Hello type 2 Diabetic here

Hi and welcome to HealingWell and the Diabetes Forum! I know that Janumet is a combination of Januvia and Metformin and should work well as long as you're adjusting your food plan and have some kind of regular exercise. I am only on metformin and I eat a very low carb diet and my blood sugar is pretty well-controlled.

It's normal for blood sugar to rise after eating but we don't want it to rise too much. And of course you also need to consider what your blood sugar level is before you start eating.

In any case, can you write what food you're eating for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

Thanks! I'm glad you found our forum!

Hi Lisa! Unfortunately there are lots of conflicting information and advice among doctors as well as the different medical organizations about what to eat and what the blood sugar goals should be. When I followed the recommendations of the ADA (American Diabetes Association), my blood sugar remained very very high because of the diet in their program. Now, I follow a no-white food (except cauliflower) plan and I do not count carbs at all.

Simply put: no rice, no potatoes, no grains (and this includes corn), no food made with flour or sugar.

Here is a website with all the information about blood sugar you need as well as studies: www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/. This website has a search box on the right hand side for you to look for specifics on their site.

I eat lots of vegetables, leafy greens, meat, poultry, fish, nuts, eggs, yogurt. I use wheat bran a lot for "breading" chicken or eggplant or crab cakes and for making pancakes. I drink almond milk. I like the Almond Breeze Coconut Almond Milk (unsweetened) and also the V-8 juice drinks which are not the ones with added sugar. You have to look at the labels.

You can read the two stickies at the top of the Diabetes Forum for information, too. I started out with
Diabetes Solution by Dr. Richard Bernstein who is a type 1 and a medical doctor. His book explains in depth what diabetes is, medications, blood sugar, food and also has recipes. That book was my savior along with the Scot who was a member here about 10 years ago. He introduced me to Bernstein.

For many years I kept normal blood sugar with just diet and exercise but after bursitis put me on the sidelines, I couldn't do all the walking I used to do. I am now on metformin but still continue the no-carb diet and have been doing well.

I know it may be a challenge to change ways of eating but in the long run for health, it's worth it and it works.

I'm going out of town today so I won't be online but I'll be back tomorrow and I can answer any questions at that time. Have a great Saturday!

Good morning, Lisa. I don't count carbs because my blood sugar is well-controlled on this eating plan. I cannot eat whole-grain anything, bread, pasta, whatever. On some occasions like when we have a dinner in a nice restaurant and they have really good bread, I'll eat a piece of that with food.

Oil and butter do not raise blood sugar. In fact, they are supposed to keep the blood sugar from rising very quickly. Fiber is supposed to do that, too.

I do not eat oatmeal (or any grain, as I said) because it spikes my blood sugar and then makes it drop and makes me sleepy.

If I'm out and I order a hamburger, I order it on a plate with no bun, then eat it with a fork and knife. I eat the whole thing: meat, cheese, lettuce tomato, ketchup, "special sauce", onions... And, of course, no french fries. I've actually lost my taste for potatoes.

In place of mashed potatoes, I mash cauliflower and add a little half and half and butter.

Snacks between meals are nuts, cheese, celery sticks with cream cheese or peanut butter, yogurt with artificial sweetener, luncheon meat with a mozzarella stick.

I eat all kinds of meat and a lot of fish. Tuna fish is great, especially if you like tuna salad. Tuna salad would be a good snack, too.

I can post some ideas for cooking eggplant later today. It does take time because you have to peel it and prepare it for the dishes but fortunately my family really likes it so I make dishes with it a few times a week.

Here is a website that has different forums about food and even exercise, etc. forum.lowcarber.org/index.php?.

(P.S. I'm going to start a new thread (topic) about eggplant recipes, so check that out for ideas.)

Hi Lisa. Your dinner of salmon and broccoli is a really good start. I would have added a little salad on the side with fresh baby spinach, some cucumber slices, some slivered almonds or walnut pieces and parmesan cheese with olive oil and lemon juice. Or, instead of the salad, I would have a very small plate with a few olives, some bell pepper slices and a slice of any cheese. Most often at dinner I make up this kind of general plate with salad-type food for anyone to pick from and it might have: olives, pieces of raw bell pepper, any cheese, slices of little cukes (those small cucumbers), a couple of cherry tomatoes, raw broccoli, raw cauliflower, radishes, baby spinach leaves, etc. It's for anyone at the table to pick from and it takes the place of a salad or a vegetable if you want.

After that dinner you had, I would have had some nuts or a couple squares of dark chocolate or a mozzarella stick or part of a little container of yogurt or sugar-free gelatin. Then, see how your fasting is the next morning.

I posted some eggplant recipes, too, and I hope others will add theirs.

Hi Joy!

I tried the spaghetti squash and it was amazing that it does come out looking like spaghetti, I had about a cup ( cooked) with some butter and garlic, it filled me up quickly , I was not able to eat it all. It does not taste anything like spaghetti, and of course it's better than pasta . I can also eat it alone as a side along with some fish since its a vegetable itself.
Thanks!

Lisa