How to change your diet for Diabetes

I have had a number of blood tests recently, which indicate that I have a high risk of getting Diabetes Type 2. This is why I have enrolled on a structured patient information course, specially designed for people with Type 2 diabetes called the "X-Pert Programme". This course gives you the opportunity the increase your skills, knowledge and confidence in managing diabetes. The programme is run over 6 weeks :- Week 1 - What is diabetes + Health results Week 2 - Weight management - what is considered to be a portion? Week 3 - Carbohydrates + GI awareness Week 4 - Food labels, activity and stress Week 5 - Possible ...  Read the complete review

As I suggested this category I suppose I'd better write a review for it, even though the Dooyoo team did change what I suggested. Most people who are not type 1 diabetics assume (Wrongly) that you cannot eat anything with sugar in it. That may have been the case as recent as 15 years ago, when as soon as you were diagnosed you were told you couldn't eat anything sweet, but nowadays newly diagnosed diabetics are told they can pretty much eat what they like. As with any person, obviously if you eat crisps, chocolate and fizzy drink all day, every day then it will do you no good at all. So although type 1 (And type 2) diabetics can pretty much eat the ...  Read the complete review

I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in 2000 when I was 46 years old. I was, and still am, overweight although by no means obese, but this was clearly the main reason for the onset of the disease. At the time of diagnosis I was living in the West Midlands and was given very little information or support. My mother had already been diagnosed with this disease a few years before and she had been fairly strict with her diet, trying to cut out sugar as much as possible - she always did have willpower! To be honest I don't really remember what I did as regards diet at the time. I was going through a time of depression and stress that eventually led to me ...  Read the complete review