ISO Online Stores with Food for Diabetics

[Guest guest]

I am a newly diagnosed diabetic (type 2) and am looking for stores

online that I can purchase from. Where I live, the stores don't carry

a lot of diabetic-friendly foods.

Thanks,

Behnke

[Guest guest]

>

> I am a newly diagnosed diabetic (type 2) and am looking for stores

> online that I can purchase from. Where I live, the stores don't carry

> a lot of diabetic-friendly foods.

The best diabetic foods are:

Fresh vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, etc.)

Lean meats (chicken, fish, lean cuts of pork or beef)

Whole grain foods (whole wheat pasta, bran cereal)

Breads (I'm listing this separate, because there are many 'low carb' breads

available)

Snacks like sugar free jello, sugar free pudding and occasionally I get

sugar free cookies (caution, these are not 'carb free').

I purchase everything I eat at a local grocery store.

I don't purchase anything that I can't get at a regular grocery store.

I have diabetes, not a food allergy. Diabetes means that either my body

doesn't use the insulin it produces well, or that I don't produce insulin.

What this means is; if I eat a healthy balanced diet, appropriate for my age

and activity level and my blood sugars are too high, I need medication to

help my body use the insulin I produce, to produce more insulin or I need to

take insulin to supplement what I produce or replace what I'm not producing.

Having diabetes does *not* mean that I need to eat special foods that are

made for 'diabetics', nor does it mean I can't eat carbs.

I know this is probably not the answer you are looking for, but from my

experienc, purchasing 'special' foods:

1) Tend to be expensive

2) Aren't as good as 'real' food

3) Aren't especially healthy

4) Limit my social life (I'm really tire of people saying 'can you eat

that?' Also people are reluctant to invite you somewhere if they think they

have to cook a 'special' meal for you.)

5) Did I mention expensive? ;-)

If you think purchasing 'diabetic' foods will allow you to continue to eat

as you have in the past, they don't.

Mike

[Guest guest]

Mike,

can you help with this?: I am finding that I have to eat under 25-27g carbs

at one time or my BS goes between 140-170. sometimes if I exercise (and I'm

getting stronger ) it helps sometimes it doesn't. the sour

cream idea with either blueberries or bananas sometimes helps sometimes

doesn't. Also if I stop eating around 7pm my a.m. BS is better but again

sometimes but not always, and when I try having something low carb between

10pm and bedtime again sometimes it helps sometimes it doesn't.

I am not sure what to try from here.

I am lucky that like you, I buy all my foods at the regular store, and I

like what I eat not even greatly missing the comfort foods I used to rely on

(and gained 60 lbs in 2 yrs!) and love the fact that I've lost nearly 40 lbs

since Feb , but I am not sure where to go from

here.

I would love cereal again but more than one cup (with 2% milk) is not a meal

for me and the carbs are too high.

Any ideas at all. and gosh I'd love my favorite ice cream again. oh well.

I am living on hunt's geletans (they have the sucralose I can tolerate) and

Cool Whip Light and chocolate sodas with the new Hershey's sugar free syrup.

So far that is holding me but I am getting hungry between meals and haven't

a clue what to do about it.

thanks....

JUDITH

>

>

> The best diabetic foods are:

>

> Fresh vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, etc.)

> Lean meats (chicken, fish, lean cuts of pork or beef)

> Whole grain foods (whole wheat pasta, bran cereal)

> Breads (I'm listing this separate, because there are many 'low carb'

breads

> available)

> Snacks like sugar free jello, sugar free pudding and occasionally I get

> sugar free cookies (caution, these are not 'carb free').

>

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[Guest guest]

Judith,

Have you tried snacking on celery, lettuce, green beans, pickles, eggs,

sandwich meats, cheese, meat sticks, and other meats? Those are all suppose

to be basically carb free. And check out some low carb diet sites....they

will probably list more foods that are very low carb.

Barbie

_____

So far that is holding me but I am getting hungry between meals and haven't

a clue what to do about it.

thanks....

JUDITH

[Guest guest]

Barbie,

thanks!

hate celery even with things I like on it :-( switched from eggs to a

substitute I lace with garlic and onion powder, sandwich meats get sliced

thicker at the deli at least for summer to be used as a 'real' part of a

meal, etc.

I will check carb free sites. that didn't occur to me. The lists for low

carbs are for recipes and I DON'T COOK!

And just to add a little fun to my life, the endo on my last visit said my

cholesterols are up and I should seriously think about going on zocor or

something like that. I start eating healthy and get sicker? cheech!

:-)

JUDITH

> Have you tried snacking on celery, lettuce, green beans, pickles, eggs,

> sandwich meats, cheese, meat sticks, and other meats? Those are all

suppose

> to be basically carb free. And check out some low carb diet sites....they

> will probably list more foods that are very low carb.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I have been battling this as well , thus far I am able to erm resist

tempation to eat but I get afraid maybe my sugar has gone too low. I

know that when I met with my diabetic educator she told me that because

my blood sugar had been high so long, that as it gradually lowered and

stabalized my body may feel as if it is too low. Weird weird werid.

>

> Judith,

>

>

>

> Have you tried snacking on celery, lettuce, green beans, pickles,

eggs,

> sandwich meats, cheese, meat sticks, and other meats? Those are all

suppose

> to be basically carb free. And check out some low carb diet

sites....they

> will probably list more foods that are very low carb.

>

>

>

> Barbie

>

>

>

> _____

>

>

> So far that is holding me but I am getting hungry between meals and

haven't

> a clue what to do about it.

>

> thanks....

>

> JUDITH

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Mike,

>

> can you help with this?: I am finding that I have to eat under 25-27g

> carbs

> at one time or my BS goes between 140-170. sometimes if I exercise (and

> I'm

> getting stronger ) it helps sometimes it doesn't. the

> sour

> cream idea with either blueberries or bananas sometimes helps sometimes

> doesn't.

Judith, I don't know for sure what I'd try... I've heard that sometimes

exercise causes your blood sugar to go up... to a point, and then additional

exercise brings it back down. Maybe *more* exercise or activity? (I know,

I don't like the thought of that!) ;-)

I think just try different amounts of foods? Maybe try 1/2 a serving and

see what happens, and if things are good, eat the other 1/2?

Mike

[Guest guest]

>

> I have been battling this as well , thus far I am able to erm resist

> tempation to eat but I get afraid maybe my sugar has gone too low. I

> know that when I met with my diabetic educator she told me that because

> my blood sugar had been high so long, that as it gradually lowered and

> stabalized my body may feel as if it is too low. Weird weird werid.

I was told during my diabetes education class that my body was used to the

higher level, and initially, a reading of 120 might make me feel 'low' and

that I should go ahead and treat the low. That eventually my body would

become accustomed to functioning at lower levels and I would start feeling

lows when they were in the 70... and that's exactly what happened.

They told me that this was temporary and that there was no reason I should

be uncomfortable. That feeling lows at this higher level would only be

temporary and that I shouldn't get in a habit of ignoring the symptoms of a

low, as that would be more dangerous that occasionally bringing a 120 up to

160.

You didn't suddenly wake up and have 300 bloodsugars, you body gradually

became accustomed to them, and you shouldn't expect to be perfect over night

either.

Mike

[Guest guest]

One of my favorite things to eat when I am hungry bu t have already had my

meals is string cheese low in carbs and fat and it fills me up. Hope this

helps

sharon

Re: ISO Online Stores with Food for Diabetics

Mike,

can you help with this?: I am finding that I have to eat under 25-27g carbs

at one time or my BS goes between 140-170. sometimes if I exercise (and I'm

getting stronger ) it helps sometimes it doesn't. the sour

cream idea with either blueberries or bananas sometimes helps sometimes

doesn't. Also if I stop eating around 7pm my a.m. BS is better but again

sometimes but not always, and when I try having something low carb between

10pm and bedtime again sometimes it helps sometimes it doesn't.

I am not sure what to try from here.

I am lucky that like you, I buy all my foods at the regular store, and I

like what I eat not even greatly missing the comfort foods I used to rely on

(and gained 60 lbs in 2 yrs!) and love the fact that I've lost nearly 40 lbs

since Feb , but I am not sure where to go from

here.

I would love cereal again but more than one cup (with 2% milk) is not a meal

for me and the carbs are too high.

Any ideas at all. and gosh I'd love my favorite ice cream again. oh well.

I am living on hunt's geletans (they have the sucralose I can tolerate) and

Cool Whip Light and chocolate sodas with the new Hershey's sugar free syrup.

So far that is holding me but I am getting hungry between meals and haven't

a clue what to do about it.

thanks....

JUDITH

>

>

> The best diabetic foods are:

>

> Fresh vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, etc.)

> Lean meats (chicken, fish, lean cuts of pork or beef)

> Whole grain foods (whole wheat pasta, bran cereal)

> Breads (I'm listing this separate, because there are many 'low carb'

breads

> available)

> Snacks like sugar free jello, sugar free pudding and occasionally I get

> sugar free cookies (caution, these are not 'carb free').

>

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