Can anybody suggest a balanced meal for a diabetic?

Question

My dad has diabetes ( Type 2 ). I was wondering if anybody could suggest a balanced meal for him. Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and Dinner. Any cuisine is fine. American, Indian, Mexican, Italian...

Answer 1

Action Plan for Diabetes


1. Nutrition is the key to getting rid of the cravings. Once you learn about nutrition (#6) and also cleansing out the toxins in the body by doing a colon, liver, and kidney cleanse. You'll be on your way to a healthy life.

2. Keep in mind that the goal of diabetic treatment and self-care is to restore blood sugar levels close to normal and to correct related metabolic disorders. One of the best ways to accomplish this is by eating small, frequent meals throughout the day that emphasize fresh, organic foods that are low on the glycemic scale, such as raw and lightly steamed vegetables, low sugar whole fruits, nuts, seeds, whole grains and legumes, yams, wild fish, poultry, lean cuts of beef, bison meal, lamb or veal.

3. Minimize or eliminate your intake of simple carbohydrates and all sugars, as well as tobacco and processed "junk foods." In addition, reduce your intake of alcohol and caffeine. Both alcohol and caffeine could be enjoyed on special occasions, rather than daily or even weekly habits.

4. Remain hydrated; drinking adequate quantities of pure water is essential for all aspects of your health. Must drink about a gallon of water a day to maintain health. Your body is craving this much more than caffeine and sugar.

5. Engage in regular light exercise and stress reduction because they are KEY to maintaining lower levels of blood sugar.

6. Consider supplementing with nutrients such as B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, CHROMIUM PICOLINATE, magnesium, potassium, essential fatty acids, CoQ10, alpha lipoic acid, and vanadium. Stabilized rice bran supplements can also be helpful.

7. Herbs such as astragalus, CINNAMON, bitter melon, fenugreek, raw garlic (one of the best for blood pressure), ginseng, Gymnema sylvestre, and nopal cactus, can also provide significant benefits.

8. If you have already developed Type I or Type II diabetes, combine the above self-care natural cures with professional care from a holistically oriented physician or other alternative health care practitioner. Particularly useful professional care therapies for treating and preventing diabetes include chelation therapy, food allergy testing, parasite testing and if necessary, cleansing, and oxygen therapy.

9. Prevention, if you are pre-disposed and managing a diabetic condition, is a life-long commitment. By committing to the guidelines above, you can significantly improve your symptoms, and, if you suffer from Type II diabetes, quite possibly reverse them altogether. Implementing diet and lifestyle changes can help improve your energy levels, and your confidence in your ability to experience greater health.

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Answer 2

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Answer 4

If your dad is a controlled diabetic, meaning he has had consistently good A1c's then there are no foods that are off limits.
Take the case of white foods i.e., potatoes, pastas, rice and breads, there are perfectly good alternatives to these, as red potatoes, whole grain pastas, brown rice and brown breads. If you noticed, these foods all have a higher fiber content, fiber slows down the absorption of glucose into the body's system and causes glucose values to rise and fall more gradually rather than spike and fall quickly.
It's mostly about portion size and time periods in between meals, he'll be better off eating 3-5 smaller meals per day.

But back to your question, we could sit here all day and come up with recipes and ideas that will be good for your dad but it's easier for you to google them.

p.s.
Make sure he gets enough exercise, takes his meds and have an A1c test every 3 months. He also needs to test his sugars regularly so he'll know which foods are causing his glucose levels to rise and which ones are keeping them close to normal.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

There are many balanced meals that a diabetic could eat without causing any problems. Possibly cook up some buckwheat pancakes for breakfast with or without sugar free syrup or sugar free jams, for a snack some fresh fruit possibly a banana, for lunch fix up a sandwich with 100% whole wheat bread and make sure package says 100% fixed up with some deli meats such as lean cure turkey, or lean cured chicken, add a slice of cheese and maybe some lettuce, for a snack afterwards try some fresh veggies such as a salad with some cut up cucumbers, and tomatoes, then for dinner fix up some fish if he likes fish such as Tilopia, with maybe some whole grain rice, or even a spaghetti dish with whole wheat noodles topped with fit and active turkey meatballs and some hunts sugar free spaghetti sauce. Also if he likes sweets such as chocolates and ice cream, good deserts would be sugar free ice cream, sugar free chocolates, and sugar free fudge pops or even sugar free popsicles..these are just a few ideas. My father-in-law is a diabetic and these are things that we've found in different types of books found at wal-mart and local grocery stores for diabetic meals.

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

You can find general guidelines from the ADA, but, for your father's specifics, it would be best to talk to a dietician or nutritionist with expertise in the diabetic diet, who would work in conjunction with the treating physician. Although I'm type 1, teh principle of diet is still ths same, and the nutritionist or dietician can not only help formulate a balanced diet, but one based upon the patients caloric needs and lifestyle. After all, it's not only what you eat, but how much of it that affects control.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

i have type 2, tell him to stay away from fruits in the morning. So here is my daily diet.

Breakfast - Pack of p.b crackers for breakfast
water or 4oz of milk
snack- yougart
Lunch- a loaded turkey sandwich (i piece of bread) with cheese and mayo, small salad (very little dressing) and a snack pack of potato chips - water
snack- apple
Dinner - salad with little dressing, steak or grilled chicken turnip greens and 1 roll - water
snack - pb crackers

Its a very hard diet to be on, I wish him lots of luck. I have attached a web site its really helpful