Hello everyone! Is there anyone out there familiar with diabetes mellitus type II, and knows what an exchange diet is? Mario is having the hardest time understanding this concept. I have attached the simple menu to this message in a .jpg format.
This assignment is killing me. I totally understand what diabetes is, and I know how insulin works, and where its from, what it does, how the lack of it can reek havok on a person's metabolism, what carbohydrates are, how they are digested and metabolised, ketoacidosis,etc.
I am drawing a blank when it comes to understanding what an "exchange food" is. Now I know a persons diet must have variety, and that a person with diabetes is no exception. Diabetics can't just eat anything; They hafta watch closely their intakes of fats, carbs and proteins. It's kicking my orifice, and I need help.
I hafta make a one day diet for a diabetic (please see attached file, which is a scan of the menu, which includes the dietary parameters I must stay in). My job is to create a new menu for a day, different than this one (variety). It's knocking me out. Now I can appreciate what a diabetic goes through because there is so much to consider, yet it clicks with some folks right away. With me, the numbers are blowing me, and my understanding of this concept.
I would gladly do a barter exchange for knowledge with anyone if they could help me make a one day exchange menu. This seems so simple, but I need someone to talk about it with. Looking at appendixes in the back of the book are not helping me. And I am panicing.
Using the attached form, I have to fill in the menu portion for another day, but I hafta use different foods and drinks, and stay in the parameters. Is there a diabetic out there, or a super-power nutritionalist who can look at this and say, "oh yeah, this is what you gatta do." I would seriously be in your debt if you can shed light on this for me. Thank you.
