Diabetic Diet
Learn how to plan your diet and target fats with this helpful
information about diabetic diets. You
will find information and dietary goals for Type 1 diabetes and
Type 2 diabetes in addition to helpful
tips on how to monitor your carbohydrates and tasty diabetic recipes.
Dietary Goals for Type 1
In the past, people with Type 1 diabetes had to plan meals around
a set schedule of insulin injections. Now, the emphasis is on
tailoring insulin doses around your eating habits.
Dietary Goals for Type 2
Because most cases of Type 2 are caused, in part, by obesity,
a reduced-calorie, low-saturated fat diet is often warranted.
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Planning Your Diet
A diet low in saturated fats, cholesterol, and sweets, but high
in fiber, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains can help you sidestep
many common ailments, such as heart disease and high blood pressure.Come
up with some new diabetic recipes.
Monitoring Carbohydrates
Watching your carbohydrate intake is particularly important because
most of the glucose flooding your bloodstream after you eat comes
from the breakdown of carbohydrates. Read more about how you can
monitor how many carbohydrates you take in. Then use our searches
to find great appetizers, meals, and dessers that are low in carbohydrates,
but still very tasty.
Targeting Fats
Fats taste good, but some are bad for your health. Not only is
fat high in calories, but diets high in saturated and trans fats
(hydrogenated oils) are linked to cancer and heart disease. Create
good diabetic diet recipes.
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