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Diabetes and diet

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As to alternative hot drinks - obviously there is a huge range of herbal teas. But have you heard of Barley Cup? It works like coffee - is made from (funilly enough) barley. It may be malted so you may need to check the sugar (maltose) content but it's perfectly pleasant. One warning - it may look like coffe but it tastes very different - a bit of a shock the first time. It also has no caffeine.
If you eat with friends I would hope they would help you if you let them know the situation. Meals where the carbs are separate are easiest. Lunchtime variants could include a really chunky veg soup - more like stew than soup. You can take it to work in a wide-necked flask. I am a bit wierd and I enjoy cold stir-fry so long as it isn't greasy. you could try that.
What about beans as your carb? Not so much baked beans, but red kidney, chickpeas, black-eyed peas that sort of thing. Great hot or cold and provide protein as well. Just a few would make a veggie dish more substantial.
im also considering the low carb approach . my hba1c n trigs hdl`s lipids are to tits at the mo im slowlyyyyyyyyyyyyy giving up the will to live lol.i rarely drink ive lost 3 stone in weight n yet my bloods r up n down like a whores drawes with no explanation . im gonna do a 4 week profile of sugars n stuff i eat n see if they can point where im going wrong .im currently on metformin 28 mils of detemir and 2x10 of byetta . im considering ditching the byetta and going back on novorapide as my sugars were much better on it altho i lost weight using byetta . i dread avin my 3 mthly hba1c n trying to offer my consultant an explanation like a naughty school boy biggrin
this has been an interesting read for me, am not diabetic, but most of my family are and given the weight i carry especially around my middle i am a prime candidate for it aparently.
ive bought myself the diabetes weight loss plan to kill 2 birds with 1 stone mainly, 1 shift the weight that is causing me back problems and just making life shit really and 2 to prevent or at least put off the onset of diabetes, its based on low GI foods etc so am going to give it a shot
Earthy xx