Hi again,

Yet another question from me. :p

I'm wondering if anyone has successfully lost weight following the "diabetic diet"? My doctor printed out the basic formula for me to follow, which is about 1700 calories per day, with the diabetic allowances of each food group,etc. He says I will probably drop about a pound or two per week.

Anyone else ever follow the standard diet?

YES, my husband is being successful on a 1900 calorie per day diet - he is 6-1 and weighed 260 and now weighs 229 - he still has a long way to go but is losing about 1 to 1-1/2 pound per week. It's slow coming off but it did not go on fast either

In May this year I was DX'ed with T2. After being put on the diet I have lost 32 lbs. was 240lb. and this morning I am 208lb. I try to walk for 30 minutes once or twice a day, which helps also. I am on a 2000 calorie diet, but expect to have this lowered because I don't need that much any more because of the wieght change.

Hi again,

Yet another question from me. :p

I'm wondering if anyone has successfully lost weight following the "diabetic diet"? My doctor printed out the basic formula for me to follow, which is about 1700 calories per day, with the diabetic allowances of each food group,etc. He says I will probably drop about a pound or two per week.

Anyone else ever follow the standard diet?

I personally find the diet hard to follow. I think its tricky to attempt to follow "food groups". Instead, I recommend following a simple formula of balancing carbs/protein/fat within each meal and snack. I also think its critical to avoid tigger foods - anything with processed sugar or flour, high fat, chemical additives and preservatives, including artificial sweeteners, and any other foods that you identify as the cause for spikes in glucose levels.

For example, most T2 diabetics do quite well with 40-50% of the calories as carbs, 25-30% of calories as protein, and 25-30% of calories as fat. For me a typical meal/snack will have 45% carb, 30% protein, and 25% fat. Early on, you need to do some math to calculate the appropriate quantities, but this type of formula is much more accurate than what the diabetic diet provides.

Using the formula model you simply need to weigh and measure your food (which you should do anyway) and you need a good website to look up nutritional values of foods that don't have labels. Do a google search on "USDA Food Data" - this will give you everything you need for success.

BTW - I was diagnosed T2 in February 2004 and have since gained complete tight control with NO meds and lost 80+ lbs.