tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967781860933132301.post6111351455084891223..comments2024-03-18T00:20:39.782+11:00Comments on Type 2 Diabetes - A Personal Journey: Food, Farmers and FactoriesAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868809225921579099noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967781860933132301.post-88140936704446779532010-05-05T03:47:15.095+10:002010-05-05T03:47:15.095+10:00Bob
Thanks for the information here. I am lookin...Bob<br /><br />Thanks for the information here. I am looking to lower the blood sugar as my levels are border line at this time and this helps.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516692199729475582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967781860933132301.post-36289237569232987402009-11-24T11:13:20.997+11:002009-11-24T11:13:20.997+11:00Hello Jane
I'll accept your request as genuine...Hello Jane<br />I'll accept your request as genuine.<br /><br />One of the problems I have discovered lately is the increasing number of people wanting to promote their web-sites by using the comments section of my blog. I get several each day and reject them all. <br /><br />However, you asked for my opinion. That specific page provides the following list of recipes as being "so good and good-for-you that you could make it whether you’re trying to follow a diabetic diet or not!". I added the carb counts myself. Note that all of the counts in the high-carb recipes are based on very small portion sizes.<br /><br />Appetizers <br />Potato Carrot Soup 33 gms carb<br />Sweet Potato Bread 26 gms carb<br /><br />Main Dish <br />Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Vegetables 3 gms carb<br />Green Peppers Stuffed with Black-Eyed Peas and Smoked Turkey 29 gms carb<br /><br />Side Dishes <br />Wild Rice with Broccoli 28 gms carb<br />Corn Pudding 61 gms carb<br />String Bean Salad 9 gms carb<br />Kale with Smoked Turkey 5 gms carb<br /><br />Drinks and Dessert <br />Golden Party Punch 24 gms carb (Per 8-Ounce Serving!)<br />Banana Pudding 35 gms carb<br /><br />The only dishes on that menu I would consider acceptable are the Stuffed Pork Tenderloin, the String Bean Salad and the Kale. The rest would send my blood glucose sky-high. The corn pudding is simply ridiculous. <br /><br />So I had a look at the rest of the web-site.<br /><br />I was saddened but unsurprised to find that it is yet another mish-mash of out-dated advice from the past century, especially when it came to dietary advice. For excample, this is from their "Eat to Live" page:<br /><br />Step 2: Change Your Eating Habits<br /><br />To control your blood sugar level and lose necessary weight, the food on your plate will have to change. Don’t think of it as a diet, but a healthier way to eat<br /> * Know what to eat, when to eat and why you should eat it.<br /><br /> o Learn the Basics of Eating<br /> o Focus on Fruits<br /> o Vitamin-Filled Vegetables<br /> o Go Lean with Protein<br /> o Calcium-Rich Foods<br /> o Whole-Grain Goodness<br /><br />Focus on fruits? Whole grain goodness? Yeah, right. In my opinion the site is a cobbled together mish-mash of generalised advice and most of that is bad advice when it is dealing with diabetes and diet.<br /><br />Cheers, AlanAlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868809225921579099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967781860933132301.post-14598975407153251172009-11-24T06:45:41.810+11:002009-11-24T06:45:41.810+11:00I found some holiday recipes that are supposed to ...I found some holiday recipes that are supposed to be diabetic-friendly - http://www.thebeehive.org/health/health-matters-coach/manage-your-diabetes/live-well-take-action/diabetic-s-healthy-holiday-p/festive-meal-plan-li.<br /><br />What's your take - are they good for me?jtihrkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706422878522525139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967781860933132301.post-44595215485100283392009-10-27T13:01:45.773+11:002009-10-27T13:01:45.773+11:00Hello Lisa
My motivation is complex, these are ju...Hello Lisa<br /><br />My motivation is complex, these are just some of the factors.<br /><br />My diagnosis and early learning story is here: http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2008/11/turning-points.html<br /><br />As I slowly learned from others on usenet about how to manage my own diabetes better I found I was answering questions from newly diagnosed people on those same forums, passing on the baton. <br /><br />Over time I became passionate about the bad advice, especially on diet, being provided by mainstream authorities. You will see one of my earlier letters on that recorded here: http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/11/diabetes-authorities.html . I wrote the original in 2004 if I recall correctly. I'm retired and slowly my passion became my normal morning routine. <br /><br />I then joined other web forums and started talking to the new people on those. I expand on how the blog developed here: http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2009/06/testimonials.html<br /><br />People started sending me emails and letters saying thanks; that also gave me encouragement to continue. <br /><br />It also helps that I am retired; in a way my affliction became my hobby.<br /><br />Cheers, AlanAlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868809225921579099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967781860933132301.post-91568313936895122492009-10-25T13:56:31.066+11:002009-10-25T13:56:31.066+11:00Thank you for the insights about food labels. I sa...Thank you for the insights about food labels. I saw your blog after reading some of your responses to a question in the ADA forum - http://community.diabetes.org/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=adanewdiagnose&tid=6400 - I wondered what motivated you to take the time to answer people's questions in the forum, and what your motivation is to blog about diabetes.Lisa Gualtierihttp://lisagualtieri.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967781860933132301.post-85708089184671241802009-09-25T07:18:25.230+10:002009-09-25T07:18:25.230+10:00I've become far more radical over the years, r...I've become far more radical over the years, reading the various Primal and similar dietary blogs - AND emulating what the healthy fit octagenarians around these parts eat. Mostly fresh meat and fish with yummy saturated fat and Omega 3s and local vegetables, and I avoid anything with small print.<br /><br />Processed foodlike substances all seem to be based on the triumvirate of Omega 6 processed oils, sugar (including fructose) and starch (including wheat) all of which appear to be implicated in the "diseases of civilisation" let alone all the other additions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967781860933132301.post-90736288941546788742009-09-17T12:30:16.693+10:002009-09-17T12:30:16.693+10:00I had hoped to find my little book of food additiv...I had hoped to find my little book of food additives, but after the move, it has eluded our search. I had wanted to give some specific examples of both the good and harmful ingredients you listed. Yes, many of the items listed have no harmful effects, but a few are not good for our bodies and for varying reasons and I do have to wonder about some of the combinations and their effects. While I am inclined to believe Janet's blog because of the refining process our foods go through, I do have to wonder what the Chinese are doing so well with the soy foods they eat so abundantly. Hopefully, it is the lack of processing that make the difference.Bob Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273528282720201489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967781860933132301.post-78658929859368593692009-09-15T23:03:27.607+10:002009-09-15T23:03:27.607+10:00I'm with you. If I don't know what it is,...I'm with you. If I don't know what it is, I don't (very often) eat it. I find it challenging enough just to find a prepackaged product that doesn't have added sugar in some form or another. You start finding sugar in the strangest places. Once you add in all the trans-fats and other strange chemicals, there are few prepackaged foods that are edible. As much as I hate having to cook all my meals, that's what I end up having to do most of the time. I'm going to be sad when our local farmer's market ends in a couple of weeks!Risharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03881476755202131659noreply@blogger.com