DH has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He's got a prescription for Metformin and has to go back in a couple of weeks for dietary and lifestyle advice. In order to not mess things up too badly in the interim I've been having a nose round the NHS website and have found that a normal healthy diet is indicated ... 'based on starchy foods such as potatoes, rice and pasta' - can this possibly be right? I would have thought that lowering carbs would be the way to go.
He is 47, weight is top end of normal (so could lose a bit), BP slightly raised but not excessive, diet - lifelong vegetarian, mostly whole foods, no current restrictions on carbs or fats, quite a lot of dairy and eggs. His DMum (also lifelong veggie) also has type 2 so possible hereditary factor.
What should he be eating?
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Type 2 diabetes and diet
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PlentyOfPubeGardens · 16/06/2014 12:42
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