juicing to help type 2?

[Barbie1]

Juiced drinks or smoothies can taste rather luxurious, they are easy to digest if you have stomach troubles and they can be filling if you are trying to lose weight.
And if your kids normally refuse to eat vegetables, making them into smoothies is an excellent way of getting the nutrients into them

 

[Cairie]

Fruit...

14 years after being diagnosed as Type 2 I am still struggling, no one has ever explained fully the kind of foods I should be eating. Only recently did I discover that I shouldn't be eating so much fruit, I thought the sugar in fruit being natural and not refined was ok....I do try to eat well, but now wonder about my love for carrots and beetroot! It's a positive minefield for me. I'm still finding it hard being unable to self test as well, some days I get so depressed wondering if sugar levels are high that I start over eating - comfort foods and yes, that does include chocolate. I don't keep chocolate in the house and there is no shop in the village so on d-days I stay home.

Wandering through this forum has helped me more than all the visits to the surgery however.

Cairie

 

[Northerner]

14 years after being diagnosed as Type 2 I am still struggling, no one has ever explained fully the kind of foods I should be eating. Only recently did I discover that I shouldn't be eating so much fruit, I thought the sugar in fruit being natural and not refined was ok....I do try to eat well, but now wonder about my love for carrots and beetroot! It's a positive minefield for me. I'm still finding it hard being unable to self test as well, some days I get so depressed wondering if sugar levels are high that I start over eating - comfort foods and yes, that does include chocolate. I don't keep chocolate in the house and there is no shop in the village so on d-days I stay home.

Wandering through this forum has helped me more than all the visits to the surgery however.

Cairie

Hi Cairie, I'd really recommend reading The GL Diet for Dummies. There's a chapter on Low-GL shopping for fruit and vegetables that will be kinder to your blood sugar levels 🙂 Plus, of course, if you are ever unsure please ask here for recommendations 🙂

 

[Dory]

also Cairie, most chemists these days sell the BG testing kits over the counter for around ?15-?20 (obviously the test strips cost extra). I would say, if you're worrying about your sugar levels and this is causing you to stress, this will likely be negatively affecting your sugar levels too, so buying one yourself will be well worth the spend.

 

[DeusXM]

Just ring up one of the meter manufacturers and tell them you test 8-10 times a day. They'll send you one for free.

 

[Dory]

Just ring up one of the meter manufacturers and tell them you test 8-10 times a day. They'll send you one for free.

or do that! even better!

 

[timbla]

late to the thread, as usual - but i juice veggies all the time. i go for the green ones - u can see some good combos on youtube - just search for green smoothies - i tend to stick to what i know to have low GI and/or what i've read as having bg-lowering properties. bitter gourd is one such veggie. but really - if its green i chuck it down the chute - broccoli, lettuce, green beans. doesnt always taste too good, but i chug it down anyway and it fills me up long enough to avoid any foolish snacking. u can always throw half an apple or something in to take the edge of any bitterness. i used to juice up fruit all the time - apples, pears, grapes, u name it. wouldnt dream of doing that now though.