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For people with diabetes, meal planning takes on a new importance. The food you eat has a significant effect on your current and future well-being. Eating an appropriate diet means eliminating or reducing certain types of foods that can contribute to or worsen your diabetes. It means counting carbohydrates, because they have the greatest influence on your blood glucose levels.
One of the first things you'll want to do is track your food intake and activity levels to see how they affect your blood sugar levels. This information will guide you in adjusting the quantity and types of foods you eat, how much you exercise, and the amount and frequency of your required diabetes medication. Achieving the correct relationship between all factors will help you to control your blood sugar, which is crucial for diabetics.
Your ultimate goal is to develop a meal plan that ensures you regularly eat well-balanced meals on a regular schedule. In doing so, you will benefit by leveling your blood pressure, controlling your blood glucose levels, reducing your cholesterol, fulfilling your nutritional needs, and maintaining a healthy body weight.
What is a good meal plan?
A person with diabetes can eat pretty much the same foods everyone else eats. However, more attention should be paid to reducing carbohydrates in your diet as these affect your blood glucose more than other foods. The key is to eat them in moderation. Read product labels to see how many grams of carbs are in a serving and limit your serving size for that food.
Carbohydrate-rich foods to watch are:
Starchy vegetables (corn, potatoes, peas, beans and others)
Dairy foods (milk, ice cream, yogurt)
Baked goods (bread, crackers, cereals)
Pasta, rice, grains
Fresh, canned and dried fruit, and fruit juices
Sugary foods (soft drinks, sherbet, cake, cookies, pies, candy)
Alcoholic drinks and drink mixes (beer,...
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