Newly Diagnosed Diabetic coming for Xmas!!

mardatha

Ok thanks all. He doesn't make life easy - trying too hard to deal with this and not coping. Won't eat this or that or the other. Picture a 6ft 3 yr old in a snit !

sandraroffey

i am diabetic and i wont ba having anything thats different to anyone else. a diabetic diet is low fat, low salt, high fibre and LOW sugar, not no sugar. which is what everyone else should be eating too.

i will even be having a wee bit of pudd as well. just dont gorge out on chocs.

its easy, have a good one.xxxx

zzzLazyDaisy

I am diabetic and I'll be eating the same as everyone else, except that I'll only have a small amount of potato, a small amount of bread sauce, and a small portion of pudding. But in any case since being diabetic, I don't really enjoy sweet stuff and starchy carbs any more, so it doesn't bother me.

I also avoid fruit juices like the plague as they upset my blood sugar levels (it used to be tradition in our house to have a cooked breakfast Christmas day morning with fresh orange juice).

EDIT: as someone else has said, there is no need to live on salads and they are probably not very appealing at this time of the year. How about experimenting with HM soups - really tasty and filling, and full of fibre which helps slow the absorption of glucose.

Hippychick

I'm a diabetic and do the same as everyone else above.

I cook this cake occasionally it tastes fab and has no added refined sugar or fat. This would make an excellent alternative to a christmas cake.

http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Molly_Cake.aspx

zippychick

mardatha wrote: »

Ok thanks all. He doesn't make life easy - trying too hard to deal with this and not coping. Won't eat this or that or the other. Picture a 6ft 3 yr old in a snit !

What's a snit? Has he just been diagnosed ? Something lifelong like that is very hard to process, from experience. It won't make any sense to him for a long time Im sure.

Rebekah24

No need to do anything special for xmas. The usual spread, whatever that may be for you

Turkey n veg is pretty safe!

misskool

To help balance the blood sugar levels, it might be wise to eat small portions often and then you can sort of get spikes.

For sweets, I've been told that it's best to buy the very dark chocolate as they have less milk/sugar or hotel chocolat do a reduced sugar range with lots of different flavors.

A lot of diabetic food have artificial sweeteners which is best avoided as they aren't very good for the digestive system.

mardatha

ok A snit........involves huffs, pouts,grumps, and not talking ! It is a horrible sight !
He has to go for his first 3 month check next week and I am staying well out of it !

thriftlady_2

My dad's diabetic and he always eats what everyone else is eating at Christmas. I provide a tropical fruit salad as an alternative pud (fresh pineapple, grapes, melon, mango -no sugar) but he generally has a bit of Xmas pud and watches his intake of other sweet things.

zzzLazyDaisy

mardatha wrote: »

ok A snit........involves huffs, pouts,grumps, and not talking ! It is a horrible sight !
He has to go for his first 3 month check next week and I am staying well out of it !

((((hugs)))) for OH! As someone who was unexpectedly dx'd in her mid 40's with no family history and no risk factors, your OH has my sympathy. I remember being stunned, confused, angry and very upset. In some ways it was easier for me as I have crohn's disease and am used to following a restricted diet, so it was *just* a case of adding more restricted foods to the list :rolleyes:

But he will get used to it, and as he feels more in control over what is happening, he will also feel able to relax a bit more. Hopefully the three month check will go some way towards reassuring him. Has he been referred to a dietician?