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Holly_Hobby

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4. Kroger yogurt is wonderful...
Tue Mar 11, 2014, 08:33 PM
Mar 2014

My fave is the white chocolate raspberry, but I haven't found one I didn't like. You can get 10-6 oz. cups for $4. It's thick, creamy and tasty. Good frozen too, just put them in your freezer overnight.

The reason diabetics are told to eat 60% carbs comes from the ADA, who get their money from the drug companies. As usual, follow the money.

Stay as far away from statins as you can. I too had an awful experience - I think they caused my diabetes. There is none in my family, even though there are many many obese family members who aren't diabetic, but don't take statins.

My blood sugars don't even reach 100 anymore, and I'm so proud of that control. It stays between 75 and 95 100% of the time, and I eat nearly 3,000 calories a day. It truly is WHAT you eat, not how much you eat. I eat more now than when I was obese. And I get much less exercise because of a spine issue. I will sing the praises of low carbs for diabetics forever.

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Type 2 here [View all] Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 OP
Those are great numbers! EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2014 #1
Thanks...I eat 50-70 carb grams/day, Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #2
That low-carb yogurt is a great suggestion! EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2014 #3
Kroger yogurt is wonderful... Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #4
Yea I got a stupid ADA pamphlet from one of the CDE's I visited EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2014 #5
I went to a CDE early on too Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #7
I love Carbmasters yogurt! It saved me, too. Also try the Breyer's Carb Smart Nay Mar 2014 #6
Oh I'm gonna have to try the ice cream, thanks for the tip Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #8
no-sugar-added ice cream never worked for me, either. nt Nay Mar 2014 #9
I can't beleave that I have diabetes. MichelleCollins68 Aug 2014 #10
I'm sorry I missed your post... Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #12
Michelle, you need to go to a diabetes specialist (they are often endocrinologists) to Nay Oct 2014 #16
I completely agree with this advice EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2014 #19
Another type 2 here meow2u3 Oct 2014 #11
I'm an extremely picky eater Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #13
You're lucky you prefer more healthful food meow2u3 Oct 2014 #14
It costs much less to eat my diet than processed food Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #15
Holly, as a Type II who is sick to death of cooking and eating, I am considering Nay Oct 2014 #17
I don't get bored with my diet at all - Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #18
If you remove the tomatoes, that menu looks pretty familiar EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2014 #20
Kroger brand pepperoni has zero carbs Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #21
That's good to know, I'm going to see if the local Fred Meyer store has them EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2014 #22
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