"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> > On 3/23/2019 9:31 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> >>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> > > > On 3/23/2019 12:35 PM, Gary wrote:
>> > > > > Julie Bove wrote:
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>> > > > > > The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Everything is horrid to you, Julie.
>> > > > >
>> > > > Not if it's brown rice and beans!
>> > >
>> > > My gardener is the one who eats the brown rice.
>> >
>> > Oh? Well, perhaps you did say you switched to brown rice because
>> > the gardener prefers it. Whatever. You're still the bean queen!
>>
>> I never said I switched to brown rice. I do eat it sometimes. I do
>> prefer it but I digest white rice better so that's usually what I eat
>> when I eat it. I don't eat rice all that often. I do eat a lot of
>> beans.
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> Hey Julie,
>
> Every now and again it might be good to remind the others you are
> diabetic with that particularily hard strain that causes you to react
> to certain foods for a bit (then after a break, you can eat them
> again). This is actually somewhat common. My friend Susan (not a
> newsgroup person) has the same issues. She's currently having to avoid
> corn starch and all things corn. It's happened before and after about
> 6 months it clears.
Hard strain? That's a new one. There are over 300 types if diabetes but in
most cases, it makes no sense to try to ferret out the exact type as there
are only a few treatments available. There is no such thing as a strain of
diabetes.
I have *never* heard of what you said in relation to diabetes. Never!
What I *do* have is gastroparesis. That's delayed stomach emptying caused by
paralysis to the vagus nerve. Can be caused by a variety of things but
diabetes and celiac are the two most common causes.
What that means for me is that I have to watch my intake of fiber. Things
like big salads are no longer safe for me to eat. White bread and white rice
are easier for me to digest than whole wheat stuff. And many cuts of meat
are out, plus too much fat. It's not a one size fits all. I have no problems
with beans. Others with this condition might. What I eat also depends on how
well I am digesting that day. Sometimes a small amount of roast beef is
fine. Other times not.
In a nutshell, what happens if the food doesn't pass through like it should,
it sits in the stomach until it ferments, then it swims back upstream. Or in
severe cases, a bezoar will form. That's a food ball. Much like a hairball
in a cat. If that occurs, it has to be surgically removed. So... I do all
that I can so that I don't get one of those.
I also have food intolerances. Those can change. This is why I sometimes
have to avoid dairy, rye and other things. Currently only eggs. Again this
is not a one size fits all thing. There are three types of
allergy/intolerance mediated issues. IgG (what I have), IgE (life
threatening allergy) and IgA (non life threatening allergy). There is also
such a thing as OAS (oral allergy syndrome). I have that as well. Only
current culprit is pistachios. I actually have't tried a pistachio recently
to see what it does to me.
With OAS, the body mistakes food for pollen. A person with this condition
might be able to eat something like a cooked apple but not a raw one. And it
may be seasonal. This link explains it better.
https://www.webmd.com/allergies/feat...ndrome-foods#1
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> The more complex carbs in beans are generally ood for your condition.
> Not sure if you caught my post on 'ButterBeans' (large dried Limas) but
> there are quite a few reports on them helping steady BGs. They don't
> taste anything like fresh/frozen limas and for seasoning, they take
> well to lots of black pepper.
I know what butter beans are. I have never seen anywhere that they are any
better for diabetics than other beans. I see no reason why they would be.
And there has been much debate on this NG about the difference or lack
thereof of butter beans vs. lima. A lot depends on what part of the country
you are in as to what you call them.