Can a diabetic do the Whole 30 meal plan?
Why YES, YES THEY CAN!
My husband is type 1 diabetic and has fully committed to 30 days of Whole 30 meal plan. Chances are if you are reading this you already know what type 1 means and/or you ARE type 1. I found a very funny name for people doing a "paleo" diet that are diabetic, paleobetic! ha (:
Now, I am not diabetic in any way. So, this blog is a compilation of "Hey honey, what do you have to say about this" and some research on my part.
How he viewed this meal plan at first:
His biggest fear was that his sugar would drop low. He realized there would be a lot of protein and little carb.
How we addressed this:
we got "emergency" apple juice. i.e. apple juice filled with sugar! He is allowed to take this when his sugar drops too low(like in the night) and he needs to get it up immediately.
How did he decide to do this:
Well, honestly I told him I was going on this meal plan and eating yummy steaks and burgers every night and he only got it if he joined me. (:
How he views it 4 days in:
He was so excited about how LITTLE insulin he was having to take. Woohoo! He said he is taking 3-4 units per meal instead of 14-16! WOW! He takes 1 unit per 7 carbs.
How he adjusts his insulin:
He SHOULD call his doctor and get his advice on adjusting both long acting and fast acting. However, he just sort of played with it. He says he takes a little less than what he thinks he needs to take. Then, he waits 20-30 minutes to see where his sugars are (if he took enough of if it is raised). Then he takes the correction shot for that. He loves that he has not been using as much because the meals are lower in carbs.
I was reading in this article about Carbs vs. fat burning that your body either burns carbs or fat. When you are not taking in a lot of carbs MAKE SURE TO BE GETTING FATS. The Whole 30 shopping list has a section that tells you what good fats are. Almonds and other nuts are great for this!
Next questions I think would be How do I know how many carbs are in the meal?
Well, look it up ;) My husband is really good at guessing how much because he has been doing it for a lot of years. But a lot of people have to look up each meal. Here, let me help you out! I found these great charts from this site. Carb count charts
Another tool I found is Google!
Just type in things like "fruit carb count", "vegetable carb count", and "nuts carb count". Here is an example of what comes up. You can choose which fruit and an amount to tell you how many carbs.
After your 30 days you can type in "bread carb count" and "milk carb count" to keep up with these foods.
Check out these other blogs about diabetes and Whole 30/paleo diet.
Experimenting With the Paleo Diet
Paleobetic blog
Whole 30 Diabetes testimony
Get your education on with these Whole 30 books!
(recipes are gold in here!)
Whole 30 books
Well, that's what I've got on this! If you have any questions for Jonathon, comment below and we will get back to you!
Now, I am not diabetic in any way. So, this blog is a compilation of "Hey honey, what do you have to say about this" and some research on my part.
How he viewed this meal plan at first:
His biggest fear was that his sugar would drop low. He realized there would be a lot of protein and little carb.
How we addressed this:
we got "emergency" apple juice. i.e. apple juice filled with sugar! He is allowed to take this when his sugar drops too low(like in the night) and he needs to get it up immediately.
How did he decide to do this:
Well, honestly I told him I was going on this meal plan and eating yummy steaks and burgers every night and he only got it if he joined me. (:
How he views it 4 days in:
He was so excited about how LITTLE insulin he was having to take. Woohoo! He said he is taking 3-4 units per meal instead of 14-16! WOW! He takes 1 unit per 7 carbs.
How he adjusts his insulin:
He SHOULD call his doctor and get his advice on adjusting both long acting and fast acting. However, he just sort of played with it. He says he takes a little less than what he thinks he needs to take. Then, he waits 20-30 minutes to see where his sugars are (if he took enough of if it is raised). Then he takes the correction shot for that. He loves that he has not been using as much because the meals are lower in carbs.
I was reading in this article about Carbs vs. fat burning that your body either burns carbs or fat. When you are not taking in a lot of carbs MAKE SURE TO BE GETTING FATS. The Whole 30 shopping list has a section that tells you what good fats are. Almonds and other nuts are great for this!
Next questions I think would be How do I know how many carbs are in the meal?
Well, look it up ;) My husband is really good at guessing how much because he has been doing it for a lot of years. But a lot of people have to look up each meal. Here, let me help you out! I found these great charts from this site. Carb count charts
Another tool I found is Google!
Just type in things like "fruit carb count", "vegetable carb count", and "nuts carb count". Here is an example of what comes up. You can choose which fruit and an amount to tell you how many carbs.
Check out these other blogs about diabetes and Whole 30/paleo diet.
Experimenting With the Paleo Diet
Paleobetic blog
Whole 30 Diabetes testimony
Get your education on with these Whole 30 books!
(recipes are gold in here!)
Whole 30 books
Well, that's what I've got on this! If you have any questions for Jonathon, comment below and we will get back to you!
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