Diabetes Diet - Paying Attention to Diet
Your doctor will determine the meal plan that is best for you, based on your age, weight, activity level, occupation, and other medical requirements. You will be responsible for controlling the amount of sugar that gets into your bloodstream by controlling the kind and amount of food you eat. While your diet may be “special” in the sense that you now will pay more attention to it than you did in the past, you are very likely to continue to eat the same foods as nondiabeticws should eat. The main difference will be in being sure to eat at the right time and to eat the amounts recommended by your doctor. Your doctor will tell you about a food exchange system that will enable you to have flexibility and normal food within your diet. By following the food exchange system you can trade, for example, an ounce of meat for a portion of cheese or an egg. There are many foods you can have without any restriction at all, such as many low-calorie vegetables, fatfree bouillon and broth, and decaffeinated coffee, and tea in moderation. You won’t need any special equipment for your kitchen, other than a standard eight-ounce measuring cup, a measuring tea spoon and tablespoon, and a small scale. Recommendations for your meals usually will be stated in terms of cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons. Sometimes a few weight measurements will be recommended.
Menu Planning
Menu planning will be an important part of your lifestyle with . If you have insulin-dependent diabetes, you will have to plan when and how much to eat so that meals and snacks coincide with the effects and timing of your daily insulin injections. You will also have to consume a specific number of calories to feel well and maintain ideal weight and a more normal blood sugar level. If your health care team recommends that you control your blood sugar level with diet and/ or oral medication, you will be asked to “follow a more regular, calculated meal plan to maintain normal weight and avoid sharp variations in your blood sugar. If you are overweight, you can use the plan as a weight-loss diet to achieve a more normal weight. Normal weight is important because excessive fat cells interfere with your body’s use of insulin.
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