Diabetes Type 2 Support Group

Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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What kinds of things does everyone eat??? My dietician says I can have 45 carbs per meal, plus a 15 carb snack. I hardly ever have the snack because it seems like my morning readings are too high when I do. I have to take my lunch every day and find it sometimes tiring or difficult to figure out something. Here are some things I've found good.

Hormel microvable entrees. They vary in carbs, but are usually 25-40. They have a large variety and I can even eat the turkey and stuffing.

Sara Lee Delightful bread. Two slices for 18 carbs.

My favorite breakfast is a PBB- Peanut butter (Jiff of course) and half a banana.

I keep those individual servings of peaches- sweetened with Splenda- 6 carbs, sugar free jello- zipo carbs, sugar free pudding- 12 carbs, unsweetened applesauce- 13 carbs

I like cottage cheese and buy the 1%. I don't even count those carbs. I eat 1/4 cup per serving.

Taco Bells crunchy tacos fixed Fresco style are 11 carbs and 150 calories.

I buy the 4 cracker packs of peanut butter crackers or cheese crackers. They are 15 carbs.

I love the low sodium Progresso Chicken Noodle soup. Oh, and the low carb Chicken Cheese Enchilada soup is great. I'm going to make a casserole with chicken breasts over wild rice covered in a can of that soup next time I have company.

I've learned I can't deal with vanilla wafers. I like them way too much.

Let's hear some good eating secrets out there. Many of mine are high in sodium so I balance things out with raw veggies, boiled chicken breasts, boiled eggs once in while. I'm also not a table salter person.
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For snacks try an apple and string cheese or grapes and string cheese for a good protein/carb blend. Yogurt and fruit or cottage cheese and fruit is also good. I like salads and a protein for lunch. I don't like to eat alot of fast food or processed foods. Lean meats, whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies. Lots of water. I feel sodas should be taxed like alchohol and tobacco. It has no nutritional value.
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I am totally agreeing with TessaroTM. If you can... get away from all the processed food and fast foods. Even though you are watching the carb content you will be more satisfied with the lean meats, whole grain breads and cereals, fresh fruits etc. Those processed foods and fast foods just are not good for you on a regular basis.
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There is something that I learned from Nutrisystem that I have not been able to live without, but just use as a brunch treat. My husband loves them, too.

In mixing bowl, take a Heart Healthy pancake mix for a single serving, add cinnamon and sweetner, 1/4 c applesauce and one egg. If this is not moist (like cake batter) enough you can add a little soy milk or nonfat milk.

Spray PAM on a microwaveable soup bowl. Put about 3/4 cup frozen berries in it, and microwave a few minutes to defrost. Sprinkle a little sweetner over the top.

Pour your batter over the top of the berries. Stick the bowl back in the microwave for 5-6 minutes until the cake is puffy and firm to the touch.

Place a paper plate over the top of the cake and flip real fast so the cake slips out of the bowl. You should be looking at berries on the top of your cake.

Yumm! Okay, now take some sugar free whipped topping and place a couple tablespoons on the top of your cake.

This is ALL YOURS to eat. It is a one serving meal, with recommended servings of protein, fruit and carbs.

It is a little heavier on the carbs, so you might want to add an extra half hour walk to your day, but it certainly satisfies the desire for something sweet and chewy. LOL
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Try string cheese, and yogurts for snacks, for portion sizes, i do not eat anything white. No bread, no bisquits, no icecream. etc. I eat one banana for breakfast, and for lunch usually a veggie, like cucumbers..carrots..or salad with italian dressing for the vinegar. Tomatoes filled with tuna fish are great, with onions mixed inside the tuna. a little mayo, with the tomato cut like a flower. its very filling and very not carbed up. Only chicken, and chicken breast at that. no butter, no salt, lots of cayenne pepper, on foods. There are times when, peanut butter is my best friend, lol since my kids don't care for it, and it helps low blood sugars. But i usually eat, flavored crackers nacho cheese or jalepeno pepper flavored for lows and a glass of milk. I drink splenda in all my drinks, iced tea, lemonade, and even drink water with lemon juice...just about a spoonful to keep the flavor and help the plumbing. I cheat, about once every two months with a sara lee cheese cake with cherries..frozen small one, and eat the whole thing. If not Sara Lee, then chocolate chip cookies. or fudge brownies. That keeps me working on the diet the rest of the time. I closely watch portion sizes. smaller than a deck of cards. and drinks lots of water when i am sick and even when i am not. But the water gets so boring, that, even oranges sliced, with splenda..helps. or frozen cranberries, inside tea, is delicious on hot summer days. I sprinkle flax seeds on lots of foods. and eat lots of sunflower seeds, for the magnesium. Peanuts too.
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Thanks for all the great ideas. I'm always looking for something that lets me live like a "normal" though healthy eating person. I have to leave my house by 6:30 every morning and fix my lunch so its hard to go low sodium and very healthy. Good ideas about the yogurt- much is high in sugar, but Fit and Active has a low carb, low calorie kind that is pretty good- 3 carbs, I forget the calories for sure, but I think it's 20-30. I'd love to hear some more easy doable recipes with easy to find ingredients.
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I found a couple of things from Dr. Steele's Mediterranean Hunter-Gatherer Diet that I like. For lunch, I mix a can of salmon with 2 TBS for grapeseed mayo and 2 chopped up celery sticks. I can add salad greens, if I like (and I do, usually the kind that comes in a package.) I find this is very easy to transport to work and doesn't take very long to make. The hardest part was finding the grapeseed oil mayo.

The other thing that is fun is to get 1/2 to 1 cup of fresh or frozen berries, throw them in a blender with 4 to 6 ice cubes and a packet of stevia. It's a tasty frozen lo-carb treat.
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This week I found a product called "Flat Out". It's a whole grain flatbread that comes in different flavors including Italian and sundried tomato. The slices are large and are 16-17 carbs each. The picture on the package showed pizza made with it so I tried it. I found a jar of pizza sauce so I could just use a little. I bought some low fat shredded cheese. I happened to use lean hamburger as a topping, but could use just veggies, etc. It made a great, thin crust.
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Blue Bunny or Kroger brand yogurt is sweetened w/Splenda. Yummy! 12-15 carbs.
Chicken breasts baked with Adobo seasoning or Mrs Dash garlic blend is yummy. You can also make your own chicken salad with these.
Cut up the chicken and put 1/2 mayo and 1/2 plain yogurt for your dressing. This is lighter than all mayo but still has a good flavor. You can either put in pickles, celery or whatever you like in it. OR you can cut up green grapes, mandarin oranges, and come crushed pineapple and add to the chicken dressing mix. Some add slivered almonds to this salad but I am usually too cheap. Eat on some Triscuts. Doesn't get any better than that. I rarely tire of eating it and make a big bowl to take for my lunch.
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