I'm on low carbs because

15 years is a wonderfully long time.

Have you had any trouble with potassium levels?

Were you ever overweight, or did you start low carb due to the diabetes?

I'm a type 2. Low carb has made my HbA1c look normal.

Many low carbers go back to carbs at some point, despite the consequences.
Do you have any advice about how you beat the odds and stuck with it?

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Hi Folks,
I'm on low carbs because I'm diabetic. It has done wonders for my blood
glucose numbers. I am super careful but I do eat a small amount of
vegetables like broccoli, green beans, spinach occasionally. They are
complex carbs though and I measure them carefully. I do not need to
lose weight as I am only 111 lbs. but If I gained any weight, the
veggies would be the first to go!! I've been eating low carb for about
15 years, and I love it. The things I won't touch are breads and
starches of any kind. It took awhile to learn to get used to that (but
now its an ingrained habit, because of this dreadful disease I suffer
from) I don't need to lose my vision or have a foot amputated, because
I cheated.
I even have to be careful (very careful) of fruits. Only measured
amounts like 1/4 of an apple as a snack in the afternoon. No bananas
ever. Occasionally a few strawberries or raspberries and never in the
mornings when glucose levels tend to be high for me. Fruit juice is
also verbotin!

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Hi Folks,
I'm on low carbs because I'm diabetic. It has done wonders for my blood
glucose numbers. I am super careful but I do eat a small amount of
vegetables like broccoli, green beans, spinach occasionally. They are
complex carbs though and I measure them carefully. I do not need to
lose weight as I am only 111 lbs. but If I gained any weight, the
veggies would be the first to go!! I've been eating low carb for about

Broccoli, green beans, spinach are all low carb free foods and you can eat
as many as you want.

--
No Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes

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"Joan Hayes" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi Folks,
I'm on low carbs because I'm diabetic. It has done wonders for my blood
glucose numbers. I am super careful but I do eat a small amount of
vegetables like broccoli, green beans, spinach occasionally. They are
complex carbs though and I measure them carefully. I do not need to
lose weight as I am only 111 lbs. but If I gained any weight, the
veggies would be the first to go!! I've been eating low carb for about

Broccoli, green beans, spinach are all low carb free foods and you can eat
as many as you want.

Diabetics can't eat as much as they want of any food. Doesn't matter if
it's broccoli. If you eat too much of anything, it can cause a spike in
blood sugar.

Although, I do find the wording above about eating a "small amount" of those
veggies "occasionally". It doesn't sound like healthy eating by anyone's
standards. Even Dr. Bernstein suggests more veggies than that - but by a
measured amount that does not vary.

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Broccoli, green beans, spinach are all low carb free foods and you can

eat

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as many as you want.

Diabetics can't eat as much as they want of any food. Doesn't matter if
it's broccoli. If you eat too much of anything, it can cause a spike in
blood sugar.

Although, I do find the wording above about eating a "small amount" of

those

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veggies "occasionally". It doesn't sound like healthy eating by anyone's
standards. Even Dr. Bernstein suggests more veggies than that - but by a
measured amount that does not vary.

I don't think a person could eat enough of those all at once to get much of
a spike and they are all from the diabetic free food list.

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You can't have everything.....where would you put it?

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Broccoli, green beans, spinach are all low carb free foods and you can

eat

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as many as you want.

Diabetics can't eat as much as they want of any food. Doesn't matter if
it's broccoli. If you eat too much of anything, it can cause a spike in
blood sugar.

Although, I do find the wording above about eating a "small amount" of

those

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veggies "occasionally". It doesn't sound like healthy eating by anyone's
standards. Even Dr. Bernstein suggests more veggies than that - but by a
measured amount that does not vary.

I don't think a person could eat enough of those all at once to get much of
a spike and they are all from the diabetic free food list.

I'm a type 2 diabetic, and I can fill my tummy full of broccoli, green
beans, and/or spinach and not notice a blip on my meter.

Priscilla
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"You can't welcome someone into a body of Christ and then say only
certain rooms are open." -- dancertm in alt.religion.christian.episcopal

Hi Joan,

Just one point. Complex carbs. The term refers to starches.
Multi-molecular carbohydrate structures. As opposed to simple carbs
which are single molecule carbohydrate structures. Sugars are simple,
starches are complex.

These terms are not descriptive of fruits or vegetables. The best
description for fruits and vegetables may be whole food or unrefined
carbohydrates, or even low-GI. But the terms complex or simple refers
to the molecular make-up of the carbs like sugars and starches.

TC

Joan Hayes said:

Hi Folks,
I'm on low carbs because I'm diabetic. It has done wonders for my

blood

Quoted message said:

glucose numbers. I am super careful but I do eat a small amount of
vegetables like broccoli, green beans, spinach occasionally. They

are

Quoted message said:

complex carbs though and I measure them carefully. I do not need to
lose weight as I am only 111 lbs. but If I gained any weight, the
veggies would be the first to go!! I've been eating low carb for

about

Quoted message said:

15 years, and I love it. The things I won't touch are breads and
starches of any kind. It took awhile to learn to get used to that

(but

Quoted message said:

now its an ingrained habit, because of this dreadful disease I suffer
from) I don't need to lose my vision or have a foot amputated,

because

Quoted message said:

I cheated.
I even have to be careful (very careful) of fruits. Only measured
amounts like 1/4 of an apple as a snack in the afternoon. No bananas
ever. Occasionally a few strawberries or raspberries and never in

the

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mornings when glucose levels tend to be high for me. Fruit juice is
also verbotin!

Even these I have to measure! If I have more than say, 1/2 cup, my
sugar goes up. Particularly with spinach which I really love, so, I
eat less of that. Green beans seem to be the easiest for me to
tolerate, but I can't seem to eat all I want, even though you say I
can!
The latest thing I've added to my diet is chana dal, a dried indian
legume which I find amazing because it is so low glycemic, and yet so
deliciously starchy. I found the link on alt.support diabetes. I
believe the site was mendoza.com. very interesting. It is fun to eat,
and can be seasoned quite highly without concern, and is extremely
tasty. It's so nice to have something that good be safe to eat for us
diabetics!

Joan Hayes said:

Even these I have to measure! If I have more than say, 1/2 cup, my
sugar goes up. Particularly with spinach which I really love, so, I
eat less of that. Green beans seem to be the easiest for me to
tolerate, but I can't seem to eat all I want, even though you say I
can!
The latest thing I've added to my diet is chana dal, a dried indian
legume which I find amazing because it is so low glycemic, and yet so
deliciously starchy. I found the link on alt.support diabetes. I
believe the site was mendoza.com. very interesting. It is fun to eat,
and can be seasoned quite highly without concern, and is extremely
tasty. It's so nice to have something that good be safe to eat for us
diabetics!

chana dal - i think 'dal' means lentils?? i didn't know about them
until i went to eat at an indian restaurant with some vegetarian
friends. i have no idea that they're low glycemic, that's definitely an
interesting piece of info!