Things You'll Need:
- Time
- Focus
- Patience
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Step 1
Keeping track of what you eat is very important as well, some call this a food diary or diet diary. This will show you your intake history and help you understand how your body reacts to different foods. Be sure to keep track of the quantities as well. Here are a few things that will help you.
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Step 2
A good start is getting a diabetic cook book or finding recipes online.
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Step 3
Learn what a serving is and don't eat more than that.
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Step 4
Eat meals and even snacks at the same time every day
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Step 5
Eat the same portions of food for each meal, keep it consistent it will make things easier to track.
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Step 6
Try to limit foods that are high in sodium
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Step 7
Try to include high fiber foods as much as possible
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Step 8
Don't skip any meals.
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Step 9
Try a variety of new foods, making the same meals over and over can make the diet tedious.
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Step 10
Set a goal of a blood sugar range and work toward achieving it, use your diet diary to help you reach your goal.
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Step 11
Being active is a great way to help keep your blood sugar levels balances. Exercise will help lower high blood sugar levels and will make you feel great. Exercising daily is ideal.
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Step 12
Monitoring blood is very important, diabetics should check their blood sugar levels 3 to 5 times a day before and after each meal. Keeping a blood glucose meter close by at all times is very important.
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Step 13
Being emotionally stable will help you greatly. If you are having a hard time dealing with diabetes emotionally try talking to someone with someone you trust. You can also find local support groups in your area to help, they are free and very helpful.
