Quick, easy foods for diabetics?

[Anonymous]

Reheated pasta, some science-y non ChatGPT information.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7022949/

https://www.uhhospitals.org/blog/articles/2023/12/is-pasta-healthier-when-its-eaten-cold

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reheated pasta, some science-y non ChatGPT information.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7022949/

https://www.uhhospitals.org/blog/articles/2023/12/is-pasta-healthier-when-its-eaten-cold

Interesting! Lasagne is basically re-heated food (and chilled and reheated again and again). I'm going to start my process earlier and cook the noodles and chill them for the next day assembly. Also alternate with zucchini.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was just diagnosed as diabetic and am wondering what low carb meals I can have on hand for last minute changes in plans, or moments when the power goes out and I can’t cook anything.

Tonight I need something that can be cooked in 20 minutes before soccer practice, but all I have in the house is pasta.

I have a lot of fresh veggies, but I eat those at lunch (I have 3 cups of broccoli, red pepper, tomatoes, and carrots for lunch).

I need something fast with protein; vitamin B12 and potassium would be good, too. I am low in those.

I’m at a loss. I have no idea what to eat.

Scrambled eggs or an omelet with veg and cheese. Salad with cheese and hardboiled eggs. Hard boiled eggs. Shakshuka with low carb sauce like Raos. Bake a fritatta with sauteed veg.

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Re: how to cook for yourself and others, think of it like vegetarians do, except you will eat protein and veg, they will have starchier side. You make them pasta, you zucchini noodles, everyone has Raos and meatballs or meat sauce. Make batches of meatballs and freeze on weekends, can be as simple as beef, turkey or chicken, all with some egg and spices. Bake and bag them in batches. You make meatloaf and have green beans, they have both and a small baked potato. Again, bake 2 or 3 so you will have in freezer (freeze sliced) for busy nights. Everyone has steak and grilled veg, they have garlic bread on side. Easy. You make egg cups (freeze extra batch) and they have toast on the side. https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-egg-muffins My kids love them and it is super easy to vary the meat or cheese. More recipes here https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes

I'd get a CGM from your doctor, it is very helpful re: behavior mod when you can see how starch and sugar impact your blood glucose.

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Good luck! You can reverse diabetes and it will lower risk of NAFLD, some cancers and even Alzheimer's when you do. Intermittent fasting is another powerful tool, check out vids by Dr. Jason Fung or his book https://www.amazon.com/Diabetes-Code-Prevent-Reverse-Naturally/dp/1771642653/ the library has it. Fasting not only helps health, it's a great option when there are not the best food choices.

OP didn't say if she was type 1 or type 2.

[Anonymous]

There are literally hundreds of thousands of websites dedicated to low carb, low sugar, low FMOP, keto. I can't believe you are having trouble.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can eat whatever you want to if you are covering it with insulin- in between meals stick to low carb snacks

This is true for type 1. The suggestions for Type 2 are different.

Yeah, type 2 doesn’t cover for carbs.

Exactly. You can eat whatever you want if you cover it with insulin, but it better outcomes if you make reasonable food choices when it comes to the quality of carbs. Can you have a coke if you have T1D? Yes, but you shouldn't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend with diabetes recently told me that reheated pasta is ok for diabetics to eat. Cooking and then reheating somehow changes the composition of the starch and it gets metabolized differently. I’m not familiar with the research but she’s started to introduce this type of pasta into her diet.

I’ve heard this too. I don’t know why people think this is crazy. It’s fairly well established that reheated pasta lowers its GI. However, how it impacts your personal blood sugar is a different question and should be explored individually.

My diabetic nurse disagrees with you, but carry on.

Probably just stuck in a rut of giving the same advice over the years.

It doesn’t mean that an individual patient can chow down on reheated pasta. It does mean that the science is there and can at least be discussed.

[Anonymous]

Good luck! You can reverse diabetes and it will lower risk of NAFLD, some cancers and even Alzheimer's when you do. Intermittent fasting is another powerful tool, check out vids by Dr. Jason Fung or his book https://www.amazon.com/Diabetes-Code-Prevent-...rally/dp/1771642653/ the library has it. Fasting not only helps health, it's a great option when there are not the best food choices.


You are referring to Type 2 when you say you can reverse. Cannot reverse Type 1. People need to make it clear.