Whats next....

[Kerri Wood]

Will do, I have done it before - its high veg and fruit intake - sort of clean eating, obviousley i need to keep an eye on fruit / veg carbs and sugar....so much to take in

Slimming world includes eating as much pasta and rice as you like. This is a no no for type 2 hun xx

 

[Lilian]

Ruth, do be careful with the Slimming World diet. You can end up having too much carbohydrate if you do not make the right choices. For example you can have "as much as you want" of pasta, but pasta can cause some people's blood glucose to rise very quickly. Also you are able to have as much fruit as you like and whereas fruit is good, if you are a person who likes eating lots of it, that also raises blood glucose. It does balance out insofar as you do have to count how much bread you have, but you also have to count how much fat you have, and it is a low fat diet. They used to have red days and green days, which I think they might have got rid of now, but if they have not, you would be better off with their red days - with a bit more natural fats. Most diabetics find they can control their blood sugar easier with a lower carb higher fat diet, rather than a higher carb and low fat diet. To me it is common sense because diabetes (type 2 particularly) is a condition where the body finds it difficult to use carbohydrates efficiently.