I have diabetes and use i insulin. I am the WORSE diabetic. I keep hearing the vegan is the best diet for diabetics and in many cases people have been able stop using medicines and control their sugar with diet and exercise. I am thinking about going vegan, well at least tying it for two-three weeks and see how I feel. I was just wondering if anybody if is vegan and may have any tips or if anybody diabetic is vegan. TIA for any information.
mybabylovesmoi
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I don't have personal experience but my coworker used to be very heavy and her doctor told her she was headed for diabetes.
She became vegetarian (not vegan) for the last like 6-10 years and has lost alot of weight and doesn't need medication. She has said she feels so much better since giving up meat.
I've given up meat for up to a month at a time just to clean my body and I def feel healthier without it. WIsh I could do it for good!
dbs244
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I don't have diabetes, but I have a personal interest in it. I think alot of people lose weight when they go on a vegan or vegetarian diet, and that helps with type 2 diabetics. I actually gained weight when I tried going on a vegetarian diet b/c I ate alot of pasta and rice lol
MongieToBe
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My sister has been a Vegan for a decade because of her love of animals. She loves it and has never swayed in over 10 years!
HSsweethearts
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I think you really have to be careful.
Being a vegetarian or vegan can be very healthy, and it can be very not healthy. When you're a vegtarian you actually have to work ahrder to find healthy chouces since you can't fall abck on grilled chicken.
Also, many veg*ans end up loading up on carbohydrates, which is even worse if you're diabetic.
Recently I tried cutting back on carbs to lost weight for my e-pics. I basically felt sick, and I also found all I could eat was egg whites and salad. For example, all of the vegetarian lean cuisines are very carb heavy such as apsa, pizza or rice,.
JohnnyandGia
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I'm going to try vegan for three weeks and see how it goes. I def gong to watch my carb intake. I think once the three weeks is over I will mainly stick to a vegan diet but will allow myself one meal a week that whateer I want, but not too bad for my sugar.
