Hello 'Leenidia', after reading you message I thought i'd share with you as much as I think is helpful
... I hope you don't mind the essay haha.
I have had type 1 diabetes for 14 years, and only recently have I actually started to make beneficial changes to my health and control of the disease. Obviously i'm not a doctor or anything, but what really made me think twice about it all was my Dad who about a year ago was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes after having a heat attack. His diet before this was similar to many others, often being of a high carb and sugar intake. He had other health problems too as he ate foods high in fat (he did eat fruit and veg too but it wasn't always a frequent act). He decided to temporarily turn to an extremely healthy vegan diet, his breakfasts consisted of LOW GI (slow release of sugar into blood) ie porridge oats, mixed salads for lunch and dinners consisting of vegetables, ie ratatouille, veg stir fry, veg stews etc etc etc. It doesn't have to be boring.
After 2-3 months of sticking to this veg-focused diet (give or take) he went back to his doctor who eventually was able to confirm he had reversed his type 2 diabetes. Whilst his diet is mainly based on this LOW-GI vegan plan, with his healthy blood sugar readings, he can treat himself every now and again without it playing too much havoc with his health. He also said that he didn't find himself to be hungry or tired because you can get so much energy from natural foods, he looks and is so much happier than i've ever known him to be.
With regards to my TYPE 1 diabetes, it really opened my eyes to diabetic danger foods, and the over use of my insulin injections. I always knew that my sugars would fluctuate and become frustrating when i would eat excess carbs at the wrong time of day, but yet i still did it, kind if like I was addicted to the sluggish carb eating habbits.
Major NOS for me now are HIGH-GI foods such as white carbs ie white rice, white pasta, white bread. What has helped me as a TYPE1 diabetic is massively increasing my vegetable consumption, and eating healtly LOWGI carbs as fuel for my body.
Sorry this is very long winded for you all to read, but for you as a type 2 diabetic, I think that the main thing to focus on is that fact that you pancreas is struggling to produce insulin, so one of the best things you can do is to not overload it with foods that require the pancreas to release insulin ( iecarbohydrates).
I really really hope this is of some help to you, as i know how horrible it feels to have fluctuating and high blood sugars. Do a bit of research into it all, and keep positive because my dad is proof that it can be reversed (as long as you keep it up
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Hannah
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