Cooking for diabetic (help!)

Penelope_Penguin

I have 2 adult friends who have been recently diagnosed with diabetes. They take no drugs, and have been advised to control their condition with diet alone. They also need to eat a low-fat diet, for reasons I can't recall atm.

Brymmor diabetic ice-cream is lovely, btw, and also enjoyed by a friend who is dairy-intolerant.

Penny. x

iwanttosave_2

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

I have 2 adult friends who have been recently diagnosed with diabetes. They take no drugs, and have been advised to control their condition with diet alone. They also need to eat a low-fat diet, for reasons I can't recall atm.

Brymmor diabetic ice-cream is lovely, btw, and also enjoyed by a friend who is dairy-intolerant.

Penny. x

They are likely to be type 2 diabetics then. I suspect the OP is talking about a type1 as its juvinle onset diabetes.

Diabetics have to eat low fat foods as they are more likely to develop things like heart disease so have to keep to a healthy diet to try to prevent this.

Pretty much all diabetic nurses will tell you not to bother with diabetic foods as they are just a waste of money and not as healthy as they make out. Also they often have a laxative effect.

Miss_Cinnabon

Agree totally with firefly, my son has diabetes and were advised not to ban anything, follow a healthy diet etc

My son loves my mums hobnobs(twink) they are full of oats and they are slow release carbs, the recipe is under homemade hobnobs:D

susie

Addiscomber

Firefly wrote: »

I think it's lovely that you're thinking of your friend and her family but I'd urge you to simply think "healthy" rather than focus on a specific disability. I know my son hates it when his needs become specific, i.e. I made the mistake of asking for diet coke "because he's diabetic" and will never, ever make that mistake again.

I have been there and done that!
My son is 18 now and more matter of fact about it, but when he was younger he hated any attention being drawn to his condition and being treated specially/differently.

We were told to follow the Mediterranean diet, low fat, low sugar, plenty of fruit and veg. 9 year old boys really go for that sort of food :rotfl:

I make cakes and puddings but I cut the sugar content down, and avoid anything particularly sugary like icings. I don't use cooking apples because then I don't add sugar. For example I make Eve's pudding using a quarter of the total sugar used in the recipe (by not adding to the apples and halving what is in the sponge part), and it is quite acceptable.

OP - unixgirluk - I think your heart is in the right place, but I would pick a theme for the whole family to enjoy rather than focus on Diabetes.

Uniscots97

Sorry for not replying yesterday (lost my internet connection). My friend's son is not allowed 'normal' sweets/cakes/fizzy juice. He follows a normal diet but also is not allowed many berry fruits. This advice seems to be commonly given out by the Sick Kids hospital near us (same advice given to family not long moved to our street for their youngest daughter). He was told (at the hospital) rather than miss out he could have diabetic sweets/biscuits etc hence my question about recipes.

Ted_Hutchinson

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Angelraesunshine

I make lots of cakes etc for my Nana who is diabetic and we use splenda instead of sugar she loves it i have to bake a cake every time i go see her then she freezes them to make them last longer for her.

ellieo

can anyone point me in the right direction as to where i can find diabetic recipes,.....thanks

littlesnuggy

You shouldn't need to cook specific meals for people with diabetes - they just need to eat a healthy, balanced diet like anyone else. Foods that have a low GI score (those which release energy slowly) help to improve blood glucose control, so opt for wholegrain varieties of carbs, such as rice, pasta and bread. Other than that, try to keep dishes low in fat and not loaded with sugar.

I believe there are some recipes on the Diabetes UK website, so maybe have a browse around there.

wogglemaker

I second Diabetes UK, It's even more confusing when steroids play havoc with my readings

The information coming from my hospital was so confusing, I've decided to go by the advice on thier web site rather than the hospitals.