Diabetic Veggie - internet advice???

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My mother was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

This means that although she doesn't yet need insulin injections if

she does not modify her diet she WILL eventually develop type 1

diabetes.

The doctor told me she thinks type 2 diabetes is just as dangerous as

type 1 because it can go undiagnosed for a long time and people do

not take it very seriously until they have done themselves some

serious damage.

 

My mother had hit menopause about a year beforehand, several of my

friend's mothers' at the same phase of life have also been diagnosed

with type 2 diabetes - these are all carnivores please note. (Of

course my mother had always been incredibly gluttinous, especially

with sugary/fatty foods so in a way this was inevitable).

 

In cases such as this (obviously NOT in all cases of diabetes)

lifestyle seems to have been a great factor in precipitating

diabetes, I've read on the internet (so it must be true ) that at

menopause the lessening of progesterone (and I apologise for all the

icky details to the men out there) can quite seriously affect blood

sugar levels.

 

The foods that it highlighted as being good sources for natural

progesterone the body will accept are things like soy, yams and lima

beans, which were advocated as being much more effective than hormone

replacement treatment.

 

As I say, this is just something I've found on the internet

( http://www.nexusmagazine.com/HormoneHeresy.html ) I personally have

no proof that this is true nor have I seen any concrete evidence on

this theory.

Also when the author uses the fact that symptoms of menopause etc

don't seem to be as prevalent in South American areas I get very wary

that they don't take into account social factors or the effects of

rich/poor lifestyle.

If anyone has any kind of experience with anything like this I would

like to hear about it, even if it's just to say it's all a load of

cobblers!

 

On a much more respectable note the doctor did tell my mother to eat

plenty more fruit and veg, especially red fruits and veg as they have

more anti-oxidants in them. Sensible stuff like that.

It's a pity that the doctor didn't give her any advice on meat either

way, it doesn't seem to be something she was concerned about.

 

 

 

 

, " Sheryl " <ssarndt>

wrote:

> > I am diabetic and lacto-ovo vegetarian and it is the best diet

for this condition. (As for many others.)

> >

> > It's proteins one must watch, as too many damage liver and kidney

> function.

>

>

>

> I'm just glad to hear that it is possible to be diabetic and still

> eat a vegetarian/vegan diet. Now I have some responses for when

> people tell me they could " never be vegetarian since I'm

diabetic " .

> It's just another excuse to eat meat.

>

> BTW, I agree with Nikki....I like the fact that my blood type (A)

> agrees with the blood type diet, but I don't necessarily buy into

> it. I think it's healthy to check out different theories and ideas

> and question your own beliefs to make sure they are the beliefs you

> want to have.