Diabetics Gone Veggie

  • Are there any other diabetics here that have gone veggie? I'm following a veggie food plan and really pleased so far. Some of my favorite books books/author docs are Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Esslestyn, Dr. NeAl Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes, and the China Study.
    I've had great results with weight and A1c.
  • Hi Sea! I'm glad to hear you are doing a plant based diet for diabetes. I was diagnosed in 2008. I have recently been reading a lot about plant based eating for diabetes and also watching some videos. I have watched the iThrive Series twice and Drs Esslestyn and Barnard were two of the doctors who participated along with several others, talking about the benefits of the plan. I have greatly increased my veggie consumption, but am still hanging on to my animal protein, but in lesser amounts. I can't say I will never go completely plant based. I am just a die hard meat and egg eater, but the more I hear about the benefits of plant based eating, the more I steer toward it and away from animals.

    Good luck to you with this!
  • Quote: Hi Sea! I'm glad to hear you are doing a plant based diet for diabetes. I was diagnosed in 2008. I have recently been reading a lot about plant based eating for diabetes and also watching some videos. I have watched the iThrive Series twice and Drs Esslestyn and Barnard were two of the doctors who participated along with several others, talking about the benefits of the plan. I have greatly increased my veggie consumption, but am still hanging on to my animal protein, but in lesser amounts. I can't say I will never go completely plant based. I am just a die hard meat and egg eater, but the more I hear about the benefits of plant based eating, the more I steer toward it and away from animals.

    Good luck to you with this!
    Many people start as you have, by upping their veggie nutrition intake. So far since 30 November I have dropped 40 lbs. My labs are looking very good, causing my dr to reduce my metformin.(Yeah!)
    Barnard is one of my favorites. I have a good friend whose heart health was really turned around in 3 weeks following Esslestyn. The Quick and Easy China Study Cookbook is my favorite veggie cookbook.
    Hope you have great success in your journey.