[Doug]

his list of no no foods includes

diet foods and sugar free foods
candy
honey
dessert
pastries
bread
crackers
rice
pasta
cereal
snack foods
milk
cottage cheese
fruit
fruit juice
protein bars
vegetables including

beets
corn
potatoes
tomatoes
beans
onions
squash

soup
health foods
balsamic vinegar

Doesnt leave much

[BlueSky]

Originally Posted by Cyborg

Could you please explain how you came up with those ratios. I was under the impression the ratios were between the number of grams of each food type.

Grams and calories for CHO, protein and fat are:

Carb : 34, 136
Protein : 109, 436
Fat : 167, 1503

Total calories = 2,075

You work out the ratio as follows :

Carb : (136/2075)*100 = 6.55
Protein : (436/2075)*100 = 21.01
Fat : (1503/2075)*100 = 72.43

or 7:21:72

[soso]

on that list...while I did bernstein, I ate
sugar free Jello
tons of great homemade sugar free desserts (more than my prev life)
homemade nut bread (tastes like heavy wholemeal...will post recipe if you like)
amazing almond crackers sweet or savory (ditto on recipe)
Delish 'porridge' made with flax or nuts
Lots of heavy cream and some milk for tea
cottage cheese
berries in moderation
odd slice of other fruits
onions
tomatoes
made my own soup
don't know what health foods means...
balsamic vinegar...
Cauliflower mashed with cream cheese is a great swap for mashed spuds, and I once made a cauli "rice' pudding that fooled 2 men! lol

Honestly, I am sure a lot of his followers do not follow to the letter his lists.. we pretty much all 'eat to our meter' and I am not here to defend him or not, but to speak from my own experience—it's NOT awful. If I found myself in a situation with my control that was not being addressed by other means, I wouldn't hesitate to dial it all back to his recommendations to get that control back.
I will concede I missed a lot of foods, but reiterate it was WAY more fun than the years I spent on low fat.
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[DeusXM]

Thanks for saying that and of course I am over emotional and sensitive, because my bgs is a bit low.

And there was me thinking that the Bernstein plan was supposed to be much better at preventing extremes of blood sugar....

[karen]

No, no, no I don't follow Bernstein. I have read his book and receive emails when his teleconferences are. I wish I could follow his plan and avoid all my highs and lows. He has reversed many of his diabetic complications on his plan. **** the moderators deleted the website I posted of some of his meal plans. I don't understand why. It has some great recipes and ideas. I thought we were here to offer ideas and suggestions to better our diabetes. (shaking my head)

[Dewey]

Originally Posted by karen

**** the moderators deleted the website I posted of some of his meal plans. I don't understand why. It has some great recipes and ideas. I thought we were here to offer ideas and suggestions to better our diabetes. (shaking my head)

I removed the post because in the site link provided, there's an advertisement of his book on the left hand side. Advertising for or linking to outside sales sites is Not allowed on this forum unless otherwise cleared by Tony first. Here's the FAQ page & our Rules page.
Don't get me wrong.....I'm all about helping others and sharing good info. That said, the link/site can be shared privately with those interested (via PMs). If we allow one member to post links to sites that sell or promote items, then we'd have to allow Everyone (and that is Not going to happen).

[soso]

Those postings are on 'diabetes in control', which has a rather good email newsletter it sends out if you subscribe..the newsletter is a bunch of links to diabetes news items, can be quite interesting.
one could also just google his name.

[BlueSky]

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[soso]

Originally Posted by DeusXM

And there was me thinking that the Bernstein plan was supposed to be much better at preventing extremes of blood sugar....

Hey, that's why my A1c is 4.9......