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How does a diabetic, goes on a vegetarian, or vegan diet? Wouldn't that have more carbs?
by malkia 4y ago
How does a diabetic, goes on a vegetarian, or vegan diet? Wouldn't that have more carbs?
- Fargoan 4y agoNot necessarily. No potatoes, bread, pasta would be easy as a vegan
- RappingBoomer 4y agoso? if you do not eat animal products, you have to eat almost all oil or whole grain products...and the oil will wreak havoc on your intestinal tract and the whole grains will raise your blood sugar is you are diabetic or prediabetic
- rabbits77 4y agoThe difference is that a clinically recommended vegeterian diet would be rich in nutritive foods high in fiber. The recommendation wouldn’t just be to not eat meat and, like, eat all the processed sugary junk you want.
- RappingBoomer 4y agoeven so called healthy fiber rich veggie foods have lots of carbs and thus raise blood sugar levels for diabetics and pre-diabetics...cut the carbs to a minimum, eat meat and eggs and cheese and salad and oil, and blood sugar will stay at safe levels, even without medication, at least for prediabetics and most type 2 diabetics
- discordance 4y agoBy eating food that doesn’t contain animal or animal produced content. It is possible to have a high protein vegetarian or vegan diet, although it does require planning and effort.
- hactually 4y agoYou're missing the point - diabetics struggle with carbs which are a key part of vego/vegan diets. Low carb almost requires animal products until we can better synthesise the protein/fats needed.
- deadbolt 4y agoIt's more difficult, but it is possible. My mother was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and currently follows a vegetarian diet. With diet and exercise, her numbers (a1c, and blood glucose after eating) are now well within the normal range. Her diet does seem quite restrictive to me, but it works.