Diet for Diabetics By Georgia Whitehouse

The ideal diet for diabetics will be calculated by paying close attention to your blood sugar levels. This will be the determining factor in deciding what to eat, how much to eat and when to eat.
Control those blood sugar levels!!

"What is blood sugar and what does it have to do with me??"

This is simply the amount of sugar (also known as glucose) that you have in your blood, and this is determined by the foods that you eat. Now it is vital for anyone to maintain steady blood sugar levels but even more so for diabetics. It is therefore necessary to have some idea of which foods will disrupt your levels and which foods will maintain a steady release of sugar in to the blood.

You see the sugar in your blood is quite different from, say, the sugar in chocolate cake. The sugar found in most processed food has been refined, which basically means that all the goodness has been taken out of it and all that is left is a toxin that the body can not absorb. Now, without going in to the science of this, any refined sugar (including refined carbohydrates such as white bread and white pasta etc.) has a dramatic effect on your blood sugar levels.

Imagine a steady line that suddenly spirals upwards and out of control, because this is what happens to your sugar levels when you put any form of refined sugar or carb in to your body.

And yes, you guessed it, what comes up, must come down. But this time your sugar levels will come crashing down lower than they were before. This is why it is vital to follow a suitable diet for diabetics.

"OK, ok, but how does this really affect me? I mean, we all know that sugar and certain processed foods are bad for us, but how does all this talk of 'blood sugar' really affect me?"

Well, much more than you can imagine.

It might help to think of your blood sugar levels as synonymous with your energy levels. You need sugar for energy right? But not the sugar we were just talking about. You see, there are many different types of sugar, and your body converts whole food in to the sugar that it needs for energy.

We have all experienced the quick release of energy we get from a chocolate bar, but have you also noticed the energy slump that follows the initial high? This is due to the rapid rise and fall it creates in your sugar levels, and it is this that will disrupt your energy levels. What you really need is something that will release sugar slowly in to your blood over time, to provide a steady release of energy. So, if you were to eat a whole food that has not been refined, then your body would convert this in to the sugar that it needs, resulting in steady blood sugar levels and thus a healthier, happier you.

Now the key to all this, is that if you do not maintain steady blood sugar levels, you will mess up your body's sugar production, thus leading to tiredness, dizziness, and many other health complaints in the short term, and diabetes in the long term. And for those who already suffer from diabetes . . . .

IT IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL THAT YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO CONTROL YOUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS THROUGH WHAT YOU EAT IF YOU ARE TO AVOID OR REDUCE THE LONG LIST OF HEALTH COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH UNHEALTHY EATING AND DIABETES.

A diet for diabetics should therefore consist of healthy whole foods eaten little and often. By eating smaller amounts but at more regular intervals, this also contributes to maintaining steady blood sugar levels


The author of this article is a passionate pioneer for uncovering the truth about diabetes. She also runs a blog called 'Secrets from the Experts (what your doctor doesn't even know!)'.
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