Re: Eggs and Diabetes

I have elevated cholesterol, not excessively high but quite a bit higher than my husband's which is on the upper end of normal. We both eat the same diet and his egg intake is double mine. I can't eat alot of eggs since a gall bladder op many years ago and my GP said cut down on cheese and pork chops, neither of which I eat much of anyway. I think milk is my biggest stumbling block as I drink an awful lot of it in tea and straight. As Kathleen points out, homogenised milk is really not that good for you, so that should be my first point of attack. Very hard for me as I can't buy normal milk - my daughter can as she lives in town. Looks like I'll have to get another cow. :-)


Steve Newport wrote:
Hi all,

Here something that irritates the hell out of me.

Nutritionists and (in this case) eggs

I was diagnosed type 2 diabetes about six months ago (no big deal)
told that I raised colesterol.

Eggs. According to the local "diabetics and nutritionist clinic" are
to be eaten with caution. 2 or 3 per week maximum because the fats
they contain raise the bad colesterol in the blood.

My diabetics nurse in the local GPs practice says the colesertol you
eat does not affect the level in your blood. Within reason you can eat
as many as you want. Say up to eight per week if you wanted.

What do you guys think?

Steve


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Ginny - in West Australia

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