"Karl" wrote in message ...

"Julie Bove" wrote in message
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"Karl" wrote in message ...
Hey I have a FEW dumb questions. My Mom just the word to cut back her
starches since her blood sugar is getting high. She hasn't been told
she's diabetic but I thought someone could answer a few questions.

First are dried beans bad? She like to makes lasagna with smashed Pinto
beans, ricotta cheese, cheddar cheese and the usual tomotoe sauces.. no
meat. But I was looking at the beans in stores in cans ( she likes
dried though) and they had carb counts of like 30.

What about bread. If she eats a sandwich is that bad?

What's bad is the advice she was given. Not that it's bad to cut back on
carbs, but because it is so vague. She needs to know why she was told
that. Does she have diabetes? Prediabates? She needs to know the reason,
be given the appropriate testing and follow-up and use a meter to test
her own blood sugar at home. Until she tests herself she will not know
what is "bad" for her or not.

Every body is different. I find potatoes and beans work well for me. So
does some bread. But what works for me might not work for someone else.
And in fact it usually doesn't. It's also carbs she needs to cut back
on. Not just starches. There are carbs in milk, fruit, juice and other
foods. Vegetables contain carbs but in a lesser amount, unless they are
starchy.


She just went to the doctor and he said her blood sugar was getting
higher. She's 74 and he just told her to
cut back on the starches.

I guess she should ask her doctor if she shouold start testing herself.

Sounds like the Dr. is treating her like she is an idiot senior citizen who
most likely wouldn't be compliant if he did tell her to test her blood.
Unfortunately this is very common.