Grain Brain/Wheat Belly
In June I stopped eating all grains and haven't needed to replace them with anything.
I'm 9 years out from RnY. My blood sugar was extremely sparodic. I would eat fruit or grains and my blood sugar would spike to over 200 then drop to 50.
I decided in June that I needed to do something to get my blood sugar under control, so I went Low Carb High Fat.
I cut out most dairy (still have cheese and will use heavy cream) and all grains and fruits.
I've lost 35lbs since then and my blood sugar is more stable than it's been in years.
I eat meat, cheese, eggs and non-starchy vegatables.
I don't miss the grains. I don't miss the bread. I don't miss the pasta or potatoes. And most of all, I don't miss the spiking BS and then the plummeting BS after.
A few books that might be helpful:
Anything by Dr. Bernstein: http://www.diabetes-book.com/
Anything by Dr. Davis: http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/books/
I've also gotten great information by reading the original Atkins book (1972). Some of the later editions are not as helpful.
I'm 9 years out from RnY. My blood sugar was extremely sparodic. I would eat fruit or grains and my blood sugar would spike to over 200 then drop to 50.
I decided in June that I needed to do something to get my blood sugar under control, so I went Low Carb High Fat.
I cut out most dairy (still have cheese and will use heavy cream) and all grains and fruits.
I've lost 35lbs since then and my blood sugar is more stable than it's been in years.
I eat meat, cheese, eggs and non-starchy vegatables.
I don't miss the grains. I don't miss the bread. I don't miss the pasta or potatoes. And most of all, I don't miss the spiking BS and then the plummeting BS after.
A few books that might be helpful:
Anything by Dr. Bernstein: http://www.diabetes-book.com/
Anything by Dr. Davis: http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/books/
I've also gotten great information by reading the original Atkins book (1972). Some of the later editions are not as helpful.