Information for a Diabetic Client
October 29, 2009 by admin
Filed under Diabetes Cures
It is very important for a diabetic person to include healthy eating in their lifestyle and physical activities together with the medicine that has been prescribed to them to help them lower their blood sugar. Changing your eating habits will surely be hard so it would be better if you start it slowly and sooner or later, you will then get used to it.
These are the foods NEEDED for people diagnosed with diabetes:
- High fiber foods including fruits and vegetables (at least 5 servings a day)
- Eat less meat and fewer sweets
- Eat some beans since this is a good source of dietary fiber
- Have some cereal with at least 5 grams of fiber per serving.
- Fish is a good substitute for meat and easy to prepare. Eat fish at least twice a week.
- Poultry Breast which is low in calories.
- Nuts have a lot of benefits. Its fats help decrease insulin resistance and help blood sugar easier to control.
- Olive oil is considered a good fat since it keeps blood sugar steady by reducing insulin resistance.
- Yogurt is also considered an insulin resistant. You can have a non-fat plain yogurt and add a fresh fruit.
- Cinnamon can really help in lowering your blood sugar even a sprinkle of it. So more glucose can enter the cells, the components of the cinnamon help the body use insulin more effectively.
- Drink plenty of water.
These are the foods to be AVOIDED for people diagnosed with diabetes:
- Less fat most especially saturated fat.
- Foods that are high in cholesterol like egg yolk, high fat dairy products, meat and poultry.
- Less salt and sodium.
- White sugar and flour, junk and processed foods must totally be given up.
- As much as possible avoid cakes, chocolates, ice cream, soft drinks, fried foods, and anything that has harmful preservatives and too much salt.
- Smoking and alcohol must also be avoided.
- Avoid starchy vegetable like the potato and concentrated dairy products.
It may be hard to make everything right everyday. However, doing at least some of it would be better. Take one step at a time by making a meal plan and physical activities you can enjoy.
