How to Keep Sugar in a Diabetic Diet

Trying to go sugar free can be extremely difficult for a diabetic. This is a way, where with practice, to keep sugar in your diabetic diet. The key is replacement and better glucose control.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Journal
• Common sense

1. Remember to always check with your health care provider whenever you change or alter your meal plans. Keeping him in the know can help you tailor your ideas to fit you better.
2. Try to keep a journal of what you are eating in a normal day and test your glucose throughout that week. See how your body responds to things that you normally eat. This will be beneficial in keeping your favorite sugars in your diet.
3. After you've had a chance to see what your glucose does after each meal, break the meal down. See how much bread, pasta, grain, potatoes, sugar, fat, etc., you eat each meal.
4. In the body, sugar breaks down the same way as carbs do. So if you are going to be somewhere and you know you have to eat some of that fabulous dessert, you will be able to see if just giving up bread will be the answer or if you will need to give up other aspects of the meal for it.
5. Moderation is key. A bite or two of the tasty things can be fine, just don't have a big section of it. Think before you eat and your glucose will stay at an even keep throughout the day. Small meals more frequently will keep you from having those dips and dives with your levels.