Treating Diabetes with Dietary Changes

There are many pros and cons to being a vegetarian.
Being one for exactly 30 years has helped me but as far as it helping me with my diabetes, I disagree with the impact of being a vegetarian's effect on diabetes.
Smart choices and common sense are more effective measures.

Sounds good if you like all. that stuff in the video. My problem is I don't like a bunch of that stuff, nor do I eat fruit.( have never liked it). Saw a documentary of some ranch in S. Az where they claimed you coulod reverse diabetes by a vegan diet. Guess I wpould have to grow long ears before I could attempt it/

im a meat eater i can comtroll my sugar.
i have M.D so cant walk.

So… I am not Type 2 , nor have I gone completely vegan (I allow myself to eat animal products once a day if I chose — however I am making that choice less often), but I want to say that it isn't as hard as it seems. My desire for meat has almost entirely gone away. I very rarely prepare it for myself and don't miss it. I really only find myself eating animal products when I am out and there aren't other options. Try it, go vegan for a week, you might like it!

I found this video inspirational and I admire all the people that had the discipline to go vegan.

I am a Vegetarian. I am working on being a Vegan. I have lost 53#. Kept it off for 2 years now.

I became a Vegetarian 3 years ago. I have lost 53#. Will lose 30 more and be back to my real weight. Lot's of my health problem have been helped both of weight loss and my new way of eating.

I would like to know if any of you have a vegetarian diet that is actually keeping your blood sugar under control if you do could you share what you are using or where you got it.

Got a girlfriend, that's a diabetic,
working w/diet issues, and religious
issues. By religion, she was expected
to be a basic veggaterian, but they
even allowed her to have meats for
the health issue, chichen an fish
were the basic ones that she uses.
There are different nutrients that
are certain required needs you don't
really get otherwise. So the church
even supported her having meats for
her health, so be careful, for you
may travel in dangerous ground.

what an inspirational video!

Thanks for the info about protein I need to add more tha as well tomy own diet. I support you in what ever decision you make because we are made up different and will work one want for the other.

The cool thing about the Vega diet particurlarly is that you eat beans and sprouts for protein. I thought that it would be a huge missing element, but I have found that beans fill that protein need. I am still eating some dairy so weaning is gradual, and I have taste tested some meat along the way. The surprizing thing is that I find that just a taste is enough. I hope that in the end, I will at least eat less meat on a regular basis.

This sounds good but I would approah it carefully because if you are accustomed to eating meats in you diet then you shouldn't take yourself off of it suddenly. If you're thinking this approach then make it gradule so that the body will have time to adjust to the change. And we do need a certain degree of proteins in the diet each day so that's another factor to be careful of.

Videos like this are so encouraging. I have been eating vegitarian since August 1st to test it for a month. I am mixing vegan in there, but I have found that sauted veggies are what I crave. So I am trying to increase the raw, but not eliminate the cooked. The first few days were the hardest, and eating on the road is hard, but doable.
I am like you guys, and don't see myself giving up meat permanently, but I have to say that I have seen a differnce. My weekly average BG numbers have droped 20 points in just the two weeks I have been on it.
I say give it a try. Find what you like, and take control. It feels good.

This is worth looking into…however I am a confessed carnivore and it may be quite a challenge for me

I am seriously thinking about becoming a vegetarian. I love all veggies.I know the benefits. I just have to get off fish and chicken.