tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post7915448014131934178..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: The Worst Non-Facts from NutritionistsJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-65187195744959782252007-09-17T01:07:00.000-04:002007-09-17T01:07:00.000-04:00Mine (a CDE with a PhD in nutrition & public healt...Mine (a CDE with a PhD in nutrition & public health) told me I would suffer malnutrition and brain damage – maybe not right away, but eventually – if I don't eat at least 150 grams of carb a day, preferrably from whole grains (because they're so full of vitamins!). At the end of the appointment she handed me a bunch of free snack bar samples and coupons for various highly-refined mass produced "tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157105006469455294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-25909271664885258942007-09-13T07:04:00.000-04:002007-09-13T07:04:00.000-04:00This is not totally on topic because it's not just...This is not totally on topic because it's not just about humans...but it's a comparison. I have a cat with diabetes mellitus. His body and I were able to get him from a high insulin dose into remission/diet control through tight regulation and very low carb (under 7% carbs) wet food in multiple small meals. (Those fortunate felines with their potential for healing!)<BR/><BR/>But nutrition and Arianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758173445473184943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-50196319547287576562007-09-12T14:34:00.000-04:002007-09-12T14:34:00.000-04:00Pasta is very good for your blood sugar??? What h...Pasta is very good for your blood sugar??? What have these people been smoking???<BR/><BR/>And the 130g per day for brain function -- I used to suffer from brain fog in my high carb, pre-diabetic days. My brain functions much better on 30 - 40 g per day. What a crock!!renegadediabetichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710855525093861921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-80824668498620665402007-09-09T10:24:00.000-04:002007-09-09T10:24:00.000-04:00When I was first dx T2..I was eating exactly what ...When I was first dx T2..I was eating exactly what I was told and what I had read ...oatmeal w/banana and skim milk...BS 140+..would drive to work..30min later BS 70!! I was told I was "carb sensitive" by my endo..then to eat more carbs (about 60 )from his nutritionist..!aurorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09051533048674708751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-42414154800128390852007-09-07T02:04:00.000-04:002007-09-07T02:04:00.000-04:00Steel cut oatmeal raised me too high and too long,...Steel cut oatmeal raised me too high and too long, too. My new endo had hard time believing it until I showed him my very detailed food and BG records. <BR/><BR/>My highest food level ever came from a small Trader Joe's Organic Joe's O's (equivalent of Cheerios and high processed, predigested whole grain, doncha know) and whole milk. I measured out enough cereal an milk for 75gm of carbs (notAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033443643442246531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-88569894269155303852007-09-06T20:47:00.000-04:002007-09-06T20:47:00.000-04:00"You should try having some fruit with your breakf..."You should try having some fruit with your breakfast".<BR/><BR/>"I am having a hard time believing that oatmeal has spiked you towards 300." (That was my highest reading EVER. Oatmeal for breakfast and 260 2 hours post. I'd hate to think what I was 1 hour post.)If not a mother...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16439565019650943028noreply@blogger.com