My mother was just diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes. We were wondering what types of foods she can eat. Help!?

Question

We want to know what she can and cannot eat. What kinds of sugar she can and cannot have. I can't seem to find any helpful web sites.

Answer 1

Go to the World's Healthiest Foods site and follow the link for Eating right for your disease. Print out and read the article on Diabetes.

For carb counting, get a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Counting: Featuring the Tools and Techniques Used by the Experts (Marlowe Diabetes Library) (Paperback) by Gary Scheiner (Author).

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Talk With A Doctor About Her Attending A Diabetic Education Class. I Do Think They Hold These Classes In All Communities. To Be On The Safe Side! It Is Better To Be Safe Than Sorry!

Great Luck For The Entire Family!
This is a family diease I would find out all that I could about the diabetic diease so you may help your mother further.She can have low blood sugar at home and you may need to know information to help her with her low blood sugar.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

A healthy meal plan for people with diabetes is the same as that for everyone – low in fat (especially saturated and trans fat), moderate in salt and sugar, with meals based on whole grain foods, vegetables and fruit. Diabetic and “dietetic” versions of sugar-containing foods offer no special benefit. If eaten as part of a healthy meal plan, or combined with exercise, sweets and desserts can be eaten by people with diabetes. They are no more “off limits” to people with diabetes, than they are to people without diabetes. What's most important is portion size. It's nor what you eat, but HOW MUCH. A very helpful website on the subject is http://www.diabetes.org, from the American Diabetes Association. Best would be to speak with a registered dietitian, who can help formualte a balanced meal plan for your mother, based upon her caloric and nutritional needs. You can usually find a dietitian at the local hosptial, although I'm a bit surprised that your doctor did not refer you or her to one. Hope this helps!

Answer 6

She can eat low fat low cholesteral no sugar added foods. She also needs to watch her carbohydrate intake. Some vegetable that are high in natural sugar are corn and carrot which can be eaten but in moderation. Also pay attention to the types of fruit she eats as some have more natural sugar than others. It is hard at first but once she gets used to the new way of eating it will make her feel so much better,

Answer 7

Your best bet will be to contact a dietician (your mothers doctor should recommend one for her..) But, white flour, sugar, white rice, white potatoes, are some of the things she should not eat...fresh vegetables, complex carbs, high fiber whole grain breads are all excellent for diabetics..dairy products should be fat free or reduced fat..fruits are fine in limited quantities, natural sugar still raises the blood sugar..good luck..there are many websites with excellent information available to you as well, just search for diabetic nutrition information..

Answer 8

The best advice I can give you is lots of vegetables with some whole grains, some fruits, and some chicken or fish. Avoid sugar of any kind including high fructose corn syrup. Keep carbs low. More in the book I mention on my diabetes info page:

http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html

Answer 9

Her doctor will refer her to a diabetes educator/dietitian and they will give her a LOT of information, including food lists, etc.

Answer 10

AdvoCare products can help. www.advocare.com/0701761. She needs to watch her carbohydrate intake. She can eat as much lean meats and low fat cheese as she wants. She could take Carb-Ease. She can have Splenda.