Diabetic diet - any suggestions?

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anna_x

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My husband was pre-diabetic but his number hit 205 recently. His doctor said if it was still there 6 months from now, he'd be officially diabetic. We went a short class at Kaiser for pre-diabetics but it left a lot of questions about actually fixing meals that aren't plain and boring. Kaiser doesn't have a follow-up class for nutrition for diabetics.

We've cut back on bread, using thin slices sometimes; fix eggs; oatmeal with walnuts, non-fat greek yogurt, berries and walnuts. More soups. Arguing about whether my vegetarian chili is ok, is butternut squash soup ok, etc. We're eating more veggies and chicken. My husband's answer is to simply eat less and he is losing weight, but the meals aren't balanced at all, which concerns me that this could lead to nutritional deficiencies.

This comes on top of a hard year for other problems. Can you recommend a good cookbook or two?

 
There is so much info out there both online and recipes. Have you checked Amazon

for their diabetic cookbooks and read the reviews about what others say about the books. That would be my first thing to try. It used to be that Doctors would give the patients all the information they needed and suggest books or give you some to take home..

 
Check out Suzanne somers somercize books the food is great

You can often find them at gw given they've been out a while. I follow the plan and ate like kings. I still make many of her dishes today.

Her food plan is basically eat like a diabetic.

 
So sorry to hear about your DH. My DH is diabetic--this dietician is wonderful

Michael had the good fortune to be a patient of hers before she left her practice to become an author. The most important tip she gave him and he still follows to this day (10 years later) is to have some form of protein no more than 30 minutes after waking up in the AM. (he keeps a shaker cup filled with water in the fridge and mixes in protein powder and drinks it as he goes about his business in the AM. Also adhering to the 4 hour rule (have a small snack, peanuts etc, every 4 hours) to keep blood sugar stable.

She has a cookbook (Metabolism Miracle) and I recommend the Diabetes Miracle book for starters. It may actually help him avoid becoming a diabetic. DH was "diet-controlled" with no diabetes medication for many years using her guidance.

Hang in there and good luck!

https://www.amazon.com/Diabetes-Miracle-Prevent-Control-Permanently-ebook/dp/B006LOR3Y0/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1481030240&sr=1-4&keywords=diane+kress

 
Diabetes help

My Dr brought the eyesight of a diabetic back, so I have learned a lot from him for my husband.

First the no's: until a diabetic is healed no:
rice, grains, no fruit except berries...no peas, no tomatoes, no white potatoes, no white bread, no coconut sugar, no carrots, no corn, no bananas.

Can's....sweet potatoes, sourdough bread, berries, whole wheat flour. SWERVE sweetener, stevia; only Black Hills Gold Source Yacon Syrup....KETOGENIC diet...FAT is the best for diabetics. Only dill pickles.

Now, once in a while I give him Cream of Wheat and use English Toffee Stevia (available at Amazon)....It reminds one of maple syrup. I cook protein powder into the cream of wheat and add a side of bacon.

I buy Red Fife Whole Wheat Flour from BREADTOPIA. I use that in my Berry 'Cobbler'...I use the Yacon Syrup in the pudding.

Regarding the Ketogenic diet...I add cheese to my husband's eggs, use heavy cream in his berry cobbler.

Protein...half your weight in ounces of protein. If you weight 100#, you should have 50oz of protein every day. I use my Dr's protein powder; also for anti-inflammation I use his flax/fish oil (love it) in my husband's chocolate protein shake. That's a good way to get all the protein one needs.

Use CACAO, not cocoa. CACAO has no sugar. I use this in a chocolate pudding with avocado in the food processor. If you'd like the recipe, just ask.

As I've added more fat to the diet (cheese on salads, etc) his numbers have been getting better all the time.

 
What a treasure trove of suggestions! You are wonderful!

I will sit and read through this weekend. Also, it looks like I can create a list of very specific dietary questions for his doctor. This makes me feel better about switching out foods. Bless you all!

 
You have very concrete suggestions. I am not yet familiar...

Either these terms and diet but I will learn about these and the products you mention. They can help with that deprived feeling.
Yes, please share your recipe for choc pudding. He would love a treat.

 
Here's the recipe and more info for your, Anna.

EZ pudding
4 servings: we always make this, it lasts for a couple meals
1 c maple syrup (YACON syrup)
2 avocados
½ c. CACAO
Blend together in a food processor.

Notes on the yacon syrup. Some are high in sugar but the one suggested isn’t. It has ingredients in it to benefit the digestive system. It oftentimes sticks to the bottom of the bottle. The easiest thing I’ve found is to sit it in some hot water in a pan on the stove and let it simmer so the ingredients will pour out of the bottle. Then you can save it in a zip lock bag.

My husband doesn’t feel deprived. I make the berry ‘cobbler’ a fudge pie. I always look at dessert recipes seeing if there’s a way I can use SWERVE, the Breadtopia whole wheat flour, CACAO and or YACON SYRUP.
Sometimes Amazon has free kindle downloads of Ketogenic diets.

If you’d like the fudge pie recipe and the cobbler recipe I’ll share those also.

 
Thanks Marsha, appreciate learning more, and always love your rec.

Diabetes has been on our radar. Thx much. Nice seeing you again, and look forward to perusing the rec's
Best,
Barb

 
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