What is the best diet for a diabetic with high sugar?

Answer 1

ADA diet.

Answer 2

I've answered this question before so some of this might sound familiar. I'm assuming you have Adult Onset (Type 2) Diabetes which can often be controlled by diet. But even if you take insulin these suggestions are good.

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. When I first started as a diabetic (20 years ago) orange ruffy frozen fish fillets were the rage and were always on sale too. I baked a slice or two for lunch almost everyday but then I do like fish. I'd experiment with lemon or lime squirts, tomato slices under the fish in the pan while cooking, a little parmasian cheeze browned on top.

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). Onions, mushrooms. These are all also foods you can add to something else to add variety and flavor. Like a salad or an otherwise boring sandwich.

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 think Splenda is the best artificial sweetener, except when they put it in special splenda diet drinks. Most sugar substitutes don't survive well when cooked so for recipes where you can, try to add the sweetener as late in the cooking process as possible.

While I was on the good diet, I felt better than I ever had before.

Good luck.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Diet Guidelines
http://www.diabetes911.net/readit/chapter10.shtml

Answer 5

I can only speak for myself from my own expirence. Green Tea is the very best Now i know there isnt a good doctor that will endorce it . any real pharmasist will tell you it has wonderfull blood sugar lowering benefits . For those of you who hate tea it tastes nothing like tea. I myself enjoy the berry kind . its made by a company thats trusted sorce. I myself drink three a day and my blood sugar is low now Im not saying eat what ever you choose Im saying it keeps it lower with a diabetic diet. I hope I helped some of you out there. Happy munching . Lettuce peanut butter and brocolli is a good sorce.

Answer 6

Stick with a healthy dose of proteins, and healthy carbs. Salads, fresh vegetables and such. Small portions of complex carbs like whole grain rice, and pastas or potatoes are good also.
Avoid sugar, candy, chocolate, soda, fruit juices, or anything high in sugar. Yes even fresh fruit juice is unhealthy unless it is very small portions.

Everyone is different so you may want to speak with a doctor, or a dietician and they can help you plan for you...

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Avoid eating carbs and excessive sugar. Drink plenty of water and eat foods high in protein and fiber. Exercise is also key.

Answer 9

Stay with a far more lean protein/green vegetable diet plan

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Answer 11

Just about any exercising uses up calories