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Posted by Juno B on August 1, 2009, 5:53 pm
Pogonip wrote:
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> My DH had a physical the other day, with mixed results. He's been
> taking Lipitor for several years now, and the lab results show that he
> has very low cholesterol -- too low, in fact, so he's now off that until
> another blood test in October. Cholesterol is essential, too much may
> be bad, but too little is deadly. Curious that there is now a push to
> put people with "normal" cholesterol on statins - could the drug
> companies be behind this?
>
> However, his sugar is high. Diabetes runs in his family, so this is a
> concern. The doctor has told him that for the next three months (that
> October test again) he is to eat NO sugar and NO starch. Easy for him
> to say. I am not much of a cook. My DH is from South Dakota and was
> raised on meat-and-potatoes. I have managed to get him to eat poultry,
> fish, rice, and pasta over the years. But no starch is a challenge.
> Bear in mind that I never cook breakfast or lunch. I do cook dinner
> about five times a week. My DH does not cook at all - beyond putting
> soup in the microwave or bread in the toaster.
>
> I sent him off to the store to look for things without sugar or starch
> that he is willing to eat. He came home with some fruit and some nuts.
> I think I need to go prowl around in search of more. I'm thinking that
> maybe dried banana chips will help him when he wants some corn chips,
> potato chips or Cheetos. I think I've heard of yams done the same way,
> and must explore that. Would spaghetti squash be a substitute for pasta
> for spaghetti sauce? We can do meats and eggs, etc., for dinners.
> Yesterday I gave him a stuffed bell pepper, filled with tuna salad, and
> that went over well. But so far, he's had a banana for breakfast,
> canned chili for lunch. I must find more possibilities.
>
> I am willing to acknowledge that our doc has my DH's best interests in
> mind, but if I ran into him in a dark alley.........
Joanne, that's a murderous diet to follow and sounds extremely harsh.
I'm inclined to think that your husband needs to work with a
nutritionist. Can he get recommendation for one from his doctor.My DH
would go on diets like that for a week before he ran a marathon and we
were both lucky to survive. Me, because he was a crank and he, because
he was always cranky.It's almost impossible to keep eating that way. I
would really push for time with a nutritionist to get something that is
doable for him.
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>> I'm not advocating against exercise, but I AM advocating Joanne and
>> her DH get some really expert advice, preferably from an
>> endocrinologist and dietitian.
>
>
> Yeah, I am totally with the expert advice part -- particularly the
> dietitian or diabetes educator part -- because every case is different.
> Just trying to say that there may be more than one option on how to
> manage his diabetes, and that sometimes eating carbs can be balanced
> with exercise.