Posted on June 23, 2008 in Latest News
Diabetics need a balanced normal diet, with all food groups and plenty of fruits and vegetables. They should avoid excess fat and protein. They do not normally need any extra supplements, especially if they are taking plenty of brightly colour veggies like carrots, broccoli, spinach, yellow petha, etc, which have high amounts of anti-oxidants. Here’s a right guide to the fruits and veggies diabetics can eat without fear.
Current recommendations for diabetics are to take plenty of fruits and vegetables, as naturally occurring fruit sugar (fructose) is more slowly absorbed than sucrose, and raises the blood glucose to a lesser extent. As far as possible, try to take them unpeeled, to maintain a high fiber content. Very sweet fruits (mango, banana, chikoo, etc) can be taken in small portions, along with a meal to reduce the spike in blood glucose.
For people with diabetes – eating too many starchy vegetables or too much of one starchy vegetable, or more starchy vegetables than usual, may raise blood glucose levels more than is desirable. Starchy vegetables such as potato, kumara, corn, yams, taro, breadfruit and cassava are high in carbohydrate. Non-starchy vegetables contain very little carbohydrate, eg. broccoli, peas, green beans, lettuce, puha, watercress, kamo kamo, parengo.
High fiber diet is recommended for people suffering from diabetes. Fiber is digested very slowly and as a result blood sugar level rises very slowly. A high-fiber diet that includes fiber rich fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, sweet potatoes, oatmeal, zucchini, oranges and raisin helps reduce insulin dosage by 25 %.
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August 22nd, 2008 at 8:54 pm
This page was extremely helpful to me. I am a new diabetic and just got atrial fibration. I need to change the way I eat immediately.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:00 am
does not specify what fruits you can eat as a diabetic
February 4th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I need help on the foods good and bad for diabetics. Please help.
March 24th, 2009 at 12:32 am
I want to become a vegetarian because I am having problems controling my type II diabetes.Which vegetables and fruits can I eat?
I am thinking of stir fry.
May 31st, 2009 at 8:01 pm
this is not helpful at all. i am doing a project on diabetes and my question is
What foods, fruits, and vegetables can prevent diabetes?
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monkeybutt
August 10th, 2009 at 12:55 am
Monkeybutt: Diabetes can’t always be prevented. There is family history that has to be taken into account. If someone is active with a healthy diet and weight, they reduce their risk. In some cases, such as mine, it can only be prolonged. Family history dictated it was more of a matter of “when” than “if”
October 13th, 2009 at 1:21 am
I have type 2 diabetes and 4 many years my blood sugars have been very high. Im talking in the 3 and 4 hundreds, i just couldent get them down 4 nothing. And while my sugars were allways so high i was allways so hungry all the time it caused me 2 gain so so much weight. my girlfriend works doing care taker 4 an elderly lady. Well her client has diabetes also and she has told me about decf green tea. How its very good 4 lowering blood sugars. And of course weight loss.and let me tell u these past 3 weeks my sugars are below 140 yeah thats normal range. And i can feel myself loseing weight everyday and i feel so much better. I was @ 80mg. Of lantus insulin 3 weeks ago, and now im @ 10mg. My doctor is getting ready 2 stop the lantus. I drink lots of hot tea plain, but u can put splenda in it if u want 2 4 that sweet taste. I like mying plain. And i love it cold 2 with ice which ever u prefur. But it really really works trust me…..
November 12th, 2009 at 5:51 am
I am stuggling to help my husband who has type 2. Can anyone tell me which vegetables and fruits are good for him. I have gone on so many sites and one site will tell me that a certain fruit is good for him and then another site will tell me that he cannot eat that fruit. I am so confussed.