swandfriends · 41-45, F
I'm diabetic. I do low carb, but mix in just a little fiber foods too, to get a good balance. Look at it this way, incorporate just one small healthy meal or snack you'd normally not eat. Sometimes that one small thing you eat a day can make a big difference. What was your diagnosis? Also take vitamins. It can even be baby vitamins, which is a multivitamin. Mine doesn't have potassium in them, so I buy those separately
KelXtraAF · 31-35, F
@swandfriends liver disease and gastroparesis.
swandfriends · 41-45, F
The vitamin Milk Thistle is supposed to be good for the liver. Do you take any vitamins at all?
JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
So sorry.
I have diabetes so had to stop drinking soda and adding sugar to my coffee, and stop eating desserts.
The diet sodas, and the zero sugar sodas are awful. So I stopped altogether. Sigh.
I do like sucralose (Splenda), which I use in my coffee. But very few other products use it.
I have tried "zero sugar" desserts, most made with "sugar alcohols." But they are not great and I think mess with my guts somehow.
I also have high blood pressure, so need to cut out salt. I never add it, other than when I cook a steak. But so much food has added salt. It is hard to be saltless.
Oh, and I have constipation so need more fiber. I took some orange powder for a while, the stuff you stir into water, but that is annoying. It encrusts my glasses. I eat a lot of cereal and wheat crackers.
Oh and I need to lose weight, so less fat.
At least protein is still encouraged. But I like meat like steak and ham, and it is fatty and salty.
Sigh.
I have diabetes so had to stop drinking soda and adding sugar to my coffee, and stop eating desserts.
The diet sodas, and the zero sugar sodas are awful. So I stopped altogether. Sigh.
I do like sucralose (Splenda), which I use in my coffee. But very few other products use it.
I have tried "zero sugar" desserts, most made with "sugar alcohols." But they are not great and I think mess with my guts somehow.
I also have high blood pressure, so need to cut out salt. I never add it, other than when I cook a steak. But so much food has added salt. It is hard to be saltless.
Oh, and I have constipation so need more fiber. I took some orange powder for a while, the stuff you stir into water, but that is annoying. It encrusts my glasses. I eat a lot of cereal and wheat crackers.
Oh and I need to lose weight, so less fat.
At least protein is still encouraged. But I like meat like steak and ham, and it is fatty and salty.
Sigh.
KelXtraAF · 31-35, F
@JoyfulSilence I never was a fan of pork based products and eat little red meat (besides tacos). I cut out soda and juice completely in August cold turkey. I have to do it that way for sodas or it’ll never go away
JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
SomeMichGuy · M
Wow--heavy burden.
Sorry this is all happening.
I think you might meet with a dietician for some ideas and show that person what you have done and the conflicting messages.
But remember that YOU have threaded that tortuous needle and done VERY well--
CONGRATULATIONS
That level of weight loss us INCREDIBLE!
Take heart in THAT.
And maybe it's time to get retested to try to see what is really going on; bloodwork, etc., can show a lot and mayhaps your stellar weight loss means you are not really under the gun as much as you were. Weight loss can fix borderline Type II diabetes, low level cardic issues, etc.
Check it out!
Sorry this is all happening.
I think you might meet with a dietician for some ideas and show that person what you have done and the conflicting messages.
But remember that YOU have threaded that tortuous needle and done VERY well--
CONGRATULATIONS
That level of weight loss us INCREDIBLE!
Take heart in THAT.
And maybe it's time to get retested to try to see what is really going on; bloodwork, etc., can show a lot and mayhaps your stellar weight loss means you are not really under the gun as much as you were. Weight loss can fix borderline Type II diabetes, low level cardic issues, etc.
Check it out!
pdockal · 56-60, M
find a specialist in nutrition & weight loss ... not a general practioner
cook & reheat @ work ... I work construction & I can bring veggies etc ... I have plug in personal size crok pot (Amazon)
cook & reheat @ work ... I work construction & I can bring veggies etc ... I have plug in personal size crok pot (Amazon)
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Matt85 · 36-40, M
I think you really need to get your doctors advice on this
Praying for healing from both🙏🏼
Praying for healing from both🙏🏼
Freetime · 56-60, M
That sounds very hard to live with. Have you consulted a nutritionist?
JRVanguard · 26-30, M
JRVanguard · 26-30, M
@KelXtraAF If you want a bit a of advise, I used to work at a heath food/organic food store and we always had a certified nutritionist on hand who managed the supplements section
I don’t know if that’s a common practice everywhere but it probably wouldn’t hurt to take a look at a local one if you have one and see or even call ahead to see if someone would be available to help you with supplement vs diet management
I don’t know if that’s a common practice everywhere but it probably wouldn’t hurt to take a look at a local one if you have one and see or even call ahead to see if someone would be available to help you with supplement vs diet management