Diabetic Diet Zone

Archive for December, 2009

Hello
My father is 71 and suffers from diabetic nephropathy, it is a kidney disease as a result of diabetes.

Our doctor encourage the rest of the family to start him on a strict potassium and phosphate diet. He doesn’t really specify what food to eat and not to eat. This become a problem. We have some idea on what food with low potassium and/or phosphate through surfing the web, but we are not sure yet.

I hope through yahoo answers a kind person can help us add our list of foods (vegetables, fruits, recipes etc) with low phosphate and/or potassium or If anyone can share their experience in this area please help me, so I can help my father
get better. Any food suggestions I would appreciate it.
Thank you very much for your help and answers.

Guidelines of a Low Potassium Diet:

Be sure to cook frozen fruits and vegetables in water; rinse and drain well before serving.
Liquid should be drained from all canned fruits and vegetables and rinsed before serving.
Potatoes may be peeled, sliced thin, and soaked in water for at least 4 hours or overnight before rinsing and cooking. Leafy green vegetables (collards, spinach, and kale) should also be soaked for at least 4 hours and rinsed well before cooking. This helps to significantly lower the amount of potassium in these foods.
Check labels for words that include potassium, such as potassium chloride, to avoid potassium hidden in foods.
Avoid salt substitutes; many of them contain potassium. Salt-free herb blends and spices are acceptable.
Limit foods that are high in potassium.
High Potassium Foods
Fruits:
Apricots, canned and fresh
Banana
Cantaloupe
Dried fruits – apricots, dates, figs, prunes
Honeydew melon
Kiwi
Nectarine
Orange
Orange Juice
Pear, fresh
Prune Juice
Vegetables
Asparagus
Avocado
Bamboo Shoots
Beets
Beet Greens
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage, Chinese
Celery
Chard
Kohlrabi
Okra
Pepper, Chili
Potatoes, white and sweet
Pumpkin
Rutabaga
Spinach, cooked
Squash, winter
Tomato
Tomato sauce
Tomato juice
Vegetable juice cocktail
Legumes
Black-eyed Peas
Chick Peas
Lentils
Lima Beans
Navy Beans
Red Kidney Beans
Soybeans
Split Peas
Nuts and Seeds
Almonds
Brazil Nuts
Cashews
Peanuts
Peanut Butter
Pecans
Pumpkin Seeds
Sunflower Seeds
Walnuts
Breads and Cereals
Bran
Whole Grain
Miscellaneous
Chocolate
Cocoa
Coconut
Milk and Milk Products
Molasses
Substitute Salt

Is there anything I can do to reduce potassium in my diet?
• Cook frozen fruits and vegetables in water. Rinse and drain
well before eating.
• Rinse and drain all canned fruits and vegetables well before
eating.
• Check food labels carefully for ingredients that have
potassium in their name. There may be sources of hidden
potassium, such as some artificial sweeteners.
• Avoid salt substitutes—many replace sodium chloride with
potassium chloride. Salt-free herb blends and spices are
acceptable.Is there anything I can do to reduce potassium in my diet?
• Cook frozen fruits and vegetables in water. Rinse and drain
well before eating.
• Rinse and drain all canned fruits and vegetables well before
eating.
• Check food labels carefully for ingredients that have
potassium in their name. There may be sources of hidden
potassium, such as some artificial sweeteners.
• Avoid salt substitutes—many replace sodium chloride with
potassium chloride. Salt-free herb blends and spices are
acceptable.

This is all I can find. It just tells you what is high so I guess all other veggies and fruits are fair game. Good luck.

my husband has diabetes,high bp and heart failure. his potasssium levels are dangerously high and his dr wants him on a low salt ,low potassium low sugar diet.this is a very hard thing to do.i cant find any help with recipes or foods on this restrictive a diet. am desperate,please help
he can have no whole grains, citrus,green leafy veggies,potato , banana, sugars,etc. the list goes on. there is not much left to eat

Go to walmart or one of those stores. They have so many seasonsings that don’t contain salt. Start playing with spices too…like rosemary, cilantro…all that stuff…does he like spicy food? Then try some chayenne powder. I try not to have a lot of salt or sugar because it’s just bad for a person. Make some fish and chicken using just salt free seasonings…cook fish with lime juice and lemon juice for flaors and use different spices. Spices really make up for the lack of salt. You can really make anything with out salt as long as you’re making it 100% fresh. When you make dinner…make extra so he’ll have enough for lunch the next day.

I go crazing with seasons…I put whatever in whatever! haha, I love Italian seasoning which contains no salt, I use that in pracially anything.

just been diagnosed as diabetic and need low fat diet recipes.

Sign up for "Hungry Girl" I get tips each day.
It is recommended by weight watchers.

My boyfriend of the past 8 months is diabetic and has been for 20 years. I am not in charge of the food we eat as I do all the cooking. I try to cook as healthy as possible … but need some tips on what is good and or bad for him. I do as much low fat good as possible … I try to find sugar free recipes for cakes and cookies – but has a real hard time finding them or the ingredients … where do you shop to get these things.

He wont eat it if it is boring and I dont think it should be … there has to be some hidden secret that I dont know about … on where to find good sugar free ingredients ?

What types of diet plans do you or someone you love follow.
I just want to make sure I am helping him with his condition …

There has to be more I can do with what I feed us ?

Please any help or suggestions is REALLY needed. Thank You.

People with diabetes can eat anything they want.
Yes, there are some choices that are better than others.
It’s not the sugar to worry about, it’s the carbs.We all need carbs and they are the only thing that raises blood sugar.
Get yourself a book with nutritional information and count carbs. Ask your Bf how many carbs he should eat each meal.
You don’t need to use artificial sugar in baking. It still has the carbs and generally tastes like garbage.
If you bake cookies, he should only have a small portion of carbs with his meal to make room for the cookies.
For instance :
Baked Chicken [ 0 carbs ]
Baked potato [30 carbs ]
green beans [about 5 carbs in a 1/2 cup serving ]
2 Rolls [ 60 carbs ]
That is a bit high.
If you change the two rolls into one, he still has room for cookies.
It’s all a trade off.
Perhaps you should both go to a dietitian to learn what is best.
Good luck.

i want to make something and im craving something sweet but it has to be ok for a diabetic to eat and i need some recipes ( ex, pies cakes cookies ) some good recipes would be appreciated. thanks =)

Pine Float:

Float a toothpick in a glass of water.

Drink water.

Pick teeth.