are you dibetic? what kind of food do you eat?
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Diet is an integral part of diabetes management.\nDiet for diabetics is no different from the normal healthy diet recommmended for everybody.\n\nFat should be reduced to 30% of total energy intake, and consist mainly of unsaturated fats. Protein should be 15 % and carbohydrates 50-55 % of total energy intake.\nPatients should eat complex carbohydrates like potatoe and pasta, which are absorbed relatively slowly from the gastrointestinal tract, thus prevent the rapid fluctuation in blood sugar that occur with simple sugars, such as sucrose or glucose, are eaten.\nIt is better to spread nutrients throughout the day in the form or three main meals, in addition to snacks in between meals and at bedtime, which reduces swings in blood sugar.
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Green vegetables (especially spinach) is really good. Have  a glass of bitter gourd juice first thing in  the morning. Tastes bad, but is very healthy. \n\nSweets and anything high on calories is strictly taboo. Switch over to wheat bread. \n\nHere's a useful tip:Always carry a packet of sandwiches or a few sugar-free biscuits with you. Diabetic people tend to get hungry soon and should never be on an empty stomach.\n\nApart from following a healthy diet, walk briskly for 30 minutes at dawn and try to walk at least 15 minutes in the evening. \n\nA good diet complemented by regular exercise may eliminate the need for medicine.
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sugar feeds you a rush and when you crash it is like a downer as you lose energy and that high feeling. you need something to eat that will slowly release sugar in your system. carrots are good. you might be diabetic
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Hi Kali Girl\n\nHere are some answers on diet and tips to help the healing process.\n\nDiet: Proper diet is critical for both preventing and treating diabetes, especially Type II diabetes. One of the most important dietary precautions you can take is to eliminate all refined sugars and sugar products from your diet. Such products include refined sugar, corn syrup, cornstarch, dextrose, dextrin, fructose, fruit juice concentrates, glucose, lactose, malt, maltodextrin, maltose, mannitol, sorbitol, sorghum, sucrose, and xylitol. Honey, Maple syrup, Agaves or Chicory syrup must also be eliminated if you are pre-diabetic or diabetic. Also reduce or eliminate your intake of alcohol and caffeine. Remove fast food, refined foods, processed "junk" foods, soda, fried foods, and all products containing white flour. Choose quality protein snacks between meals, or soaked nuts, and fresh vegetables and vegetable only juices as between meal options. \n\nTo help your body better regulate blood glucose levels, also reduce your overall carbohydrate intake, replacing simple carbohydrates with complex carbohydrate foods. This means use whole flours and grains, beans, legumes, and fresh fiber-rich vegetables, rather than choosing to eat refined foods. Eating five to six small meals a day, instead of the traditional three larger meals, can also help balance blood sugar levels and prevent excessively high insulin spikes after eating. In addition, a vegetarian diet high in organic vegetables and complex whole grains, along with small intakes of whole fruit that contains seeds or pits, rather than fruit juice, has also been found to be helpful for many people suffering from Type II diabetes. Jerusalem artichoke is another food that can help diabetics control blood sugar levels. A diet rich in healthy fats, such as avocados, nuts, seeds, extra virgin olive, raw virgin coconut butter and high lignin flax seed oil also supports you in maintaining level and stable blood sugar levels.\n\nMany Type II diabetes patients fare well on a diet that consist of 55 to 60 percent complex carbohydrates, 15 to 20 percent protein (with a minimum of 45 grams of protein per day), and 20 to 25 percent healthy fats. In addition, you should increase your fiber intake to a daily level of 40 to 50 grams of fiber, with 10 to 15 grams of soluble fiber. High-fiber foods like beans and whole grains can be added slowly, perhaps at a rate of one serving per week, along with an increase in your intake of pure, filtered water. \n\n\nQuick Action Plan for Diabetes\n\n\n1. Be aware for early signs of blood sugar problems. Have the proper yearly tests performed.\n\n2. 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.\n\n3. 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.\n\n4. Remain hydrated; drinking adequate quantities of pure water is essential for all aspects of your health.\n\n5. Engage in regular light exercise and stress reduction because they are keys to maintaining lower levels of blood sugar.\n\n6. Consider supplementing with nutrients such as B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, chromium, magnesium, potassium, essential fatty acids, CoQ10, alpha lipoic acid, and vanadium. Stabilized rice bran supplements can also be helpful.\n\n7. Herbs such as astragalus, bitter melon, fenugreek
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The key is to eat a balanced diet of carbs vs proteins vs fats.  Usually we recommend that diabetics avoid high sugar foods such as regular colas, syrup (sugar free is okay) and moderate their intake of sweets and baked goods.  Have you been to see a registered dietician or diabetic nurse educator?  Either would be very helpful in helping you to acclimate and succeed at managing your diabetes.  I wish you the best.
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You DO need to see your doctor and have your blood sugar tested.  You should also see a REGISTERED DIETICIAN (they are licensed) not a nutritionist (they are NOT licensed) about eating a sensible diet.  \n\nBelieve it or not, the Diabetic Diet is not a bad way to go & you can actually eat a LOT more food and foods than you thought AND you can actually lose weight on this diet.  \n\nBlessed Be\n\n)o( Sunshine )o(
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This will depend on several things but it sounds like you have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes which can often be controlled by diet.\n\nThere are a few key guidelines:\n\nAvoid foods with processed sugar.\n\nHave 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!\n\nEat 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThere 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).\n\nIncrease the amount of vegetables you eat throughout the day.  They have fewer calories and the bulk can help you feel fuller.\n\nThere are some things I've learned to avoid.  Watermelon sky rockets my blood sugar, the sauce on take out pizza, rice.\n\nI fear I'm rambling now, but it's a great time to be diabetic (comparatively) because of so many choices in artificial sweetener (I think Splenda is best, except when they put it in special splenda diet drinks).  \n\nI hope that helps.  It's been 20 years since I started and then they discovered I was actually a slow starting Type 1 diabetic.  While I was on the good diet, I felt better than I ever had before.\n\nGood luck.\n\nI'm happy to answer other questions from my experience if you drop me a line.
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Whole wheat bread is good, check the label, you are looking for high fiber and low sugar. There are many names for sugar in labels: sucrose, fructose, dextrose, glucose,maltose,lactose. Diabetics need to stay away from those. A normal healthy person should not consume more than 40 grams per day.\nHere is a website how to manage diabetes...\nhttp://www.joslin.org/managing_your_diabetes_707.asp
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regular light meals. You don't want to bump up blood sugar at once.
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first off, do NOT take anything anyone says here as medical advice.  You need to talk to a doctor.  Diabetes is serious and it is unique in each person.\n\ndepending on what type you have, you might be able to adjust your diet, exercise more, or make other lifestyle adjustments.  But, seek a doctor's advice first.
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watch your intake of sweets...remember carbs break down to sugar in your body. Being overweight really contributes to diabetes. You need to get plenty of exercise...as this burns glucose in your body (sugar)....I was diabetic...I lost 60 lbs....and I no longer have it...I took a course in this...the dietician said sugar...is sugar...is sugar...your body doesnt know the difference....if you are eating a bowl of jello..or 3 slices of bread....it breaks down in your body as sugar...one tip I learned...if you eat something sweet...have some protein with it...it like counteracts it...it just slows the sugar breakdown....I always had a little protein in the morning...it just made me feel better for the day. A doughnut with a glass of orangejuice, would be the worst thing you could eat for breakfast. Your sugar would soar...the slam you down in a short period of time...then you feel tired or sleepy....I know...I've been there. Always remain active...that will ensure you to keep your bloodsugar more stable....the best foods you eat are legumes..(beans)...they help to stabilize blood sugar, for longer periods of time.
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When I learned I was diabetic, I first tried to not eat any chocolate.  Then I discovered that just a small amount (half a dozen mini chocolate chips) would satisfy my craving without blowing my diet.  Something along this line might work for you, too.
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Diabetes Food Plan for Diabetics\nNever skip meals. Include high fiber carbohydrate foods which lead to a slow and gradual rise in blood glucose levels. Choose a variety of foods including vegetables, fruit, breads, cereals, dairy products, etc.\nBreads like whole grain, multi grain varieties.\nHigh fiber breakfast cereals especially oats, and other bran cereals. Go to High fiber foods\nWhole wheat pasta\nRice and grains like basmati rice, barley, etc. Go to rice recipes.\nLegumes and lentils such as baked beans, kidney beans, chick peas, mung dal, etc.\nFruits - such as oranges, apples and stone fruits.\nAll vegetables.\nStarchy vegetables such as sweet potato, corn, potatoes, etc.\nSkim milk, skim yogurt. The archive of Internal Medicine, 2005 has reported the results of a research study of 12 years on 41000 men, showing that the risk of developing diabetes Type 2 fell as intake of low fat daily products increase.\nA recent study (January 2004 issue of the Journal Diabetes Care.) suggests that magnesium-rich foods like can significantly lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, even in obese people. People should therefore, get the recommended amount of magnesium by eating leafy green vegetables, nuts, and other magnesium-rich foods. Supplemental magnesium can be harmful, especially for people with kidney disease, says Diabetes expert Jerry Nadler.\nLimit intake of excess sugars in foods which are high in saturated fat like baked foods or low in nutritional value lollies and soft drink.\nConsume moderate total fat and limit saturated fat\nFor tips on how to reduce fat intake, go to How to avoid fat in diet?.\nLimit alcohol.\nExercise daily: Exercise helps in lowering the blood glucose levels. For exercise, go to exercise and fitness page.
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Go on a diabetic diet. You can find a book on the subject at the library.
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Why?  Are you pregnant, diabetic or suffer from Gestational Diabetes?  Are you not eating enough total calories, going too long between meals, skipping meals/snacks, nauseous, not eating well/throwing up, not getting enough food for energy, or are you so insulin-resistant from hormones that your body cannot access the blood sugar that's there?   Have you recently had a ketone test done and the levels were high?   Have you been doing Ketone test strips?   Are you doing ketogenic diets, such as Atkins to lose weight?   Are you treating a child with epilepsy? Are you painting a portrait of julie?  What are you up to again??? \n\nA diet of Lobster and Butter definitely helps, so does Goat meat, cat's claw, fried frog legs, etc.   ;-)
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Actually next time you go to the doctor discuss the possibility of being hypoglycemic. This is when shortly after you eat the levels of sugar shoot right through the roof. After your body digests the food then is drops below. \nYou can talk to the doctor, about how to eat ,what to eat, many people become hyperglosimic before being diabetic.
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first of all, what type of diabetic are you? Type one or type two? (type one requires insulin)\n\nRegardless of that, you need to eat healthy. Don't be fooled by low or no sugar items because it is carbohydrates that really matter. Carbohydrates process into sugar. \nAnd, exercise, exercise, exercise. Exercise such as a 30 minute walk qill do wonders for you sugar level.\nLaslty, test your blood at least four times a day and record what time it was, what you ate and what the blood level was at. By doing so you will realise what effects certains foods have on your body.\nGood Luck!!