I have type 1 diabetes.
Could anyone tell me if this is a good healthy diet.
Breakfast- Weetbix and piece of fruit.
Morning Tea- Piece of fruit and museli bar.
Lunch- Crackers With Vegemite and carrots.
Afternoon Tea- Biscuits.
Dinner- Usually Serving of meat with rice or noodles.
At breakfast I take:
4 Acrapid & 18 Lantus
At dinner I take:
5 NovoRapid & 18 Lantus
10 easy points!
Thankyou.
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July 4th, 2010 at 6:23 am
You’re on the right track with some things, but it needs a little tweaking. Check out some of the books on glycaemic index, they’re an excellent guide with great recipes.
For breakfast weetbix and fruit is a fairly good option, make sure you’re having it with skim or low fat milk.
Morning tea – a piece of fruit is great but watch the muesli bars, they’re often high in carbs, sugar and sometimes fat. If you’re not satisfied enough with just the fruit, then try a couple of crackers with low fat cheese or maybe some low fat yoghurt.
Lunch – Try some multigrain bread with lean meat (eg roast beef, ham, chicken) and salad. Then have a piece of fruit or a yoghurt.
Afternoon Tea – I’d be avoiding the biscuits. Go for some nuts with dried fruit (but not too much fruit), crackers with cream cheese or cheese and tomato, an apple, pear or other small piece of fruit. If you’re really hungry then have a light sandwich.
Dinner – Lean meat is great, but remember your vegies! Rice is generally ok as long as its not fried or a huge portion but noodles can be high in fat. Ideally for dinner, half of your plate should be vegetables (or salad), one quarter should be meat and the other quarter should be carbs, such as potato, rice, pasta etc.
Supper – You’ll need to check your BSLs to guage wether you need supper or not, but milo with skim milk is a good low GI option for supper.
Make sure you drink plenty of water too.
And remember that if you change your diet, then check your sugars more frequently and change your insulin doses accordingly, so check with your doctor before you change your diet drastically.
That’s just my opinion, but hope I’ve helped.
July 4th, 2010 at 6:55 am
You have 2 fruits early in the morning. And all carbs. You might find that some protein would help here ?
As an American , I have no idea what is in that foul smelling Vegemite.
Why not try a huge salad with a mixture of veggies and some protein ?[ eggs, fish,cheese ]
You can still have some Vegemite on a piece of bread or crackers.
Afternoon tea-I am not sure what is the usual fare but this is a good time to add a fruit.
Dinner-Meat or other protein , veggies and a high carb veggie[ corn, beans and so on ]
Your best bet is to meet with your dietitian and go over carb counting and blood testing.