| A healthy diet and regular exercise are
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| | - Whole-grain foods – whole-grain
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| essential for your overall health. Many
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| | foods such as wheat breads, wheat rice,
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| diseases, including diabetes, can be
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| | and wheat pasta help you to control the
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| managed successfully with a healthy diet.
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| | amount of carbohydrates you take in.
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| Since each disease causes different
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| | - Fresh fruits and vegetables –
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| symptoms and your body needs different
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| | eating fresh fruits and vegetables will
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| nutrients to manage the disease, each
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| | help your digestive system to perform
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| disease may require a different type of
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| | correctly. It is easier for your body to
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| diet. If your body does not properly
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| | turn natural sugar into energy.
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| absorb the sugars you are ingesting, you
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| | - Fat – eating less fat is
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| may need to avoid foods that are starchy
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| | essential to an overall healthy diet and
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| and contain a lot of sugar.
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| | this allows your body to be able to
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| Before you begin a diet that is aimed at
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| | digest food better and absorb the
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| managing a certain disease, it is
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| | necessary nutrients.
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| important to consult your physician and
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| | - Sweets – consuming large amounts
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| get a true diagnosis. If your body is
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| | of sweets can cause your body to retain
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| actually turning starches and sugars into
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| | excess sugar levels in the blood because
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| energy properly, you could risk the
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| | the kidneys cannot turn the sugars into
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| chance of denying your body of the
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| | energy fast enough.
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| necessary foods by decreasing the amount
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| | - Carbohydrates – carbohydrates
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| of starch and sugars in your diet. So, be
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| | turn to sugar in your body and are
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| sure to check with your physician, who
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| | necessary in order to have the energy
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| will go over your symptoms and perform
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| | needed for your body to function
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| tests to determine the correct diagnosis.
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| | properly. The key to carbohydrates is
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| Once you have been diagnosed with
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| | learning when you should consume them and
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| diabetes, your diabetes diet will play an
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| | how many you should consume.
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| important role in the management of the
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| | - Alcohol – as with any healthy
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| disease. Your diabetes diet does not
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| | diet, your consumption of alcohol should
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| necessarily restrict the food that you
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| | be limited. Alcohol has a high content of
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| are allowed to consume. Rather the
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| | sugars and, just as too much alcohol can
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| diabetes diet will usually consist of
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| | impair your body’s motor skills and
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| consuming a variety of foods in the
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| | judgment ability, too much alcohol can
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| correct portions that will allow your
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| | also impair your body’s ability to
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| body to use the nutrients properly. The
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| | turn sugars into energy.
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| two most important aspects of a healthy
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| | Living Healthy
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| diet are eating regular meals as closely
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| | As is the case with most any disease,
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| as possible to the same time each day and
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| | living a healthy life-style is the key to
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| eating the right amounts of the
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| | successfully managing the disease. An
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| healthiest foods. If you are already
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| | overall healthy diet not only increases
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| eating a healthy diet, there may not be
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| | your chance of successfully managing your
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| many changes. But, if you are not eating
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| | diabetes, but allows your body’s
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| a healthy diet or do not eat regular
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| | digestive system to perform correctly,
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| meals at around the same time each day,
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| | allows your brain to function properly,
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| you may have to make more changes. The
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| | and allows you to lead a normal
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| key is to become conscious of what your
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| | lifestyle. Being overweight can increase
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| body’s needs are and plan
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| | the risk of diseases such as diabetes to
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| accordingly.
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| | cause other medical problems, so it is
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| Hints for a Successful Diabetes Diet
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| | very important to maintain a healthy
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| The following hints will give you some
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| | diet. If you are overweight when you are
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| idea of what changes you will need to
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| | diagnosed with diabetes, your diabetes
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| make in your diet to successfully manage
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| | diet may be somewhat different until you
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| diabetes:
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| | can reach and maintain a healthy weight.
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| - Eating often – rather than 1-2
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| | Be sure to discuss your diabetes diet
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| large meals per day, it is healthier to
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| | with your physician and learn to manage
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| consume 3-4 small meals. This allows you
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| | your diabetes and give yourself the
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| to eat in healthy proportions without
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| | chance to live a healthier life.
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| feeling hungry throughout the day.
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