The Best Diet For Diabetes

According to the World Diabetes Federation nearly 80% of Type 2 diabetes can be prevented simply by making adjustments to your living environment. These changes include a variety of things including both changes in the diet as well as increased physical activity.
Prior to changing your diet it is incredibly important that you understand that any time you make changes to your diet you should test your blood sugar at the same time in order to see if your changes were effective. You may also want to discuss possible changes with your doctor, especially if the changes you are thinking of making are drastic in nature. While adjusting your diet I recommend that you monitor your blood sugar regularly in order to get a feel for what works and which foods will help you have the best possible control over your blood-sugar levels.



If you are unsure as to whether one of the foods actually lowered your blood sugar you should do a test and see if it worked. As long as you indulge in appropriate portion sizes, total carb exchanges per meal or snack, and as long as you use whole foods within the guidelines your doctor or diabetic counselor has given you, you can experiment with types of foods to see which ones give you the best overall blood sugar control.
A healthy diet for diabetes includes the right balance of carbohydrate, protein, and fat. Since sugar comes mainly from carbohydrate in foods, you want to monitor which foods contain carbohydrate and what amount is safe for you to at each meal and/or snack. Having too many carbohydrates in a meal can cause your blood sugar to go too high; not having enough carbohydrates in a meal can result in a lack of energy and possibly low blood sugar levels.
A safe starting point for most men is 60-75 g carbohydrate per meal.
A safe starting point for most women is 45-60 g carbohydrate per meal.
Between meal or bedtime snacks should contain 15-30 g carbohydrate.
The main thing is that diabetic diet you choose be one that you can easily adhere to for the rest of your life. By experimenting with a variety of foods you will soon see which are effecting in lowering your blood sugar and at that point you will have the diabetic diet that is right for you.

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Julia Hanf is the author of the book How To Play the Diabetes Diet Game and Win