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Diabetic Diet
Diabetes Mellitus is a condition where the body is unable to process glucose (a form of sugar).
The most prevalent form of Diabetes is Type II Diabetes which occurs mainly in adults. You are at risk from this form of diabetes if you have a generic predisposition to it (i.e. it’s in your family history), if you are overweight, and/or are aged over 40. In Type II Diabetes, the pancreas still creates insulin, but not enough, – or the insulin does not function correctly (insulin resistance). This form of Diabetes can be managed (to some degree) with the right diet and exercise, but also with diabetes pills and insulin.
Diet Plan for the Diabetic
A healthy eating plan for a Diabetic person is a traditional low fat diet. This diet would have a ration of 25-30% fats, 50-55% carbs, and 20% protein. This is the kind of diet that most governmental authorities recommend.
SAMPLE MEAL PLAN
Breakfast
1/2 Grapefruit, 1 medium bowl oatmeal topped with extra low-fat milk. 1 Tsp honey and 1 Tsp flax seeds.
Snack
1 kiwi fruit
Lunch
40g (uncooked) Basmati rice – cook and server with 4oz cooked chicken strips. 1 small orange, chopped cucumber, and 2 Tsp pine nuts, with oil-free French dressing.
Mid afternoon snack
2 dark rye crisp breads spread with yeast extract.
Dinner
4 oz salmon fillet topped with 1 1/2 Tsp olive oil blended with 1 garlic clove, grilled and server with 6ox potato mashed with seasoning. Serve with peas and spinach.
1 medium glass of dry white or red wine, or fruit juice.
Try these tasty Diabetic recipes.
Diabetic Guidelines
- Drink plenty of water (to aid in kidney function).
- Aim for slow but sustainable weight loss.
- Eat little and often – this helps keep blood sugar levels even.
- Don’t eat less than 25% fats, as essential fats will help to slow down absorption of the meal.
- Try to eat plenty of fresh fruits, salads, and vegetables.
I am diabetic and wouldnt touch that recipe with a bargepole
Grapefruit, oatmeal, honey , rice, orange, rye bread, potatoes, fruit juice (a hypo remedy, by the way).
Diabetics cant tolerate sugar,all carbohydrates are sugar ergo we cant tolerate carbohydrates without high spikes in blood sugar. We cant ‘cover’ it with meds, as it wont stop high spikes(btw more research than ever suggesting its not persistent hyperglycemia but high numbers per se which cause the damage)
Im not saying dont eat any carbs just not in one sitting, like that
Eating little and often is also NOT a good idea for those taking insulin as the profile wont allow you to snack every few hours without injecting or risking overlapping injections
Also, low GI – good for Type 2, not for Type 1 who have to match insulin to food. Slow absorption equals misfired insulin
Just some thoughts for the day
i need help my father is sick,his creatinine is very high,he was diabetic for more than 10 years now.is there any way to lower his creatinine?pls advise me what to do.very much worried about him.thanks
hey linda there is a website called bnaiyer.com. go to it and look at the diabetic exchange list and diabet meal planner. also, you can eat the regular food as usual but cut the portions. eat 6 meals per day but in small portions. cut sodas, fruit juice. use fruits instead but fruits must be small sizes they are still loaded with sugar
I do believe diabetics can eat anything,yes anything–lowering your food intake and not having
things too often that anyone should have
IE:chocolate bars,chips until the bag is empty,
over eating at any meal,(a NO NO -for anyone ))
Get the picture?Then of course exercise is most important
walk,if you can’t run,swim or get in the pool and do something
And don’t let sugar fall too low eat small amounts during the day to regulate it
using common sense is all it takes,yes lower fats and sugar contents keep a log of what you eat your readings will let you know what you cannot or can eat:
hubby found this to me more helpful and he is doing good:
your truly louise
PS–I taught this for years and it works:
good luck!
What do I eat to stay healthy? Type two diabetes.
I WOULD LIKE A FOOD LIST OF WHAT TO BUY AT THE STORE ,SUCH AS WHAT NAME OR KIND.My sugar is out of control.
I have been told to lower my sugar, lower my weight, lower my colesterol, I don’t have any idea what to eat or drink. I am not much of a fish eater and I can do without meat. I sure would like to know what to do
Kidney failure/ bad heart/ highblood pressure……
yeah, my mom is very sick. She didn’t take care of herself even though we pleaded with her. Now i’m taking care of her trying to get everything balanced out. She didn’t care what the doctors said and now she is to this point in just a year.
Please talk to your doctors and follow what ever they tell you to do.
Good Health
Seriously, people! If you have questions, ASK YOUR DOCTOR!!! That is why they are there. Diabetes (type 2) is very easy to control if you control your eating and exercise. See an nutritinist who specializes in your illness. If you need one, your doctor will write a referral! As many have stated before, no two bodies are alike and what works for one may not work for all. Use your head and follow your doctor’s instructions.
I HAVE DIABETICS TO AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO EAT AND WHAT NOT TO EAT I NEED TO GET A PLAN FOR WHAT TO EAT
my husband was just diagnosed yesterday with type 2. here’s how we decided to look at it. we were starting to hear that we can’t do this or that. first of all ‘we’ have diabetes because it involes a ;ifestyle that is basically good for anyone- excersize, good eating etc.next we look at it as things we can do, we can see our grandchildren if we look after ourselves. we can feel better because it motivates us to loose weight. we can have energy because we are released from some of the bad symptoms. we do not have to fight it but it is something in our lives that we can control when everything else is so crazy. and last of all it is something we can LIVE with when we are losing so many loved ones to other horrible and deadly diseases. i hope this is an encouragement to someone it seems to take some of the fear out of it for us
If you want to sort out your diabetes and lose weight, read
“The Diabetes Revolution” by Dr Charles Clark and Maureen Clark, my wife lost 10 lbs with no effort and cut her medication by 33 percent
well i my doc just told me that i am a diabetic i dont know what that is but i been looking into it to find out more but is it a bad thing or what i just dont no what to do about this
Your DR Will Help You He help me.
I’m a diabetic. I’m angry at my illness I’ve made so many mistakes ex. not taking my medicine, fasting, not watching what I ate. I now have 40%kidney function and so I’m nervous and scared.
Diabetic I am…type 2 and hating every moment of it! I lost weight when I was first diagnosed and now am putting it right back on): I hate the struggle but I want to live to enjoy my grandbabies.I sure do miss my fruits though.They make my numbers jump sky high..all except apples.Merry Christmas to you all.
We are all different. We may be lumped under one label “diabetic” but we are uniquely diabetic. Everything affects diabetes and diabetes affects everything. So your lifestyle will have the greatest impact on whether food or medicine will control/defeat YOUR diabetes and how.
Eric-Student:
Let me throw another wrinkle into your very impressive intelligence on the subject. I am a type 1.5 diabetic. Go ask your doctor about THAT one. It threw me for a loop but explained why I was not textbook 1 nor 2.
Lucy, Dorothy, Jacqueline,
Don’t diet; change your eating habits and then GET ACTIVE now. Let life be your motivation for that is what you hold in your hand. When was the last time you saw an obese bicylist? Go get a 10-speed and spend 30 minutes on it through your neighborhood for 4 days a week. No stress or strain on your joints but very effective.
Blessings and Melodies from Heaven to you all!
Im confused cos i can read lots of diffrent stories about what you should eat and what you should not eat.my blood sugar it has never been more than 150 but some doctors gives me always tabs others tells me i should not take tabs i need only diet and walking alot. Please i need to know what is good for me and what i should eat
First are you guys realizing that this is for type 2 not type 1 diabetes. It seems a lot of the information you guys are talking about is dealing with type 1 diabetes which is just about the opposite of type 2. With type 2 it is mainly caused by Obesity and blood glucose is not transfered into the cells right due to insulin resistance. Type 1 is genetically aquired and permenate if aquired and onset by the age of 8 to 12 and deals with the immune systems attack of the pancreas where as type 2 may have genetic precursers butit is usually is onset due to Obesity. Type 2 diabetes usually can be cured or reversed if permanate cell damage has not been done by diet. Genetically you are at risk but not “doomed” to get type 2 where as in type 1 you usually get it and diet will help but not have a chance to ever cure or reverse it. In type 1, the best you can hope for is to have better health and not take as much medicine. In type 2 it can be reversed in most cases all together providing a “cure” although it can reacure if diet is not watched. I do not know yet if this is a good diet but it seems to include your carbohydrates, protiens, and essential fatty acids. please make sure the information that you talk about is relivant or you may steer people in the wrong direction.
As two examples of knowing the maximum food weights one can eat safely, I would not eat the above breakfast and dinner sample meal plans, because they would send my blood glucose too high. By contrast others following the DiabeticOptiCarbDiet, with less severe diabetes, could eat them safely.
Jacqueline (and June) are right – everyone is different. So to control blood glucose level you need to know the maximum safe weight of any food (or food combination) YOU PERSONALLY can eat without your blood glucose going up to levels where the damage causing complications is caused. The DiabeticOptiCarbDiet is the only diet I know providing these safe weights for EACH INDIVIDUAL according to their diabetic severity, etc. As its creator, I am the longest beneficiary. It has kept me free from complications for 10 years,while controlling by diet and exercise alone (and not low-carbing),with no detrioration in sight. More at http://www.dietcontroldiabetes.com
I am desperate to lose weight as I am a Diabetic and being 14stone I cant control my blood sugar. I am taking tablets and Insulin but I always have a high sugar reading.Please help me I havent got the will power to do it on my own.
If you are on statins for high cholesterol, the medication packet recommends that you should avoid grapefruit.
Everyone is different. Eat it, take your counts. Never say never or always. Some fruit will spike one person’s blood sugar and another not. You have to be responsible to take your own blood count to know if you can eat apples, grapefruit, whatever.
I have never been told not to eat grapefruit due to diabetes, but have read not to w/ certain high blood pressure medications.
I NEED HELP I NEED TO LOSS WEIGHT FOR MY HEIGHT I’M A DIABTIC, I HAVE ASTHMA,HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE YOU NAME IT I HAVE IT. AND KIDNEY INFECTION.
You shouldn’t tell diabetics to eat half a grqapefruit for breakfast- it’s one fruit we should NOT eat, according to my GP