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I'm having problems managing Type 2 Diabetes with medication
Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Oct 25, 2021 | Replies (83)Comment receiving replies
I can't express how important it is to educate yourself, on good nutrition with low glycemic foods and you can get the lists on the web very easily. Choose food on the bottom half of the list and avoid food on the top of the list. Reach out to fresh veggies in the store and enjoy something new. It isn't the pills that make you better, it is the diet change and exercise. Most doctors do not have time to educate us on how to eat, so we need do do some reading and eating adventures. Losing weight is very helpful as well. Make the choices permanent.
The only food I have not liked is kale, and I have learned to eat baby beets. I don't like stuffed green peppers because I don't like tomato sauce on rice, and I do better with brown, mixed rice once in a while. There is more food out there I haven't tried yet. Dorisena
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Hi Dorisena - I could not agree more with your statement " Choose food on the bottom half of the list and avoid food on the top of the list. Reach out to fresh veggies in the store and enjoy something new. It isn't the pills that make you better, it is the diet change and exercise." We started this when my husband was diagnosed with diabetes 27 years ago, and while he must take 2 meds to keep his A1C down, he has not had to progress to insulin, which amazes his doc.
The other statement "...Most doctors do not have time to educate us how to eat..." should perhaps say "doctors are not well-trained in nutrition..." Our friend's daughter is a nutritionist who taught doctors in her last job - in all their years of education, she said they get roughly 32 hours on nutrition!
My cousin with diabetes was really struggling, and her daughter with whom she lives wasn't sure how to help, so she asked at the clinic and they were referred to the "diabetes educator" who had all the dietary info, as well as recipes and on-line resources for them. Mom, daughter and son-in-law ALL lost weight, and were able to get rid of some meds for diabetes, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Thank you for sharing your experience with all of us!
Sue