Diabetic Diet Plan for Diabetes

Diabetic Diet Plan for Diabetes
The diabetic diet plan that will make your life style more healthier


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Don't feel down if you had just been diagnosed positive for diabetes, with diabetic diet plan you can still enjoy the food you like to have before your diagnostic report albeit with special attention to its nutrition and the way you eat. Your doctor has probably advised you to follow the nutrition guidelines in the food pyramid, while at the same time paying special attention to carbohydrate intake.

Diabetic patients should also consume the same amount of food with the fix schedule each day to keep your blood sugar levels stable.

Lots of diabetic patients have the misconception what diabetic diet is all about, the diabetic diet is simply a balanced healthy diet which is critical for diabetes treatment. Non diabetic body will automatically regulate its blood sugar, adjusting to whatever foods are eaten.

However, for diabetic patients extra cautions and understanding of your food intake is required to enable you maintain a healthy lifestyle by exercising, insulin injections and any other glucose altering activity.  This helps diabetic patients to maintain the desirable weight and control their glucose level in their blood.

It also helps to prevent diabetic patients from heart and blood vessel related diseases. Research shows that regardless of the makeup of the diet, eating just enough calories to maintain an ideal weight is the most effective dietary strategy to prevent the onset of diabetic.

Following are the most common type of diabetes diet:

  • Type 1 Diabetic Diet - Type 1 diabetes is an insulin dependent type which generally for its diet is to find a balance between the food intake and insulin.

  • Type 2 Diabetic Diet - Type 2 diet  is link to obesity problems, maintaining your ideal weight in order to improve the body's ability to utilize insulin and type 2 diabetes can be controlled through proper diet and exercise alone.

  • Gestational Diabetes Diet - required adequate energy and nutrients to support both the mother's body and growing baby. In the  same time pregnant mother needs to maintain stable blood glucose levels.

Related Topic:

Food Pyramid
Diabetic Food List

 

Sample of Diabetic Diet Food

Main Dishes - Salmon Scramble

  • 1 cup chopped broccoli (fresh or frozen).

  • 1 medium egg.

  • ½ teaspoon Hellmann's or Best Foods tartar sauce.

  • 1½ teaspoons yellow cornmeal.

  • 2 Keebler low-salt soda crackers, crumbled.

  • 2 ounces canned salmon, drained.

In a microwave-safe covered bowl, steam the broccoli for 5 minutes, or until tender. Drain any moisture from the broccoli; add it to a non stick skillet treated with nonstick spray and dry-saute it to remove any excess moisture.

In another bowl, beat the egg and mix in the tartar sauce, cornmeal, cracker crumbs and salmon. Pour the salmon mixture over the broccoli and toss to mix. Cook over medium-low heat until the egg is done, stirring the mixture occasionally with a spatula.

Nutritional Analysis (per serving)

Calories: 222.19
Protein: 21.90g
Carbohydrate: 12.26g
Fat: 10.26g
Sat Fat: 2.55g
Cholesterol: 0.00mg
Sodium: 420.97mg
Fiber: 4.98g
PCF Ratio: 38-21-40

Exchange Approx:

2 Lean Meats,
1 Medium-Fat Meat,
½ Bread, 1 Vegetable

 


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