Type II Diabetes

[barefoot serpent]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

She'll have five blood tests and four shots of insulin every day for the rest of her life, unless a magical cure comes along.

She may be able to be fitted with an insulin pump
http://www.insulin-pumpers.org/pkids.shtml
A very precise method to control the insulin-glucose levels in the body -- and no needles!

Originally Posted by mltr79

well i can suggest that you follow a strict diet now

So far for me, I havn't needed a strict diet -- except portion-wise. I still eat pretty much the same stuff I used to eat just less -- particularly the 'bad' stuff. To determine what's bad, there is the Glycemic Index for foods. This index provides a relative weighting of foods based on the speed at which each one converts into blood glucose. A fairly extensive list is here:
http://www.carbs-information.com/glycemic-index.htm#gi

So basically if it has a high Glycemic Index, avoid it or just eat less of it. Not too hard.

The only calculation I've had to make for my diet was to figure out how much I was eating. That came out to about 3000-3200 cal/day from the nutritionist. So to get to 1800-2000 cal/day I just cut portion sizes in half and added a bit of low Glycemic Index stuff to make up the difference. All very easy, especially if you use smaller plates! Just that simple method can make dieting less of a pain.

Beer & wine (in moderation) are not bad.
I've quit (almost) drinking coffee -- always required whole milk & sugar -- and replaced with teas, regular & herbals.
No between-meal snacks except for sugarless gum.
Snacking is also bad because your blood sugar never gets the chance to get < 110 as well as eating main meals at irregular intervals.
Fiber! fibre! is berry-berry gud! Remember that for every gram of fiber that you eat you can subtract one gram of carbs -- if you're into counting carbs that is. My favorite source of fiber is toasted buckwheat kernels but flax seeds are a close second.
There are probably some other pertinent dietary methods that will occur to me later but all-in-all with a little discipline and common sense a healthy diet for the diabetic is not all that restrictive.

But here I will reiterate the caveat:
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