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List of Foods for a Diabetic to Eat to Help Control Their Diabetes

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Firstly I would like to state that I am diabetic and I find it very difficult to create a diabetic diet plan and find foods that are good for me to eat. However after I bought a couple of eBooks and did a lot of research I found the information I was looking for and now I am going to share it with you.

The recommended daily calories for someone with diabetes is usually around 1200-1800 calories and consists of 50%-60% carbohydrates 12%-20% protein and not more than 30% fats. Now that is just a basic outline of what your daily intake should be I will go in to more detail below.

Some must haves for people with diabetes are Alpha-lipoic acid this is like a vitamin and it helps enhance the glucose uptake and improves diabetes nerves damage.

Secondly we have Omega 3 which helps to protect against the hardening of arteries.

The last one I would like to recommend is artificial sweeteners obviously everyone who suffers from diabetes knows that sugar should be kept to a low level in your diabetic diet plan so you can use alternatives such as aspartame and saccharin.

Foods that diabetics should avoid are high fat foods this is a big no no as well as foods with a lot of sodium. As well as this you should restrict the amount of alcohol you intake if you can just do not drink alcohol at all as this can cause health problems like liver damage and increase the risk of heart disease.

Foods for diabetics:

Carbohydrates: Bran, oats, porridge
Fruit: apple, citrus, berries, peaches, pears, plum, and rhubarb.
Vegetables - cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, celery, cucumber, onions, lettuce, olives, peas, pepper spinach, broccoli and tomatoes.

Proteins: Vegetables - beans, lentils, millet, soybeans,
Free range chicken and turkey (skinless),
Lean cut of meats - pork, veal, beef and lamb,
Free-ranged chicken eggs

Fat: Vegetables oils - sesame, soybean, sunflower, Avocados,
Poultry: mackerel, tuna, herrings and salmon,
Unsaturated margarine

Ensuring you know what you should and should not eat if you suffer from diabetes is essential in keeping diabetes under control and having a good diabetic diet plan is part of this.

By: Willyboy104
Published: 12/05/08

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@ 9:17 am 12/05/08 by Iyers

Your article is very good. I feel very sorry for you and pray to God to give you good health. Regarding diet control, whatever you have mentioned, continue doing the same. Besides that, one of the most important thing for controlling diabetes is that you should do brisk walking for atleast 30-45 minutes daily preferably in the morning. If not, atleast in the evening. Try, walking is very good.

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@ 3:02 pm 12/05/08 by Topper

I have several friends and relatives with this disease and you really cannot generalize about how many calories to eat. A child, teenager, adult, man or woman, all require different calorie counts. Obviously diabetics are being seen by docs and that is the best person for the information. Always rely on a trained medical person for this type of information.

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@ 2:51 am 12/07/08 by Vasantha

Diabetics can benefit from yoga significantly. Yoga postures such as Dhanurasana (bow pose), Vajrasana (thunderbolt pose), Bhujangasana (cobra pose), and Matsyendrasana (seated twist) are recommended. They are easy to practice and the effects are permanent and without side effects.

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@ 5:39 pm 12/07/08 by Jannie Borg Larsen

I remember a teacher in home economics¨once said that everyone would benefit from eating like a diabetic. And I guess that she was right to some extent... Anyway, we would all benefit from eating healthy, that's for sure.

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@ 7:55 am 12/08/08 by Willyboy104

Thank you all of you for your comments and helpful information. I am going to be posting more articles that I have wrote on diabetics very soon. I think its an illness which more people need to be educated about.

@Vas I did hear that doing Yoga would be good for diabetes because it relaxes you and the body not sure to what extent it would help myself however its something to try.

I also believe that everyone should eat like a diabetic, I mean why not it doesn't mean you cannot enjoy the foods you love. It just means in smaller quantities and taking more time to prepare the food and organise your meal plan.

Thanks again.

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