Slimming World

[Dougal1234]

Hi everyone - I’m recently diagnosed T2. Getting over the shock of it now & looking at ways to loose weight (I’m a total carb lover which I now know is a no goer)
Was thinking of joining Slimming World … does anyone have any success stories of bringing their diabetes under control from joining SW?
Thanks in advance x

 

[Lucyr]

I haven’t tried slimming world, I’ve heard mixed reviews on it. I think it can work if you pick the foods you eat with diabetes in mind, rather than the standard guidance being ideal for diabetes.

I started trying to lose weight (again…) yesterday. I’ve gone with the nutracheck app as it’s cheapest, and most flexible as calorie counting means I can eat whatever I like.

 

[Vonny]

I lost weight about 25 years ago via Slimming World back in the old "green and red days", I don't know how it works now though, I think it's more flexible. There used to be 1 x A choice (mostly dairy), 2 x B choices (mostly carbs) and "free" food ie unlimited amounts, mostly proteins and green leafy veg. In that respect it is quite diabetic friendly as my 2 x B choices for the day were 3 slices of wholemeal nimble which is around 33g carbs which is doable for diabetics. I wasn't diabetic then, but I did lose weight. It's worth a try as long as you remember to keep the carbs to <130g per day.

 

[Leadinglights]

The advertise that they can tailor a dietary regime to cater for diabetics, and by looking carefully at the meals you may find it can work for you. You may need to substitute some of the higher carb foods and have extra veg.
Getting a blood glucose monitor like the Spirit TEE2 or GlucoNavii which are a couple with the cheapest test strips you could see what meals you can tolerate and you would then have the support if that is a approach that suits you.

 

[nonethewiser]

Hi everyone - I’m recently diagnosed T2. Getting over the shock of it now & looking at ways to loose weight (I’m a total carb lover which I now know is a no goer)
Was thinking of joining Slimming World … does anyone have any success stories of bringing their diabetes under control from joining SW?
Thanks in advance x

Wife went down SW route after being told she had borderline diabetes, she went on to lose 5 stone & all bloods since have been normal.

In hers & other groups there was people with type 2, it's sort of diet where there's some flexibility on what you choose to eat, main goal is weight loss& maintaing it.

 

[Deb_l]

I think there’s a lot of good things about slimming clubs but a few things to watch out for as well.

Pros - the support is brilliant. Statistics do show people are far more likely to lose weight if they have support from friends, family or a group like SW.

Cons - from what I remember, there’s a lot of emphasis on buying ‘low fat’ everything. That’s not necessarily always a good idea for a diabetic as the fat is often replaced with sugar, sweeteners or thickeners that are carb heavy.

Give it a go but let them know you are diabetic and you are tailoring everything to suit your own personal requirements.

 

[Lucyr]

the fat is often replaced with sugar, sweeteners or thickeners that are carb heavy

Have you got any actual examples of this? People always say this and have no evidence. They usually use yoghurts as an example but low fat yoghurts are just made with skimmed milk and aren’t higher carb.

 

[lizzieK]

Have you got any actual examples of this? People always say this and have no evidence. They usually use yoghurts as an example but low fat yoghurts are just made with skimmed milk and aren’t higher carb.

But wouldn’t the additives to low fat yogurt….sugar, thickeners etc….add to the carb value?

 

[Lucyr]

But wouldn’t the additives to low fat yogurt….sugar, thickeners etc….add to the carb value?

No. Fat free plain yoghurt doesn’t have sugar or thickeners added. It’s just yoghurt made with skimmed milk. Only flavoured yoghurts have things added.

 

[Deb_l]

Have you got any actual examples of this? People always say this and have no evidence. They usually use yoghurts as an example but low fat yoghurts are just made with skimmed milk and aren’t higher carb.

This is advice from hospital dieticians and also from looking at the ingredients list of low fat products. If you take yogurt as an example, the low fat version is not just made from skimmed milk, it will also contain thickening agents and sweeteners that the full fat version doesn’t. Some low fat yogurts contain maltodextrin which has a higher GI than sugar.

 

[Lucyr]

This is advice from hospital dieticians and also from looking at the ingredients list of low fat products. If you take yogurt as an example, the low fat version is not just made from skimmed milk, it will also contain thickening agents and sweeteners that the full fat version doesn’t. Some low fat yogurts contain maltodextrin which has a higher GI than sugar.

Do you have an actual example of a fat free plain unflavoured yoghurt with added things? All the ones on Tesco are just yoghurt, no sweeteners or sugars added.

 

[Lucyr]

This is advice from hospital dieticians and also from looking at the ingredients list of low fat products. If you take yogurt as an example, the low fat version is not just made from skimmed milk, it will also contain thickening agents and sweeteners that the full fat version doesn’t. Some low fat yogurts contain maltodextrin which has a higher GI than sugar.

I’ve attached examples for you to show this is false information.

 

[Deb_l]

Do you have an actual example of a fat free plain unflavoured yoghurt with added things? All the ones on Tesco are just yoghurt, no sweeteners or sugars added.

No because I don’t buy low fat yogurt.

All I know is the dieticians have advised to be cautious of low fat food. Their plan of action is working for me at the moment so I’m sticking with it 🙂

 

[Lucyr]

No because I don’t buy low fat yogurt.

All I know is the dieticians have advised to be cautious of low fat food. Their plan of action is working for me at the moment so I’m sticking with it 🙂

Best not to spread false information you haven’t checked then. I’d suggest looking into it when others correct you on it rather than just blindly insisting you’re correct about things you haven’t even looked into or bought! Spreading false information doesn’t help anyone.

 

[Eddy Edson]

Best not to spread false information you haven’t checked then. I’d suggest looking into it when others correct you on it rather than just blindly insisting you’re correct about things you haven’t even looked into or bought! Spreading false information doesn’t help anyone.

There goes the 98% of the Internet ...

(I wish!)

 

[nonethewiser]

No because I don’t buy low fat yogurt.

All I know is the dieticians have advised to be cautious of low fat food. Their plan of action is working for me at the moment so I’m sticking with it 🙂

Low fat food can be something simple as choosing lean cuts of meat/hams over fattier cuts, skimmed over full fat milk & other lower fat diary products.

Wife still buys low fat yogurt, it's from Aldi & contains one ingredient Milk.

 

[Deb_l]

Best not to spread false information you haven’t checked then. I’d suggest looking into it when others correct you on it rather than just blindly insisting you’re correct about things you haven’t even looked into or bought! Spreading false information doesn’t help anyone.

Nowhere on this post have I blindly insisted I am correct or spread false information. I am merely passing on information given to me by hospital dieticians. If this information is incorrect then I do stand corrected but your aggressive stance is totally uncalled for and life is (quite frankly) too bloody short to be arguing over a pot of yogurt!!

Apologies OP for your thread getting distracted. Yes, do try Slimming World. They are a helpful group of people.

 

[Lucyr]

Nowhere on this post have I blindly insisted I am correct or spread false information. I am merely passing on information given to me by hospital dieticians. If this information is incorrect then I do stand corrected but your aggressive stance is totally uncalled for and life is (quite frankly) too bloody short to be arguing over a pot of yogurt!!

Apologies OP for your thread getting distracted. Yes, do try Slimming World. They are a helpful group of people.

You did say that you got your information from reading the ingredient labels as well as from the dietician. If you think I’m aggressive then you’re probably misreading the tone of my responses. I merely like to make sure the OP has the correct information and that in future you wouldn’t say you’d got information from reading ingredient lists if you hadn’t. Would be better to suggest the other person checks ingredients if low fat products aren’t things you buy.