Healthy Diet

Healthy eating is a foundation of healthy living with or even without diabetes. But if you are diabetic, you should know how foods can affect your blood glucose level. It is not about the kind of food but how much and what are the combinations of food you eat. Everybody should be acquainted how it is to be living with diabetes.

Here are some tips on how to maintain the proper level of blood sugar by the food we eat:

         

•  Learn the carbohydrate counts and portion sizes. A basic one in terms of many diabetes management plans is to learn how to calculate the amount of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates usually are the foods that have the biggest effect on the level of blood sugar. For people who are having insulin during mealtime, it is important that you know how much carbohydrates are in your food, so you get the proper dose of insulin. Learn what the appropriate portion size for each food type. Make your meal plan simpler by writing the portions of food you usually eat.  Use a scale or measuring cups to make sure that you get the proper portion size and exact carbohydrate count.
•   Make a well-balanced meal. Plan each meal to have a good combination of fruits, vegetables, fats, starches and protein. It is necessary that you give attention to the kinds of carbohydrates you take.  Some of the carbohydrates like vegetables, whole grains and fruits are better than the others. These foods have a little amount of carbohydrates and contain fiber that can help blood sugar to be more stable. Talk to a dietitian, doctor or nurse about the best selection of food and the proper balanced for all types.
•   Organize meals and medications. Too little food proportioned to your medication particularly the insulin may lead to hypoglycemia. Too much food can result you to hyperglycemia. Consult your health care group how to make the best schedule of coordinate meals and medications. 
•  Avoid beverages with sweetened sugar. This includes those with high fructose or sucrose this tends to be with high calories and offers a little of nutrition. And because they can cause quick rise to blood sugar it would be great if you avoid these kinds of drinks.  The exclusion is if you’re experiencing a low level of blood sugar. These sugar sweetened drinks such as sports drinks, juice and soda can be an effective treatment for raising the low blood sugar quickly.

With diabetes, the pancreas does not produce sufficient insulin to maintain the normal level of blood sugar. People who have Type 1 diabetes produce little insulin or none at all. Those with Type 2 continues to produce adequate or too much but the receptors of insulin on cells improve resistance, a condition that inhibits the body from using the glucose efficiently. Sugar remains to flow in the blood and build up. A diet with more vegetables and fruits and a little of food processed can fights the diabetes.

With all the facts about diabetes, we can be aware what can be the causes of it. People can also have and make the natural cure of diabetes by having the right food and proper diet and exercise. 

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