Uncle Bob
Chef Extraordinaire
Lots of Type II Diabetes being diagnosed out there. I know there are copious amounts of recipes out there... but I was wondering if anyone has developed their own adaptations/ideas they would like to share?
Lo Han Kuo is better known in the Far East as Buddha fruit. The Latin name is Cucurbitaceae and it is used to treat sore throat and cough.YT2095 said:for those with a really sweet tooth, you could also take a trip to China Town (most cities have one) and buy some Lo Han Kuo, hardly any calories at all and 250x sweeter than refined sugar!
I have some here I use as a medicine, but you can cook with it also, just don`t use too much as it`s insanely sweet.
it`s best to buy the Dried whole fruit rather than fresh or the powdered.
Oh, lord, isn't it all true. I have a friend who has been struggling with diabetic issues, and is now on some oral meds. But she seems to think that all it is about is not eating any starch or sweets. She's afraid to go to a dietician for the expense, and although hubby and I have both told her that it isn't about NOT eating carbs, but controlling your intake of them, balancing, and only your own doctor and a dietician can tell you how to do that. She seems to think she can just do without carbs for a few days, then "splurge" on starch (thank heaven she isn't a sweets lover). I cannot convince her that slow and steady is the answer, feeding her body regularly, and getting out and moving, again, regular, not spurts, will help her body work with this. She has a tendency to carb load, then do without for days. Ouch.
Good lord, I can't criticize too much, I'm hardly a paragon, but I've seen my husband's success. As I said, I was raised and learned to cook in a balanced manner, so while I do overindulge in many ways, we really do work on balance.
Congratulations 4meandthem on your success. There's no doubt healthy exercise makes great contributions along with your eating healthily. But have you ever become unwell? And do you have a healthcare team on standby, even though you obviously seem to have excelled in a complete changerround to your lifestyle? Need to ask also, if you don't mind, but during this radical - and it is radical I have to say - change to deep excercise, have you ever become hyperglycaemic in having higher blood glucose levels? Or, gone the other way?
I belong to a David Lloyd gym in town and really should go there more often. I'm pretty fit anyway, but where you would be pushing iron, I prefer the treadmill or the benches. But just lately I take my boy and join our bike club. I have a fine Harley. But everywhere I go I always take the insulin along with a bit of butterscotch, just in case of a chance of my going hypoglisemic. Thankfully I haven't had a hypoglisemic attack for iover a year and intend keeping it that way. One thing I do have at work is a Dualit toaster into which I'll put some thick slices of brown wholemeal or, stoneground bread and toast it up. Sends our customers round the bend, so they get a chance of enjoying some, too. Spread the love.
Since you've been doing wights and have vastly improved your cardio, have you returned to check out your doctor, listen to any advice? Your physician must be pretty proud of you anyway.