just found out dad has been diagnosed with it. i'll be reading as much as i can in the near future but there's lots of people here with it. what do you like? i'd like to get him as many flavorful meals to at least transition him from his current diet into something that's good for him.

South Beach Diet is often recommended for type 2 diabetes patients.

A good place to start is just to cut the refined sugars/simple carbs and start walking a little bit each day if he's able. My dad was diagnosed pre-diabetic and has lost 12 pounds so far on the South Beach Diet, so agree with slick.

basically he needs 5 carbs and 1 protein per meal

1 carb = 15 grams of carbs, 1 protein = 15 grams protein.

If you just put him on a protein only diet, his body will take and release the stored sugar in his cells and his counts could go higher then had he eaten carbs.

insulin and exercise are the only 2 ways to deal with sugar.


/posted under the influence of melatonin

My mom has it. She pricks her finger for the sugar test, and showed her doctor the results. He said the results were good. Her eye doctor said she has bleeding in back of her eyes and needs to get her sugar down. I have found different charts on what your blood should be. I am so confused.

Quote from .DC. : basically he needs 5 carbs and 1 protein per meal 1 carb = 15 grams of carbs, 1 protein = 15 grams protein. If you just put him on a protein only diet, his body will take and release the stored sugar in his cells and his counts could go higher then had he eaten carbs. insulin and exercise are the only 2 ways to deal with sugar. /posted under the influence of melatonin

75 grams of carb per meal is going to be way too much for most people with type 2 diabetes. This is pretty individualized. Can he meet with a nutritionist? Look into the glycemic index. The lower foods are on the glycemic index, the slower they'll raise blood sugar. These are the foods he should be getting his carbs from.

Quote from someone28624 : 75 grams of carb per meal is going to be way too much for most people with type 2 diabetes. This is pretty individualized. Can he meet with a nutritionist? Look into the glycemic index. The lower foods are on the glycemic index, the slower they'll raise blood sugar. These are the foods he should be getting his carbs from.

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I'm not sure why anyone would recommend a high carb, low protein diet to a diabetic. Nonetheless, see a nutritionist ASAP.

I don't know if it's exactly the same diet management with type 2 DM and gestational diabetes. But, when my wife had gestational diabetes, it was recommended that she ate three meals a day and snacked between meals. Apparently, going too long without eating really messes up your blood sugar. It's best to keep it at a constant level.

Also, as directed by her doctor and nurses, pastas didn't increase her blood sugar. In moderation, of course! Whereas, starchy carbs like potatoes and white rice would make her blood sugar spike like crazy.

Overall, it wasn't too bad according to my wife. The one thing she missed while she had the gestational diabetes was desserts and sweets. She had to avoid them as much as possible.

http://www.diabetes.org/

I used south beach and got to the point where i mainly ate beans and meat , my out to eat was simple, laid off hamburgers, switched to subs poor boys 6 /7 grams of fat.
Over a years time lost close to 75 pounds, and my numbers improved. The weight has stayed off.
I still get hot flashes, shakes when i forget to eat.
The biggest thing i did was always keep slim fast around, so when i need to eat or get to hungry i just grab a can of it. I always keep peanut butter crackers in my purse or a nut snack.
It took some doing but eventually not only did my numbers get into control, once the numbers got better, the weight came off well.
Good luck to your dad. I learned how do all kinds of sugar free stuff including baking.
For cooking i learned to make rues that help with meat tastes as well as more tender and not the calories of flour gravies.

What??? I thought my mother was the only diabetic on the planet!

Go with him to his orientation meeting with the nutritionist if you can.

My mom spams my inbox with recipes and info on type 2 all the time. She's convinced I'm a ticking time bomb, as are my sisters and her sisters. Yeah. I'm sure. Here's a link she just sent me: http://diabetes.webmd.com/treatin...dia_020912

I'll be happy to put you on her spam list!

Quote from .DC. : basically he needs 5 carbs and 1 protein per meal 1 carb = 15 grams of carbs, 1 protein = 15 grams protein. If you just put him on a protein only diet, his body will take and release the stored sugar in his cells and his counts could go higher then had he eaten carbs. insulin and exercise are the only 2 ways to deal with sugar. /posted under the influence of melatonin

you're a good guy and all, but THE way to deal with a sugar problem (and d2 is essentially a blood glucose intolerance, or he body's inability to properly handle blood glucose) is simple - get rid of sugar and high glycemic index carbs at the very least. sure you will have to draw down sugar stores, but if you don't take in sugar, your blood sugar can't pose issues.

Lower carbs intake and quantity of food eaten or simple exercise a little 10-15 minutes of walking daily help but im a bad diabetic and dont practice what i preach. It kind of also depends on wether its weight related. I was never overweight and got type 2 diabetes at 32.

i'll go with the Paula deen diet...

theres also a new d2 drug coming out that will not need you to change any habits