This thread may be better on the Medical forum instead of general,
but be that as it may, there are a lot of diabetics in TV (and in this forum) with a lot of good tips. I've reducted my A1C from 7.9 to 5.7 in a year's time just by being very careful with sugar and starches.

If you want to see the tips, I really suggest doing a search on diabetes or visit the medical board.

As a diabetic....
 

I can't really blame restaurants and bakeries for not catering to diabetics. In all probability we wouldn't buy the stuff anyway. It tastes like crap and we think that because it's good for us that we see plenty of it, then you gain weight and are more diabetic.

I can assure you that with the exception of Dunkin doughnuts and a few others I can find food that is on my diet just about anywhere. Sometimes I have to do without. Sometimes there is plenty. I keep my A1C around 6.

So, if you cannot find enough diabetic food out there, there is plenty of people food that you can have.

Imho
 

I find it very limiting to eat the same foods every day as I have been in control for five years. I will be the first to agree that cheating leads to more cheating so one must pick their spots in eating something not good for them if their type of diabetes allows that sort of wiggle room.

It might not be feasible for any bakery/store/restaurant to make a living just with diabetic type foods. I just would like to see a little more options in foods that can taste great and still not be terribly bad for diabetics. I have found that real foods dimishes one's taste buds for the junky processed foods.

This is a complex disease as everyone's condition needs to be addressed in a way that is good for them.

It all depends on how healthy you want to be. And it depends on what you are comparing Cheerios with. Cheerios are healthy if compared to a slice of white bread toast or a donut.

The problem with Cheerios is that they are made from finely ground oat flour. If it's multi grain, it's still made from finely ground flour. Then there are additives.

Steel-cut oats is the best way to get the benefit from whole grain. It will give you a slow release of energy into your blood stream and keep you satisfied longer.

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The very people who have diabetes are probably the ones who crave processed foods the most. That's likely the reason they got diabetes in the first place. The best thing to do, in my opinion, is to get over it. There isn't any processed food that's going to do you any good. And the stores already sell lots of foods for diabetics: These foods are called, "fresh fruit and vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains etc..


Sugar or no sugar, you'd be much better off not to eat any baked goods made with white flour.

In my opinion, there's no such thing as a healthy processed food and it would be a fraud to say that there is such a thing.

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