list of foods for beginning diabetics?

Question

just found out i have the beginning of diabetis
and i dont know what foods to eat

Answer 1

This will depend on several things but it sounds like you have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes which can often be controlled by diet.

There are a few key guidelines:

Avoid foods with processed sugar.

Have a piece of fruit 3 times per day. That actually did me in for sweets, after 3 months of that much fruit I got really tired of anything that tasted sweet!

Eat 5 small meals per day instead of 2 or 3 larger ones. Don't skip breakfast. Have a slightly early lunch. Your 3rd meal would be a small mid afternoon snack (like an apple with a 2 or 3 ritz crackers). Dinner can be very normal but eat small portions. Plan ahead that your 5th meal is still coming so leave some room and don't eat all the way to feeling full. The 5th meal should also be a light snack with fruit and a bread (like the afternoon meal) but should include some protein about an hour or so before you go to bed. The protein is slower to digest and get its sugar into your system so it helps your blood sugar from getting too low during the night. A little cheese or some milk is good. Or just something left over in the fridge from dinner.

The temptation is to replace sugars with fats for flavor. Try not to fall into that trap. Fish is good if you like it. Tuna salad with tomato paste instead of mayo is a sandwich I like for lunch.

There are some "free" foods. These are basically things you can eat anytime during the day and they won't impact your blood sugar much. Carrots (I hate those), pickles (get some without sugar if you can, I found kosher pickles usually have no sugar).

Increase the amount of vegetables you eat throughout the day. They have fewer calories and the bulk can help you feel fuller.

There are some things I've learned to avoid. Watermelon sky rockets my blood sugar, the sauce on take out pizza, rice.

I fear I'm rambling now, but it's a great time to be diabetic (comparatively) because of so many choices in artificial sweetener (I think Splenda is best, except when they put it in special splenda diet drinks).

I hope that helps. It's been 20 years since I started and then they discovered I was actually a slow starting Type 1 diabetic. While I was on the good diet, I felt better than I ever had before.

Good luck.

I'm happy to answer other questions from my experience if you drop me a line.

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I was diagnosed Jan. 2006. If have found that eating a low carb, low fat protein diet works best. Avoid sugar, in any form, pototoes, white bread, pasta and rice. You need to have your doctor refer you a diabetes educator in your area, most hospitals have them, and insurance should pay for it. Try eating more chicken and fish, not fried, and low carb vegs like broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, spinach, etc. Salad is good but be careful of the dressing. Check out the American Diabetes Assn website, but be careful as they recommend eating far more carbs than I can eat and keep my blood glucose down. Also, check out the Yahoo groups, Health, ALLDIABETICSINTERNATIONAL Group.
Great bunch of people, all diabetics, and they can answer any question you could possibly ask. They also have a great recipe file system. I would have never gotten my BG under control without their help. Good luck.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Here is an article that talks about diabetes diet...not necessarily to lose weight but to eat right.

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