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What kinda healthy food should you eat when you have diabetes?? |
What kinda healthy food should you eat when you have diabetes?? You need to educate yourself. Have your endocrinologist set up an appointment with a dietitian and go to a diabetes ed class. Start reading anything written within the past five years and become your own best advocate. No one here can tell you what to eat. Source(s): I have diabetes for 20+ yrs Your doctor's office should have given you a list. Look online. Diabetics can eat a wide range of foods. The important thing is to stay away from fast acting sugars and read the labels of any processed foods. Words such as sucrose, fructose, corn syrup, dextrose all mean sugar. Buy plain yogurt and add your own fruit. The fruity yogurt has added sugar. Cheese is a slow acting sugar.....it lasts a long time. Avoid sweet fruits like grapes and kiwi, they are high in sugar. Avoid white breads, pasta and rice as much as possible. There is a lot of diabetic research and information available. Contact the Boston University, they have done major diabetic research. Contact your local hospital and find out what dietary information is available from the dietician. You are further ahead to eat 6 small sugar free or low sugar meals in a day if you are a type 2 diabetic. Avoid big meals as this sends your sugar levels up and down, and leads to fatigue, headaches, etc. Just remember that you are in control, the more you know the better off you are. Do the research. It can mean the difference of losing your limbs, your kidneys, having a heart attack etc. Don't listen to everybody........KNOW your stuff and know what your best options are. This way when you go into a restaurant you won't panic, you'll know what to order based on the facts. You will be able to plan your meals and keep yourself healthy. Good luck. Its a real committment. They can eat a lot of foods. But they should eat foods that don't contain too much sugar or they will get high blood sugar. Fruit is OK because it contains "natrual" sugar. You can get some ideas from the ADA website (http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-re... ), or speak to your doctor or a dietitian/nutritionist. But, really, a healthy meal plan for people with diabetes is the same as that for everyone 鈥?low in fat (especially saturated and trans fat), moderate in salt and sugar, with meals based on whole grain foods, vegetables and fruit. Even starchy foods are part of a healthy meal plan. What is important is the portion size. Whole grain breads, cereals, pasta, rice and starchy vegetables like potatoes, yams, peas and corn can be included in your meals and snacks. The key is portions. For most people with diabetes, having 3-4 servings of carbohydrate-containing foods is about right. Whole grain starchy foods are also a good source of fiber, which helps keep your gut healthy. Hope this is helpful! http://www.diabetes.org 34 years of type 1 diabetes, since the age of 9 |
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