Diabetes and Crohns do not play well together!

I've found that my crohn's is not effected by what I eat. I gained a lot of weight while I was pregnant like 60 pounds. So what I've done to loose the weight is southbeach diet. Its worked, plus I exercise, just walking makes a big diff. Stay away from red meat it is the hardest thing to digest its not good for people to eat let alone if you have crohns my sister has crohns like me but she has diabetes too. I know how hard dieting is take baby steps. if you want a sweet, which I love buy only stuff made from splenda. That is why the south beach diet is go good try it. I'm not going to lie the first wk is really hard but you can do it. I've tried alot of diets and this on has worked for me. Good luck hope this helps.

Hi Ashyla03, I found out I had Crohn's 3½ years ago during an emergency resection. I was put on Prednisone and developed steroid-induced diabetes. I struggled for quite a while with this dietary issue. I have been able to control both issues by just avoiding what makes me ill. So far, it's just mainly salad all by itself. If I have a salad as a meal I'm done. I eat lots of grilled chicken and fish. I'll also drink V-8 to get my vegetables. That doesn't seem to bother me.

I have to admit that my weakness is mashed potatoes. I haven't been able to give those up. My biggest comfort food. I just keep a close I on my BG. My HA1c has been holding steady at around 6.4 for 3 years now.