What types of foods are good for diabetics? To keep blood sugars under control.?

Answer 1

Just follow a balanced diet, limiting your carbohydrate intake.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

SR, your concern is touching. If your mom really wants to control her blood sugars she should see a nutritionist. But as an example....no refined sugar of any kind, read labels, even bread is made with high fructose corn syrup, and that is sugar. She should stick with fresh vegetables three to four cups a day, fresh fruit one cup a day, lean meat 3 ounces a day, she should eat small frequent meals not large frequent meals and snacks. There is more to it than that, but there are professionals available that will be happy to teach her everything she needs to know about her diabetes and how to control it, rather than letting it control her life by making her sick, miserable and into an early grave.
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
this website will give you lots of good information about diabetes and how it is treated.

Answer 4

Whole grains, fresh fruits (not juice) and vegetables, lean meat, fish and poultry. Stay away from the white stuff, potatoes, white bread, white rice, white flour etc. The closer to nature and the less processed the food the better. Adding some cinnamon and cherries can help, there have been studies that claim they can lower your glucose. I find that cinnamon doesn't do much for me but cherries seem to help. Remember, don't over due, cherries still have carbs about 5 carbs per ounce.

Eating 5 or 6 small meals a day instead of three helps, your less likely to have peaks and valleys.

Answer 5

The first key to keeping our blood sugar under control is to understand the importance of the Glycemic Index.

GLYCEMIC INDEX: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
"The glycemic index is a way of measuring the rate at which carbohydrates are broken down and appear in the blood as simple sugars. Those foods that result in a rapid rise in blood sugar have a high-glycemic index. Carbohydrates that are broken down slowly and cause only a moderate increase in blood sugar have a low-glycemic index. Some carbohydrates fall in between.

High-glycemic foods provide quick energy, but it is usually short lived and hunger soon returns. Low-glycemic foods provide greater satiety and sustained energy, which makes eating less and losing weight easier.

High-glycemic diets also have been linked to obesity, type II diabetes, insulin resistance, and heart disease. Virtually all convenience foods and many meal replacement and diet products on the market today are unfortunately, high glycemic.3 "

The key to keeping blood sugar stable is eating foods that are low-glycemic. To get a list of Low-Glycemic Meals & Snacks check out both links below. And feel free to email me.

Answer 6

People with diabetes can eat any food in the world .We all like different things and all eat differently.There are no more "One size fits all diet " for those of us with diabetes.
Please see a dietitian to have a tailor made food/diet plan that fits into your life style.
Educate yourself on diabetes , join a support group and read everything you can about diabetes that has been written in the past five years.
Good luck.

Answer 7

Eating the kind of carbs that get into your system slower will help keep your blood sugar lower. This will also help with hunger. While eating fruits and veggies are good for you
you want to watch how much fruit juice you drink. Juice will put your sugar up very quickly. It is better to eat the fruit it self and you get the benefit of having the fiber as well. The serving for most fruit juices is 1/4 to 1/2 cup but most is around 1/4 cup.

try to avoid
white rice
white flour
white sugar

eat whole grains Demisters is the only bread out there that is really whole grain. Unless made at the store.

Have hot home made cereal
oatmeal (not instant)
red river cereal
cream of wheat
wheat lets
oat bran is one of the best
corn meal

eating dried beans / lentils / legumes

eating wild rice or brown rice

and other grains like Bulgar
buckwheat
flax seed
sesame seed

increasing your fiber will help slow down sugars from getting into your system.

I have several recipes for whole grain home made breads and several bean recipes

to get cooking times and some recipes go to
http://www.weblife.org/beanchart.html

for recipes go to
http://www.beanbible.com
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes/chick-peas-garbanzos

Answer 8

Green leafy vegetables, nuts, fruits, fish and some berries coz berries are vitamin rich, oh yeah rolled oats are nice also rice and stay way from ice cream and sweetened hot drinks, too many sugared coffees a day will ramp your blood sugar way up and keep it up all day.

Answer 9

It is quicker to give you the list of foods that are not good for diabetics ... white carbohydrates that is white bread, white pasta, white potatoes.

Other foods can be eaten in moderation. Even sugars.

Answer 10

Anything low in Carbs and Sugar. Meals between 4-6 Carbs are good,like dinner. 1 Carb is about 15grams.

Answer 11

You have a lot of good advice from others, but no one is advising to stay away from white flour completely. It will raise your blood sugar just like white sugar will. And when it says enriched wheat flour, your body will see it as white flour.