your daily diet?

[LauRa Lu]

I'm having a really tough time controlling my b.sugar these last few days, for many reasons i think. :rolleyes:
I've only been type one now for 4 months or so, but I’ve recently decided to really start sorting my self out, getting my self into a much better diet each day and trying to generally just be a lot healthier than I am currently.

A few things still confuse me quite a lot in terms of carbs and good carbs/bad carbs etc.

I was just wondering and thought it would be interesting to see what a good diabetics daily diet is like. It would certainly help me to see how other people keep a steady b.g, and there’s quite a few newbie diabetics on here who it might also help.

So whats your average day eating like??
Something like – breakfast ??
Snack ??
Lunch ??
Snack ??
Meal ??
Before bed ??


;) Lor

[rzrbks]

Dr. has told me, sarcastically, to " Go away" since A1c "Fluctuates between 5.2 and 5.4.

Breakfast--PB and Jelly sandwich with either coffee or tea for breakfast.

mid-morning snack if B/Gs are low, otherwise not.


Lunch--- pretty much whatever I want, just be sure to cover with enough insulin {Today ham and cheese sandwich and cup-a-soup}


mid-afternoon snack-mostly pkg of PB crackers. I get the ones that are 14 Carbs. so I don't have to inject


Supper-- again pretty much whatever I feel like, just cover well with insulin--I try to keep it about 60-90 carbs (unless it's pizza)



Late night snack, I try and keep it under 12 carbs unless it's a piece of fruit--if not, then I cover with insulin

[Lorna]

Breakfast normally just juce
Lunch sandwich
Dinner- whatevers going with sufficient insulin to cover it
Sandwich at bed time

[PepsiLvr]

Hello,

I've been T1 for 3 months now and am finally getting the hang of this. My plan is pretty much the same as rzrbks. My CDE's plan for me was no snacks but I find it hard to do. I like to munch throughout the day (I'm underweight btw) so I don't know why my CDE said no snacks. I too try to keep snacks under 14 carbs since my carb :: insulin ratio is 1:~15-20. My endo said to cover anything over 20 carbs with insulin. So like I said it's pretty much Breakfast, snack (if sugars are not above 120 when I wake up) ,lunch , snack, dinner, bedtime snack. I'm not pumping right now so sometimes I have to have a bigger snack at nighttime if I'm running low.

[DeusXM]

Good advice really is to ask yourself 'what's a normal healthy diet?' That's a pretty good starting point.

Usually I don't bother with breakfast either because I'm not up early enough for it, or im feeling hungover and food isn't such a great option. Lunch can be a variety of anything, usually involving cheese, almost always bread - I'm a big sandwich fan, though a pasty always goes down well.

Usually for tea I'll have something like rice or pasta simply cuz it's dead easy to cook, and sometimes I'll have stuff like convenience foods from Iceland. If I'm having pizza I'll take a bit more insulin.

Later in the evening I'll usually have a kebab on the way home, or if it's been a really bad night, some Kentucky F***ky Chucky, though that's usually a rarity. If I've been drinking really heavily then I'll probably pop in another one or two units just to cover the carbs, though in all honesty it can be a bit like playing with fire because it can spark off hypos, so I usually keep the extra shot for when I've got bored of beer a bit too early and have moved onto the dark recesses of Vodbull, or on a really bad night, Reef.

Since you're on a Mixtard regime you won't be able to have the same flexibility as me because your meal times are kinda prescribed, and you will probably need to snack more frequently than I do - I usually don't bother with snacks, and when I do I usually just have protein-based stuff, or sometimes dried fruit like apricots. However I remember when I was on Mixtard I'd usually have to eat every 4 hours or so, especially when I got back from school (much to the chagrin of my mother who'd yell "You're having your tea in an hour!"), and in the evenings before bed or I'd have night hypos.

I wouldn't worry massively about what and when you eat. Just try to eat reasonably healthily, and eat when you're hungry. Keep an eye on your bg during the day and you'll soon be able to spot trends when it drops and spikes. Also, be wary of ANY dietary advice from the major diabetes organisations at the moment. Diabetes UK is currently stuck between a rock and a hard place. For years they've been spouting that people with diabetes need to eat tons of starchy carbs, far more than people without diabetes, in the belief that it keeps bg steady. Recent evidence, and basic nutrition have shown that this is anything but the case - lots of starchy carbs make your bg spike (eat pizza and you'll see what I mean) and the sheer volume of calories means that on a high-cal diet you'll soon be able to take up sumo professionally. Unfortunately, Diabetes UK is having a lot of trouble admitting that it may have been wrong for the last 30 years and is labelling all people who challenge it as dangerous.

Bottom line? Stick to what everyone else would call a normal, healthy diet - low in salt, fat and sugar, a sensible calorie intake and standard amounts of protein and carb.

[am1977]

I wouldn't worry too much about your numbers, it sounds like you are trying your best to control them and sometimes there is nothing else you can do. I think I can safely bet that many here have had problems with blood sugar at times. I think the best think you can do is to keep a record of your blood sugar and also what you've been eating. Then get in contact with your doctor, they could help you adjust your insulin or give you other advice as well.

As for my diet, it varies a lot. for breakfast I usually have a low carb bagel with cream cheese and a small piece of fruit, or cereal and yougurt, or just cereal. Lunch is usually a sandwich, or half of a pasta packet, Dinner sometimes pasta, sometimes I eat out, sometime a sandwich. For snacks, popcorn, or cereal. Sometimes chocolate(when I am feeling naughty, lol :) ) That about sums it up

Hope you feel better soon and your numbers come down.

[Deager]

Breakfast: Whole wheat shredded wheat (spoon size) with strawberries; or peanut butter (50/50 brand) on stoneground wheat bread with Smart Balance butter and cinammon (sometimes add sugar free Smuckers Strawberry jam) with a glass of skim milk and coffee.

Morning snack if bg is not high: piece of fruit (apple, pear, etc) if bg normal; or cottage cheese w/fruit and juice if a little low.

Lunch: turkey bologna (two slices) sandwich on stoneground wheat bread or pumpernickel bread with non-fat chedder cheese (2 slices and non-fat Miracle Whip salad dressing or homemade bean soup with a slice of bread and a glass of milk.

Afternoon snack: whatever I didn't have for morning snack or sugar free low fat yogurt and juice.

Dinner: fish, turkey or chicken broiled or baked, sweet potato or brown rice, a vegetable like zucchini boiled with Smart Balance butter. Sometimes a slice of bread also.

Late snack: Edy's fat free sugar free Chocolate Swirl ice cream. If a little low, Edy's sugar free Triple Chocolate ice cream.

ALWAYS: With dinner, a salad with lettuce, grape tomatoes, onions, bell pepper, cucumbers, radishes, sliced carrots, dried sunflower seeds, mushrooms, non-fat croutons, non-fat salad dressing, non-fat mozzarella or cheddar cheese and sometimes sliced almonds.

Basically, we follow a glycemic index diet and it has been great. BG readings have been wonderful and hopefully the new Endo will think so and give us a pump!!! Oh happy day!

By Diane for Jack

[LauRa Lu]

Originally posted by DeusXM


Since you're on a Mixtard regime you won't be able to have the same flexibility as me because your meal times are kinda prescribed, and you will probably need to snack more frequently than I do - I usually don't bother with snacks, and when I do I usually just have protein-based stuff, or sometimes dried fruit like apricots. However I remember when I was on Mixtard I'd usually have to eat every 4 hours or so, especially when I got back from school (much to the chagrin of my mother who'd yell "You're having your tea in an hour!"), and in the evenings before bed or I'd have night hypos.

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The thing at the moment is i dont feel like i eat enough.. well at least not as much as i'd like, especially in the evening.

I think i need a change of insulin not a change of diet.

I dont have another apointment until june to see a doctor but i think i'll make one for sooner. I've only seen my diabetes nurse once since i came out of hospital and thats it. I went to see a doctor but they didnt do much, just put my dose of insulin up by 2 units.


Thanx for the replys :)

[HeatherP]

Bkfst: 2 slc whole-wheat low-carb bread w/ a tiny bit of butter, and just a smidge of jam and two slices low-fat bacon.

L: approx 3 oz's meat (usually chicken) and fruit = 15 gms of carbs

D: Usually salads, but it does vary.

Generally I don't eat snacks, although I see that Dannon recently put out a "carb control" yogurt that is actually quite good. Cheese is a good snack, so is protein, in terms of low carbs.

I agree that you should get off the pre-mixed so you can mix amounts that are more customized to your needs. I was always high or low on the 70/30 I was started out on.

HeatherP

[Teresa]

this is me:

Breakfast - orange juice and a kellogs nutrigrain bar (tut tut teresa!)

Lunch - bowl of salad and wholemeal bread sandwich and an apple

Tea - some kind of meat with veg, yogurt or fruit

Supper - Toast n hot milk

i only have snacks if my B.S. is low...

[Chuck]

I was just wondering and thought it would be interesting to see what a good diabetics daily diet is like. It would certainly help me to see how other people keep a steady b.g, and there’s quite a few newbie diabetics on here who it might also help.

My dialy meal plan consists of the following:

Breakfast:

juice or small fruit
Cereal
1 glass 2% milk

Lunch:

sandwich
3 oz. meat
small fruit

Dinner:

Vegetables
2 starches potato, starchy veg.
4 oz. meat
salad
small fruit

Bedtime Snack:

1/2 sandwich
(1 slice bread, 1 proteinB]
1 glass 2% milk

This diet started when we were all using diabetic exchanges. I have since begun to carb count, and am a pump user, as well.

My sugars tend to stay within target, which is 70-120 mg/dl, so why change anything.


Chuck

cferris@spunge.org:whistling :whistling

[am1977]

Good point, Chuck, why mess with perfection...LOL :D