I was recently inspired by a member in another diabetes support group. This lady is a Jewish wife and mother (meaning, of course, that she would eat only “clean” meat/fish, as defined in Leviticus and Deuteronomy). But she has decided to not eat meat/fish at all, nor dairy or eggs, making her a dietary vegan. And she is a low-carb vegan!
(If YOU are a low-carb dietary vegan who is keeping your blood glucose and A1C in a normal range without medications or insulin, please share your story with us in our Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics Facebook group!)
This is a good time to clarify what various labels mean:
Kosher Pareve – The product contains neither dairy nor meat, nor any dairy or meat derivatives; the product was not made on dairy equipment; the product was not made on equipment used for making meat products. Pareve foods may be eaten with milk or with meat.
Dairy-free – Unregulated without universal standards. Some products labeled “dairy-free” have been found to contain potentially hazardous levels of milk allergen.
Non-dairy – While the FDA regulates the non-dairy claim, the claim itself is misleading to consumers as “non-dairy” allows for the presence of milk protein, and may contain some form of dairy, whey, casein, or lactose, and is often used in “plant-based” products – but should not be claimed in vegan products.
Plant-based – Plant-based claims do not mean 100% plant-based and vegan, but rather mean mostly based in plants.
Vegan – The consumer believes “vegan” to mean free from animal material (including animal allergens), 100% plant-based, and cruelty-free, and that at no stage of the production and processing was there use of or supplementation with any animal ingredients, substrates, processing aides, or other substances of animal origin in processed or unprocessed form (including additives, carriers, flavorings, and enzymes). There should be no cross-contamination with animal contaminants at the facility level.
Reference: https://oukosher.org/blog/articles/kosher-dairy-free-vegan-labeling-and-allergies/
Whatever your chosen dietary lifestyle, be sure to use your glucose meter to tell you what foods YOU can eat—or not eat!
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