Crohn's and uncontrolled blood sugar

I also have UC and type II diabetes. What is good for me: lean proteins - chicken, fish, cottage cheese, unsweetened yogurt, very well-cooked veggies. Moderate healthy oils, but no greasy foods. Small amounts of fruits, peeled and sometimes I need to have them cooked. I eat a lot of home-made soups also; the veggies in them are cooked thoroughly and the fiber is more digestible. I don't use so-called "diabetic" pastas because they replace the carbs with more fiber, which is hard for me. When buying special "diet" foods, use caution. Whatever they take out has to be replaced with something else, and carbs are often replaced by extra fiber or fats. Better to eat just a small amount of regular pasta and use more meat or veggies with it.

Hi pez I think Judy has the same diet as me. I have Crowns and need a low fibre diet as I have a stricture. But the diet they gave me looked as if it would give you diabetes if you don't have it already . So I eat a lot of vegetable soups, some fish or chicken, not too much butter, olive oil instead. I also use Stevia to replace sugar and manage ok most of the time. I also take elemental nutrition some times called E28 I think, but it has corn syrup which may be high in sugar. Has anyone ever tried ' soylent green,' which is some kind of elemental food.? I really hope you manage to find a diet that suits you.

Yes, I second the issues from prednisone. It can really mess with your blood sugar. Because of this, and the long-term negative side effects, I'm on methytrexate, a chemo drug that is also effective in reducing inflammation. The side effects have been minimal and I went from high doses of daily prednisone to 5 mg/day. Might want to look into it.

Can you eat more protein and veggies on crohns? If you're going to eat a potato, scrap some of the white flesh out and throw it away, then eat what's left with the skin. That makes a huge difference for me.

Good luck, sounds like you've had some rough times.