| #ffffff;" /> | | | | The recommended diet of a diabetic is designed to |
| Keeping to a healthily balanced diet is important for | | | | maintain a steady level of blood glucose (sugar). If the |
| everybody, and it is even more important for people | | | | person suffering from type 2 diabetes does not stick |
| suffering from any form of diabetes (and | | | | to an appropriate diet, their blood sugar levels can |
| pre-diabetes). Foods to eat with type 2 diabetes are | | | | fluctuate and the health of the diabetic person will be in |
| basically the same foods as you would serve to | | | | jeopardy if the level goes too high or too low. The |
| anyone following a low fat weight control regime. In | | | | diabetic person could fall into a coma, and you can die |
| short, nothing is forbidden but the amount consumed of | | | | as a result of diabetic coma. |
| certain things needs to be minimised. | | | | Diabetes occurs when the a person's pancreas fails to |
| Most people associate diabetes with a boring and | | | | produce a hormone called insulin, or fails to produce |
| restricted diet. If you have a friend or relative | | | | sufficient quantities of insulin for normal functioning, or |
| diagnosed with diabetes, the first time you prepare a | | | | the person's body fail to use insulin properly. The result |
| meal for them can be a bit worrying, but it needn't be. | | | | of any of these factors is that sugar is not absorbed |
| Don't forget that the diabetic person will have been | | | | into the body's cells and instead builds up in the |
| taught how to take care of themselves when it | | | | bloodstream. |
| comes to matters of diet. As long as you don't serve | | | | It is well-known that too much sugar can be very |
| food that is too fatty, loaded with sugar or high in | | | | dangerous for a diabetic (particularly if they don't |
| carbohydrates, the person with type 2 diabetes will be | | | | exercise), so it is obviously safer to avoid cakes and |
| able to enjoy the meal in safety. | | | | pastries, but it should also be borne in mind that some |
| The importance of what is eaten by people with type | | | | fruits have a higher sugar content than is desirable. |
| 2 diabetes should not be underestimated; weight | | | | As with any low fat diet, certain foods are best |
| control is one of the first things to learn about how to | | | | avoided altogether, while other foods can be eaten in |
| manage diabetes and keeping blood sugar levels | | | | small portions; the amount of fat consumed is |
| balanced is vital. Certain foods are recommended as | | | | important, and the number of calories must be |
| being particularly beneficial for diabetics: for example, | | | | considered at the same time. |
| soya beans, chicken and curd, so opt for cooking | | | | When you are first learning about the type of foods to |
| chicken rather than beef. Starchy or sugary foods | | | | eat with type 2 diabetes, it can seem like a minefield; it |
| raise blood sugar, so they should be avoided; include | | | | is obviously worrying to think about how seriously food |
| plenty of non-starchy vegetables in the meal instead | | | | can affect a person with type 2 diabetes. |
| of highly processed foods such as white bread or rice. | | | | |