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What is a good healthy vegetarian diet for a diabetic?
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Plant based proteins: Most vegetarians are carbohydrate eaters. Diabetics do better with less carbohydrates and more protein to follow a low GI diet. Use more beans, legumes, lentils, seeds, nuts as well as tofu. If you eat eggs and dairy, they can be a source of protein. Protein powders such as pea, chia and maca are great plant based proteins that can be added to soups, smoothies, yogurt. Eat protein w/every meal.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Consider raw vegan!: See Dr. Patel's excellent answer. Another approach to explore is a raw food vegan diet, at least for awhile, as Dr. Gabriel Cousens has observed many cases of Type 2 Diabetes reversing on such a diet! See http://www.naturalnews.com/028341_diabetes_living_foods.html and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O6gH6QbPfw and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIxOMjZWwTo
Answered 3/2/2015
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