Diabetes My Ramblings About Having Diabetes Just What Can I Eat

Great Question! I Have Been Asking Myself That question ever since I Was Diagnosed with Diabetes in August of 2008. If You Have read The Other ramblings You Have An Idea of Some of The Issues I Have faced. You Have to learn to count your carbs Which I Discussed in a different rambling.

Has the American Diabetes Association education class I Attended One Of The Many Things I Was Given Was a small booklet titled, "Changing Life With Diabetes." It has Become invaluable to me and my wife. One day I will eat a meal and measure my blood & the acceptable level IS-mine Rarely are low. Another day I will eat The Same Thing and The Level Is High. What is the Difference? Well, That Is a question for a medical professional. I highly recommend waiting for You is to have diabetes education class. Go to diabetes.org and check for a location near you.

As I was Growing up my grandfather Was a farmer. He Had a small patch of corn Which I Grew to love. I Have just eaten a meal of corn on the cob. Well, The little booklet Tells Me That Corn Is A "starchy vegetable." It only takes one half to cob EQUAL carb exchange (Discussed in a different rambling). Darn! And only ½ cup of corn Is One exchange. A baked potato With All the fixin 'is a no no also. The list shows That One fourth of a large potato gold ounces Three Is One exchange. Can I eat more? Yes, goal I Will Suffer The Consequences of High Blood Sugar Levels.

What I Have Is A found baked sweet potato Does not spike my blood Levels. Bake it, peel it, and use just a little of a butter spread Amount That Does not Have On The label carbs; It Is filling. Maybe add a little spice you like. Although it has starchy vegetable est également I can eat it. You Will Have to Experiments with what works for you as what works for me May not work for you.

You can eat the Non-starchy vegetables Including beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, onions, peppers, spinach, tomato's, TURNIPS and zucchini just to name a few. I Have Had To Learn To Eat Some foods I did not like. Its Part of the survival-through process we go When We Have diabetes.

You can eat protein. I will not say it's unlimited goal you can eat A Three ounce serving. Will you learn to push away From the table, maybe leave Even Some On The food platform. No, The 14 ounce steak May Not Be a Good Idea.

Also, You Need to eat a healthy snack. Eating six small meals Will not Help You feel hungry as you must aim Watch the carbs and serving sizes. I eat one apple half (it has sugar) for one snack and I For Another will eat peanut butter crackers With Gold With A low fat cheese.

You see, part of the Process of controlling your diabetes IS controlling your weight. I did hear one person say optometrist eat a hamburger could "With cheese, lettuce and tomatoes to bread or no bun. I look for bread That has a lot of fiber Even One That Says dual fiber.

I hope this rambling of mine has helped. For Other ramblings of mine go the diabetes category on Article Bank Which Is in my bio below.

I am not a doctor. Please consult a medical professional for Treatment.