[ronsan]

My dh found out last year he is a Type II diabetic, and before being put on medications for control, he begged the doctor to let him see if he could control it by diet. And he has, and beautifully!

He can't be bothered with doing all the charting and exchanges so he simply omits carbs and sugars (i.e. sweets) in any and all fashion. He was a meat and potatoes man, and loved breads!

This was very difficult for him to do, but as he says, "When faced with the alternatives, it wasn't that hard after all."

His triglycerides are now down in the normal range (from a reading that even scared the doctor!), his cholesterol readings are down, and he monitors his blood sugar level at least twice a day.

I was concerned that he was eliminating the fruits especially but after talking to the dietician at the hospital some months after he was diagnosed, she told me that as long as he is eating as many vegetables as possible and taking a very good vitamin each day, he would be fine. And he has been.

As far as the weight loss, he has lost almost 50 pounds in this past year, most of it almost immediately after eliminating the carbs and sugar.

Please understand that you are going to get some carbs and sugars in your diet by accident ~ just as you get some salt with even low sodium products. What you are doing is trying to severely limit the amount you get.

Very occasionally, he will now have a bite or two of hash browns with his eggs.

There is a Adtkins store in a city we live near and has a wide range of Adtkins products. My dh especially loves the breakfast bars, and the carbs are so low that he can truly enjoy them. Only problem is that they are expensive!!

Eliminating the carbs and sugars from his diet has made him feel better, look better and given him the power to be in charge of his diet. And this is something he will be doing for the rest of his life.

Sandie