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Diabetes and carb counting
| Tue, 09-14-2004 - 11:46am |
Hello, I need to lose quite a bit of weight and want to count carbs and just been told I have diabetes 2, is their any type of formula that a person can do to stay under a certain amount of carbs and still lose? Thank You (I was on the Atkins last year)

Hi Birdlover,
I am also a type 2 diabetic and a carb counter. I met with a dietitian and she developed a meal plan for me. I am allowed 30 grams of carbs for breakfast, 45 for lunch and dinner and 15 for my bedtime snack. I find this quite easy. I know the carb amount of certain foods, ie. milk, bread, pasta, rice, etc. and so I can normalize my eating. I was shocked at how much I had limited my diet before I started counting carbs. I have lost 3 pounds since I started. It would be nice if I could lose some more and if I could increase my exercise I probaably would lose more weight. I have been exercising and I have been losing inches. Of course muscles weight more than fat.
So I suggest that you visit a dietitian and get a special meal plan suited just to your needs. I hope this answers your question. I am really pleased at how easy carb counting is and how it has liberalized my eating.
Mary Frances
cl-maryfrances40
Co-CL Diabetes Board
Congratulations on your weight and inches lost...keep up the good work! I am so happy to read that your meal plan is working for you, it's pretty amazing isn't it?! I will be meeting with my dietician again next month to tweak my meal plan in hopes of dropping a few more pounds. I could probably do it myself but I decided working with my medical team is the smart way to go so they can determine if any other changes should be made.
Congrats again!
Jan
Hi birdlover,
I can understand your concern. I have tried to eat vegetarian meals because of my cholesterol and I can't keep my blood sugar under control. I don't get enough protein to moderate my carb intake. I hope you will talk with a dietitian because there are diabetic recipes for vegetarians and there certainly must be diabetic vegetarians.
Please let me know what you find out. I am sure others will be interested also.
Mary Frances
cl-maryfrances40
Co-CL Diabetes Board
http://www.diabetic-recipes.com/cat_vegetarian.htm