good diet for diabetese?

Question:

need dietry guidelines and tips for an insulin dependent diabetic

Answers:
The site below can help with what to avoid.

Other Answers:
- check www.diabetes.org (Amer Diab Assoc) for books
- eat balanced diet watching carbohydrate intake
- watch portion sizes and check nutrition labels
- fruits are good for you but high in carbs; eat in moderation and watch portion sizes
- some "veggies" are really "starches" like potatoes, corn, peas, "dry" beans => high in carbs
- eat a variety of foods (similar to 2nd one above)
- eat breakfast
- eat small meals

What, your physician didn't refer you to a certified diabetes educator? That's the best person you could ask for a reference to. An acceptable alternative is a registered dietician. Asking here is liable to give you all sorts of interesting data, but you need professional help to work out a diet that meets your special needs.
Source(s):
Forty years of clinical experience, and I'm a diabetic as well as a nurse.

How many calorie diet are you on?
http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/MealPlanner/en_intro.htm
http://familydoctor.org/349.xml
http://www.joslin.org/managing_your_diabetes_709.asp

Well, this sounds crazy, but go to the health food store and buy cinnamon extract pills, they are supposed to be excellent for diabetes! Another thing that is good is the Atkins diet.

Eat a good, balanced normal diet. what you ate before you were diagnosed with diabetes. Just make sure you take insulin for whatever you're eating according to the plan you made with your doctor.
But. there are things that make it easier. If you buy snack sized packages of chips/candies, carbohydrate counting is a lot easier. Also, use a scale/measuring cup for foods like rice. Rice is 15g of carb for every 1/3 of a cup. Most pasta (check the package) is about 15g per half cup. Mashed Potatos are about the same.

Also. since i've been diagnosed with diabetes, I've been drinking alot of water. it doesn't have any carbohydrates in it, rarely does the body harm, and can be great with ice and a little lemon or mint.
Source(s):
7 years with type I (insulin dependant) diabetes

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