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Frozen food and diabetes

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davewstone

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Hi - I've recently been diagnosed as Type 1, was a bit of a shock at first, but I think I'm adjusting gradually. Hardest thing so far has been eating the right foods and not just what I have a taste for in that moment. On my doctor's advise, I've been trying to manage what I eat to keep my levels stable, so I do more home cooked healthy meals using fresh ingredients - at least I try to. Most days I work long hours so don't really get the time to prepare anything.

I wondered if anyone knows whether there are any negative effects if you only eat frozen food, e.g. I mean veg. and chicken, not ready meals and pizzas? Frozen gives me a bit more time as I don't have to go to the shop each time I want to cook, but don?t want to do it if it?s not any good.
 
Welcome to the forum..........


With type 1 and insulin its all about carbohydrates, frozen of fresh stuff should hold the same amount............vegetable have very little carbohydrate so they are very good for you as you can eat lots and they wont effect your blood sugar...........

What insulin are you on?
 
Hi Dave welcome to the forum,i cant advise as im type 2 but i wanted to say i did a course once and also asked my GP and she said sometimes frozen is good, convenience is often the main reason for going for frozen over fresh.
 
Cheers for the welcome and the advice.

I'm on a combination of Levemir and Humelog. I'm probably going to sound a tad silly, but I've heard that freezing can damage the nutrients in the food. Do you know if that would make any difference? Sorry, I know it sounds silly, I just don't want to eat the wrong thing thinking it's the right thing, you know?
 
davewstone said:
Thanks Steffie. Was the course a diabetic cooking course? How was it?
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No it was a course for type 2s called X-PERT I asked her specifically about frozen veg and fresh and what the dis/advantages of both were and she said to be honest theres not a great deal i had heard from someone that frozen food(veg) was bad for me but she said its a myth.Yes i enjoyed the course very much and without it i think id of still been very confused about alot of stuff x
 
With thing like peas and I would imagine other vegetables, the sooner they are frozen the better they are as the goodness is locked in when harvested........

Fresh is always better, but in terms of controlling blood sugar it really doesnt matter if fresh or frozen.............
 
novorapidboi26 said:
Fresh is always better, but in terms of controlling blood sugar it really doesnt matter if fresh or frozen.............
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I figured my GP probably would have said something if it was very important, but you never know these days(!) That's actually a huge relief :D
 
As it happens, they do X-PERT near my PCT! Although, I do wonder why wasn't I told about this before.
 
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davewstone said:
As it happens, they do X-PERT near my PCT! Although, I do wonder why wasn't I told about this before.
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There for type 2s (X-PERT), type ones to have courses DAFNE(Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating) is one of them i think.
 
There is nothing wrong with eating frozen food at all - there would be very little loss of goodness, and would probably be better than a lot of so called 'fresh' that has been hanging about in the shop for days. A lot of tinned veg is fine too - a lot of company's have stopped adding sugar and/or salt to tinned veg so they are very good, although taste wise some are not so good. Tinned tomatoes more lycopene in them if i remember the spelling and details correctly (will have to google in a mo) which is supposed to be very good for you, and if you eat things like lentils and other pulses (very good for you) canned ones are much more convenient.

You can make your own 'ready meals' - eg a big batch of chicken casserole and freeze in indivdual portions to use when you are in a rush. Dont refreeze stuff that has already been frozen though

As far as I'm concerned 'fresh' is only a word that can be applied to something that you know was picked within the last 24 hours. (So nothing thats in a supermarket would qualify)

Good Luck (and welcome to the forum)
 
Welcome to the forum :D
 
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