much. Some are on pumps and you don't have to eat with a pump either. You lower the dose if you aren't hungry.
It looks like a healthy plan though. I just don't know if it works for most people, (that's a lot of food) and it makes people think that diabetics have to eat differently from other people and they don't.
The mayo clinic has a good post on diabetic diets, including the diabetic exchange diet. Each individual needs to tailor a plan makes sense for them, and sometimes abstinence is the best option, at least until they learn the a b c's of a healthy lifestyle.
I do wonder sometimes how some of these Aging Care articles are vetted.