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Diabetics and Measuring Food

BipolarPrincess
BipolarPrincess
I am just curious. Not trying to single you out by any means. Is there anyone on this board that's also diabetic? I am asking this because I just started to measure my foods tonight. Going to make it part of my eating regime when I eat at home. How much do you measure?
I tried to measure tonight and am way off base. I measured a cup of corn and realized that was way too much corn so I put some back in the pan. And realized that a cup of pasta is also way too much food for me to eat as well. Should I go down to half a cup? I don't want to become diabetic so I am trying to use portion control to cut back the amount of calories each day but still try to be able to squeeze three meals a day in. I know I should have done this earlier but I am just now seeing that it should have been done ages ago. So....in other words......HELP!

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deleted_user
deleted_user
I go by carbs mostly
tommymott
tommymott
I'm not diabetic but my Dad was. I've been "pre-diabetic" for years but using the glycemic index as a guide to choose healthier foods I've managed to avoid diabetes so far. I never have measured foods. One interesting thing was my checking up on natural treatments for blood sugar. A few checkups ago my blood sugar was 127. I decided to try using magnesium as a supplement and my next test was 117. (without making any dietary changes) Not bad, huh? There's a lot of good information available so do what's best for you.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm not diabetic, but I do have Compulsive Eating Disorder and pre-diabetes, and I'm supposed to track my food faithfully. I use the Weight Watchers Flex program instead of counting calories and carbs, and I keep track of my foot at a place called Fatsecret.com.

Take it easy on yourself. Make changes a tiny bit at a time. Keep track of your food carefully whether you eat "well" or not, and you'll see patterns where you have issues. Address one or two of them at a time. If you suddenly try to dump "bad" foods all at once, you'll never be able to stick with it. Give yourself a break -- it's another long learning process, just like dealing with your BP!

There's a sub-board here that I joined that I wish was more active is the Beeper Weight Loss Club -- because of our meds, a lot of us really struggle with weight. http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/beeper-weight-loss-club
deleted_user
deleted_user
im hypoglycemic, sort of the opposite of diabetes, but follows similiar diet. i'm supposed to eat zero sugar, i'm not following this at all so i will eventually have diabetes. (sad face) i love sweets.
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