Diet

Good nutrition plays an important part in management of Diabetes. We all must maintain a healthy diet to supply our bodies the essential vitamins and minerals.  However, if you have Diabetes you need to follow these important guidelines.

• Eat meats around the same time every day.  Space meals no more than 4-5 hours apart.
• Eat meals that are nutritionally balanced. You should have foods from all food groups.
• Cut down on serving sizes. Compare your serving size with that on the label.
• Avoid too much fat.  Especially saturated fat and cholesterol. Good rule of thumb to follow is 3 grams of fat/ 100 calories.  Read food labels carefully, some food labeled low cholesterol may still be high in fat.
• Read labels to see how much carbohydrates are in the food. All carbohydrates make your blood sugars go up. Total carbohydrate is the combination of carbohydrates and fiber.
• Eat fewer high sodium foods and use less salt. Your daily intake of sodium should not exceed 2,400 mg/ day, 1 tsp. of table salt = 2,000 mg.
• If you are overweight, loosing 5-10% of your body weight can lower blood sugars.

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