need advice

tamijoy2000 · Post by **tamijoy2000** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:03 pm

I recently been diagnosed with diabetes and i need to change my diets some more.

does anyone know of a good sugar substitute i can take that wont upset my ibd/mc? I appreciate any advice i can get thanks.

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:11 pm

TamiJoy, while I haven't been diagnosed with diabetes my blood sugar is not at a level at which I am comfortable. I really believe I need to watch all carbs, not just sugar. I was always a carb freak....pasta, potatoes, rice and good bread were my downfall, not sugar. I have found that I do best not eating much of those. The cravings really become less intense when I eliminate them. I don't eat much sugar per se but have occasional dark chocolate and when baking, once in a while, use stevia variations and erythritol. I don't believe the guidelines that the diabetes sites advise....I think they're being manipulated by the pharmaceuticals....sorry....back on my soapbox.

Leah · Post by **Leah** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:52 pm

deb is right. All carbs act the same once they hit your blood stream - they all turn into glucose. You need to cut way back on them and space what you do eat through out through out the day. Stevia might be your best bet as a sweetener.

Leah

PS exercise is crucial to getting rid of diabetes! - even just walking every day.

tamijoy2000 · Post by **tamijoy2000** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:29 pm

I walking everyday. I'm gonna look at eating whole grains and wheat items more. I will also look at stevia. i hope it will be safe on the colitis.

thank you all for the advice im gonna try it out and see what happens.

Martha · Post by **Martha** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:52 pm

Dear Tamijoy,

If you have MC, you shouldn't be eating any wheat, since gluten is the major intolerance for people with MC. I don't have any advice on sugar substitutes, though.

I hope that you are able to get your diabetes under control well with dietary changes.

Love,
Martha

JFR · Post by **JFR** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:01 am

The best advice I know of for treating diabetes can be found in Dr Richard Bernstein's book "Diabetes Solution". You can check it out on his website:

http://www.diabetes-book.com/

He would advise you to stay away from wheat and complex carbs.

Jean

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:33 am

Tamijoy: Here's an article I was reading this morning that may give you some more insight. Deb
http://mariahealth.blogspot.com/

tamijoy2000 · Post by **tamijoy2000** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:51 pm

im not gonna try the whole wheat items. maybe just whole grain and try and eat less of it each week. the sugar substitute im not sure which way to go on that. probably just cut back on that. and just keep exercising and go from there. i know if the weight will come off ill be ok. just coming off slowly.

thanks everyone for the advice. i will keep posting on here to let everyone know how im doing and how things going.

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