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[Purpl3haz3]

Hi my name is jimi I am 65 and struggling with my diet I seem to be living on fish and chicken can anybody make some suggestions?

[Activity2004]

Are you on a low carb high fat or low carb high protein diet? What has your doctor suggested for your diet?

[Purpl3haz3 in reply to Activity2004]

Currently on low carb high protein but my own choice doctor not helping too much feeling bit disillusioned with her at present.............bless

[Activity2004 in reply to Purpl3haz3]

Would you feel more comfortable with finding a new doctor?

[Purpl3haz3 in reply to Activity2004]

Certainly considering that option

[Activity2004 in reply to Purpl3haz3]

Ask for a referral for a new doctor.

[Purpl3haz3 in reply to Activity2004]

Thank you I shall do just that just as soon as I recover enough from this bout of flu which is preoccupying me big time at the moment

[Activity2004 in reply to Purpl3haz3]

Okay! Feel better soon and do your testing more often while you’re not feeling well.

[TheAwfulToad]

How sad that your doctor either doesn't know enough, or care enough, to give you some sensible advice.

You don't need to eat a "high protein" diet. Humans are not carnivores and do not utilize protein very well as an energy source; a low-fat, low-carb, high-protein regime is one of the few diets that can actually kill you if carbs and fat are restricted to an extreme degree. Google "rabbit starvation" if you'd like to know why.

I would suggest a standard LCHF (low-carb high-fat) diet. The "low carb" bit applies because (I assume) you are diabetic; you have lost the ability to utilize carbs for energy. The "high fat" bit arises as a consequence of that: it's your only viable source of energy in the absence of carbs. "High fat" is actually a pejorative label applied by dieticians to discourage people from eating healthily; the average LCHF meal is mostly vegetables, with the fat content coming from meat fat, butter, and cooking oils in modest amounts. Fat is incredibly energy-dense, so you need only a little of it to meet your daily needs.

The good news is that LCHF is both tasty and varied. You can eat almost anything except starchy foods, and that gives you an enormous amount of leeway. Check out dietdoctor.com for recipes and some advice on how to eat. HU has no affiliation with those guys, but we have a lot of members here who have found their site to be very useful.