Vegetarian Diet and High Blood Sugar.?!

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I have never heard of this theory before. You should have ask for a source of information(even doctors rely on studies, articles, etc) for their information.

Fruits do have sugar in them, but it is natural sugar. The body knows how to break down sugars found in natural food. It is when people eat highly processed garbage, are overweight, etc that they make themselves prone to diabetes. My father, both paternal grandparents, and maternal grandmother all have type 2 diabetes, and non of them are vegetarian. It is is diet loaded with processed garbage, refined sugars, etc that make you prone to developing diabetes.

I would suggest a second opinion on any matter relating to your diet. Speak with a registered dietitian, as these people are trained in nutrition.

I have a friend with diabetes and her doctor advice her against eating a lot of fruit and berries, so I think your doctor has a point. Eating some fish and seafood will make your diet healthier, but I'm sure there are other ways if you're uncomfortable with that. I've heard that broccoli and cauliflower are the best veggies to eat for getting the nutrition you miss when you don't eat meat or seafood, and cut back on fruit and berries for a while.

I'm vegan with normal blood sugar levels. Do you eat a ton of processed food? Maybe you can go get a second opinion from another doctor. I have never heard of this problem.

i would have thought a good all round veggie diet be ok.talk to a dietician

He doesn't have all his facts right and is making a lot of assumptions and inaccurate conclusions. The blood sugar level would have more to do with the specific foods eaten than being vegetarian or a meat eater. Beans are a great source of protein and also stabalize the blood. One can eat just as much sugar in fruits, and candies whether a vegetarian or not. And...personally I am insulted that he thinks only vegetarians would know they had a stye before going to the doctor.
If you want get your blood sugar checked, but his making a presumptive diagnosis purely on a statement that you are a vegetarian and nothing else is quackery and I wouldn't see him for anything!

Be careful. Most doctors are not even required to take even 1 class in nutrition. Most of the medical opinion regarding nutrition is just that: opinion and personal bias. You should trust the opinion of a nutritionist over the opinion of a general practitioner. The American Dietetic Association has stated that a vegan diet is healthy at all stages of life. It's a shame that quack doctors can tell their patients any of their personal opinions and have it be regarded simply because this person went to medical school. Medical school does not make someone omniscient.

If you want my personal thoughts, I've NEVER heard of vegetarianism raising blood sugar levels or causing styes. There's a reason you can't find anything to support his theory....

Studies have shown that vegetarian/vegan diets help COMBAT diabetes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSUw9SaPL…

You won't hear it in the normal veg*n community, but veg*ns can and do have obesity and blood sugar problems. Here's an interesting link to a vegan blog. Be sure and read the comments at the end. It's apparently quite common for vegans to have high blood sugar or even diabetes:

From the link:

"I should explain why I decided to really tackle the healthy vegan thing. In the past few months I have had an alarming amount of e-mails from vegans, some vegan for a LONG time who were telling me that they have gained a lot of weight, they are pre-diabetic or T2 diabetic, now have heart problems, high blood pressure and other health issues. Most of these people have been completely devastated, and a few went back to eating animals, because they were convinced it was the vegan diet that did them in."

http://veganhope.com/2011/02/08/say-good…

As I said, be sure to read the comments at the end. Another place you might put this question is on Jack Norris' blog. He's a VEGAN and a registered dietician. He's also pretty good about answering questions.

http://jacknorrisrd.com/