diet for diabetics.

[*ebony*]

i too have a client like this but she has Parkinson disease as well, so for her it's more about keeping mobility and flexation, which I have done for her, however she has got to stay away from ben and Jerry's..

yummmmmmm



oh she doesn't smoke. her religion prohibits her from drinking. no drugs except the ones prescribed to her. nothing to worry about except her diet.

 

[Tami Bellon]

How much carbs is she having? She doesn't have to go very low on carbs, just needs to have complex carbs. I always recommend whole foods, however the amount varies. and rarely is low carbs as we need carbs for our organism to function properly. I like to keep grains and fibers, such as oats, rice and yams for the early part of the day and green leafy vegetables for late afternoon and evenings.

The egg whites is if you want to reduce the fat intake. Egg yolk are a great source of fat, but if I'm getting the amount of fats I need, that's the first thing I cut out.

Agree! Green veggies after say.....5 pm. The amounts in that diet should be adjusted to her weight. That doesn't look like much food if the person is 200 lbs. So amounts and macros need to be adjusted for her.

 

[Thandie]

from what she told me and what i observed her diet about 40-45% carbs, 30-35% fats, 20-30% protein. i tried to explain to the best of my knowledge how her body used what she was eating, and that she might have better results with a different diet, thus the reason for this thread. she wants to gradually decrease the amount of meds she's taking.

this is a good stable diet then(give or take some of those carbs)? no need for cheat meals/days?

Yes, a cheat meal is always beneficial, However nothing with simple sugars.

 

[*ebony*]

thank you for your feedback guys. helped a lot