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Originally Posted by enniecat
Thanks for the reply's. I am more than a little upset because I told the center MANY times that I am diabetic and everyone told me I would be fine. I even mentioned in food class that I always keep some sort of mint or gum or even an orange juice in my desk in case I have a rapid sugar drop and they told me not to use any of these to drink a HNS concentrate.
I called my center a short time ago and they told me to come in and look over a Meta-Balance plan menu. Although the lady on the phone told me it is about the same about of food, just spread out over 3 meals with two snacks.
I also called my Doctor's office. The nurse called back and said the doctor wants me to go off plan until my appointment on Friday so that she can look over the menus and the supplements and go over everything with me in the office.
So I guess we will see where I go from here. All I can tell you it at lunch I went off plan and back to a slightly high carb menu i.e....regular 90 calorie wheat bread with turkey, lettuce, tomatoe, and a small amount of mayo and I feel a lot better this pm.
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Actually, I"m also surprised that your center let you start the diet without your doctor's okay first. Anytime someone has a medical issue, the center won't sign them until they get okayed. Someone on here only has one kidney and had to get the ok from their doctor before their center allowed them to start any meal plan.
Either way, the meta-balance plan is the one that was specifically designed for diabetics. It worked well for my sister (who was diabetic). They also have Menus Made Easy, where they take your information and food preferences (likes/dislikes) and send it off to a nutritionist to have a menu created for you--however, I think this option is a little pricier.
Either way, make sure you STRONGLY advocate for yourself at the center. Some consultants don't pay much attention or don't realize when someone is getting upset until that person says something very plainly and very firmly.