How to Manage a Diabetic Diet
The diabetic person's food also doubles as medicine. It is possible to manage diabetes and stay healthy with a diet that is simple, tasty and healthy. The diet should consist of a balance of foods that are healthy. The diet can then manage and control blood sugar levels. If your blood sugar levels are not controlled, your body suffers. Eventually, organs like the heart, kidney, eyes, and liver are permanently damaged. Therefore, the goal of a diabetic diet is to manage blood sugar levels while keeping the body healthy.
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Control your Blood Sugar with Better Eating Habits
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Establish a meal schedule. This is paramount to managing your blood sugar.
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Plan to eat the same amount of food every day. Fluctuations will have an adverse effect on your blood sugar levels.
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Eat small meals. Eat them frequently to keep your blood sugar in the safe range. Avoid night snacking. This could contribute to high blood sugar the next morning, making it difficult to control your sugar level.
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Minimize the amount of starches and refined sugars in your diet since these foods rapidly increase your blood sugar.
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Minimize saturated fats and trans-fats. You can still eat a limited amount of mono and polyunsaturated fats. Fats are a necessary part of your diet as they are important for healthy cells. Choose fatty foods like avocado. These taste great and have the ability to keep you feeling full. Fats should be 25 to 35 percent of your diet.
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Plan on eating fish several times a week.
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Work with your doctor and a nutritionist to streamline your diet plan. They can also recommend if you need to take nutritional supplements.
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Incorporate a generous amount of non-starchy vegetables into your diet plan. Vegetables have the knack of raising your blood sugar minimally and are a low calorie food.
Learning to Count Carbs
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Learn the Exchange List System. This system groups foods in separate categories--such as the starch group, the meats group, the fats group, and the fruits group. Each serving from a group has the same amount of calories, fat, carbohydrates, and protein. They also have a similar effect on your blood sugar.
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Learn to count your carbohydrates by using the Glycemic Index of foods.
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Read nutritional labels and be aware of your serving sizes to calculate your carbohydrate intake. Carbohydrates should make up 45 to 65 percent of your diet.
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Tips & Warnings
Avoid alcoholic beverages. They disrupt your body's natural system to manage blood sugar.
You should always consult with your physician before going on any kind of diet.
