Hi,
I've been type 2 for 5 years. I've spent considerable effort finding foods which do not spike my blood sugar. Now I've been diagnosed with calcium phosphate kidney stones and severe hyperoxaluria. My urologist suggested I go on a low oxalate diet. No nuts, berries, whole grains, buckwheat, dark green vegetables or even vegetables with color, chocolate, etc.
The problem is these are the only foods that don't spike my blood sugar. I depend on a low-carb diet with nuts, berries, whole grains and vitamin-rich vegetables to control my diabetes. I'm also a very active cyclist and weight lifter. My body fat is below 10%.
They want me to eat things like white bread, mayonnaise, white rice, potatoes, pasta, coke/pepsi, high-sugar fruits and juices, etc. Even brown rice causes severe spikes for me, let alone white rice, which sends my blood sugar into the stratosphere. Apple and grape juice are just as bad.
Almost everything on the low oxalate list has a severe effects on my blood sugar. These are mostly things I would never eat. I can't possible live on what's left, white cabbage, onions, cauliflower, mushrooms and avocados.
This is all so very confusing, everything I know is now wrong.
A healthy diabetes diet and a low oxalate diet are mutually exclusive for me
I just don't know what to do.
My doctor at the diabetes clinic is sending me to an Endocrinologist.
I've been type 2 for 5 years. I've spent considerable effort finding foods which do not spike my blood sugar. Now I've been diagnosed with calcium phosphate kidney stones and severe hyperoxaluria. My urologist suggested I go on a low oxalate diet. No nuts, berries, whole grains, buckwheat, dark green vegetables or even vegetables with color, chocolate, etc.
The problem is these are the only foods that don't spike my blood sugar. I depend on a low-carb diet with nuts, berries, whole grains and vitamin-rich vegetables to control my diabetes. I'm also a very active cyclist and weight lifter. My body fat is below 10%.
They want me to eat things like white bread, mayonnaise, white rice, potatoes, pasta, coke/pepsi, high-sugar fruits and juices, etc. Even brown rice causes severe spikes for me, let alone white rice, which sends my blood sugar into the stratosphere. Apple and grape juice are just as bad.
Almost everything on the low oxalate list has a severe effects on my blood sugar. These are mostly things I would never eat. I can't possible live on what's left, white cabbage, onions, cauliflower, mushrooms and avocados.
This is all so very confusing, everything I know is now wrong.
A healthy diabetes diet and a low oxalate diet are mutually exclusive for me
My doctor at the diabetes clinic is sending me to an Endocrinologist.