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Hello Everyone Is Eating Pumpkin Seeds And Plain Yogurt For Breakfast Health For Diabetic?

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Boksburg, ZA
October 21
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Too many carbs. Slowly cut your carbs over time. Half your current carb loading is a good goal. See how that effects your blood glucose numbers. Baby steps.

Carbs can be simple, aka sugars, or complex, aka carbs, or fiber. Subtract fiber from carbs to get net carbs. Baby steps.

More carbs than our damaged systems can handle result in high blood glucose numbers. Baby steps.

Eat to your blood glucose meter and the nondiabetic range of 4.0(72 usa) to 7.8(140 usa). Keeping your numbers in this range will halt the cumulative vascular damage from glucose spikes that result in feeding diabetes complications and comorbidities. Baby steps.

Find your carb tolerance per meal. Baby steps.

Meat and fat have no carbs.
Eggs are pretty safe at 1 carb for 2 eggs.
A sandwich slice of sharp cheddar is 1/2 carb. Soft cheese sandwich slice is 1 carb.
Most whole vegetables are good. Baby steps.

Milk has 1 carb per ounce, whether whole, skim, or lactose free. Baby steps.

White carbs are the worse.
15 carbs is a serving.
Bread - 1 slice
Pasta, or Potatoes, or Rice, or Barley, or Oats - 1/3 cup. Cake or sweet cornbread a little less.
Corn, or Peas, or Lentils, or Pap, or Beans - 1/2 to 3/4 cup.

Cut out all added sugars in food and drink. Baby steps.

Cut out all white carbs and replace with whole grain and high fiber carbs. Baby steps.

Diabetes friendly whole fruits, keep to a serving.
Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries.
Strawberries, avocados, half a peach, half an apple, half a pear, a small mandarin orange, a cup of watermelon.
Baby steps.

Most of my meals look like stir-fry, or eggs, or soup, or salads, or some combination of the above. Baby steps.

Portion control, I plate all my food on a 7 inch plate before eating. Baby steps.

Half plate very low carb vegetables.
Quarter plate protein.
Quarter plate high fiber carbs or a serving of diabetes friendly whole fruit. Baby steps.

I walk 10-15 minutes immediately after eating to slow digestion, and lower the glucose spike. Baby steps.

Start with one thing and keep doing it every day.
When you are ready, do another and keep doing it every day. Baby steps.

Soon you are on your way.
Never give up, never surrender, never ever.
You got this.
Have a wonderful day.

Does this help.

October 22
A DiabetesTeam Member

Good for you

October 22
A DiabetesTeam Member

Yes, pumpkin seeds and plain yogurt can be healthy breakfast options for someone with diabetes. Here are some benefits:

- Pumpkin Seeds: They are rich in fiber, healthy fats, and protein, which can help stabilize blood sugar levels
- Plain Yogurt: It is low in sugar and high in protein, which can also help manage blood Show Full Answer

Yes, pumpkin seeds and plain yogurt can be healthy breakfast options for someone with diabetes. Here are some benefits:

- Pumpkin Seeds: They are rich in fiber, healthy fats, and protein, which can help stabilize blood sugar levels.
- Plain Yogurt: It is low in sugar and high in protein, which can also help manage blood sugar levels.

Combining these can provide a nutritious, balanced breakfast that supports stable blood sugar levels.

October 21

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