Type Ii Diabetes - Meal Spaced Or 3 Heavy Meals? Posted: 05-18-05 12:04pm
Hi. My mother is diagnosed with a type 2
diabetes sometime ago.
This morning, she was referred to see a
dietician by the physician after she
suddenly felt dizziness and nausea after
undergoing blood test in the hospital.
Although she had been diagnosed with
diabetes, control is mainly through drugs
alone. Her habit is to eat little, but
to eat often.
I myself also thought that spacing meals
is good, as it prevents sudden rise in
blood glucose levels, and helps to
maintain the blood glucose levels
relatively constant.
However, the dietician said she should eat
3 relatively heavy meals at the same time
everyday. I wasn't there to listen to
the dietician (i'm overseas, far away from
my mum), but my mum says that the
dietician roughly referred to that eating
3 meals allow the blood glucose levels to
fall. Didn't really get what the
dietician means.
Could anyone please enlighten me on this
matter? Thank you.
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sharons
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 5
Diabetes Reply Posted: 05-28-05 21:19pm
Hi,
the main reason that you want to have
three meals a day is to allow time for the
insulin to "break down" the carbohydrates.
If your mom ate more than 3 meals (ex. 5
small meals) her glucose levels would
probably be to high because the insulin
can not keep up with how much she is
eating. Does that help?
Overall, it is important for people living
with type 2 diabetes to watch their weight
and follow a diet that is consistant from
day to day.
Sharon (student nurse)
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scotth
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Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 13 Location: Atlanta
Re: Type Ii Diabetes - Meal Spaced Or 3 Heavy Meals? Posted: 06-03-05 10:45am
I totally disagree with what the dietician
said. If your mom eats three heavy meals
then the body will be flooded with sugar,
and then insulin, which will tax the
pancreas then potentially lead to
hypoglycemia.
In my opinion, eat three regularly
scheduled meals moderate in size, making
sure to get plenty of fiber in each. Then
have snacks in between if hungry to keep
the balance of sugar and insulin at normal
or as close to normal as possible. I
have recently become very diligent about
my diet and I feel the difference.
Good luck to your mother - a lot of what
she does will be by her own reading and
research. Most so-called medical
professionals don't know half what those
of with this terrible disease know.
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