Diabetes and high blood pressure diet help please

bizzylizzy

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Please take a look at this page on the DUK site with your husband, OP - and then straight back to his GP.

There are 15 care essentials for people with diabetes, this is an easy checklist. The essentials are a minimum standard, and your DH is at such an advantage if he is motivated and takes control of things.

Thank you, he already has most of those at his yearly check with the GP and nurse, and he has his eyes checked yearly too. Just no course to go on.

VfM4meplse

The other thing worth watching over a cup of tea if you have 20 mins to spare is this - explains the physiological response to carbohydrates in lay terms. You are right to go low carb.

DUTR

bizzylizzy wrote: »

Thank you, he already has most of those at his yearly check with the GP and nurse, and he has his eyes checked yearly too. Just no course to go on.

It was about 9 months before I got onto a diet forum, it ran for 6 weeks and was very good, a lot is learned on there for those that are interested.
As others have mentioned the processed food is the main poison, everything else is allowable just in moderation of portion size.

Hard_Up_Hester

I was told by my practice nurse, no salt, no sugar, no fat, no carbs, no alcohol. I received details of low carb course to go on but was told by my Dr not to go on it but to go on the Cambridge Diet.

bizzylizzy

Hard_Up_Hester wrote: »

I was told by my practice nurse, no salt, no sugar, no fat, no carbs, no alcohol. I received details of low carb course to go on but was told by my Dr not to go on it but to go on the Cambridge Diet.

How confusing for you!

bizzylizzy

spirit wrote: »

Hi,


I'm not a diabetic, but I followed Dr Michael Moseley's 5.2 diet 2 years ago and lost loads of weight.


Now he has brought out his BSD (blood sugar diet) I've bought his book and am following it because I want to lose a few pounds fast before my DD's wedding.


it's 800 cals a day and restricted carbs. I started it on Sunday and have lost 4LBS already.

Ive got the book and read through it, and have looked at the website too

link here https://thebloodsugardiet.com/

I've got the book now and read through it, and have looked at the website too. The recipes at the back seem quite expensive, do you think this can this be done on a budget? Also, I'm a bit confused - do think porridge is allowed for breakfast?

VfM4meplse

bizzylizzy wrote: »

Also, I'm a bit confused - do think porridge is allowed for breakfast?

Not sure about this diet, but porridge is v high in carbs (albeit low GI). On that basis I avoid it, and other cereals....although it took some time to kick the habit*! Would something with protein in it be possible instead?

*whilst a student I would regularly eat 3 bowls of cereal a day as meals, but that was over 20 years ago when I believed they were good for you.

Slinky

I had higher blood pressure for a number of years, not seriously high, but not normal. About 2 years ago now I went low carb to lose weight. The last time I had my blood pressure checked, about 6 months ago, BP was normal. I was practically dancing out of the surgery, I lost over a stone and sorted my BP problems at the same time going low carb.

spirit

bizzylizzy wrote: »

I've got the book now and read through it, and have looked at the website too. The recipes at the back seem quite expensive, do you think this can this be done on a budget? Also, I'm a bit confused - do think porridge is allowed for breakfast?

I don't follow the recipes verbatim bizzylizzy. there are a lot of ingredients in them that i wouldn't normally buy/have. What i do is adapt the principle of the diet with my own food.

Anything with eggs is easy. Meat/chicken with veg is easy. Mushroom grilled with cheese on etc etc

I haven't had porridge since i started it no.

I'd say just adapt to suit what you like. I do a daily food diary on myfitnesspal so I can keep a check on the calories. So as long as you are low carb/high fat within the 800 cals you should be ok.

bizzylizzy

spirit wrote: »

I don't follow the recipes verbatim bizzylizzy. there are a lot of ingredients in them that i wouldn't normally buy/have. What i do is adapt the principle of the diet with my own food.

Anything with eggs is easy. Meat/chicken with veg is easy. Mushroom grilled with cheese on etc etc

I haven't had porridge since i started it no.

I'd say just adapt to suit what you like. I do a daily food diary on myfitnesspal so I can keep a check on the calories. So as long as you are low carb/high fat within the 800 cals you should be ok.

Thanks, I think I'll have to do that, I'm going to work out a week or two of meals and then start next week with those meal plans to follow. I was finding it a bit overwhelming as we normally eat quite simply.