Adapting Your Regular Meals to a Diabetic Menu

By Leslie Bogaerts

When you are diagnosed with diabetes, the one thing you need to keep in mind is: Diabetes is a matter of control. With a good diabetic menu, the right exercise and the medicine you physician prescribes, you will lead a normal life. If you want to control your diabetes yourself, you can do that through the foods you eat and the exercise you do. In this article we want to talk more about what you need to know so you can adapt your menu to your diabetes.

You'll do well to keep in mind that not every case of diabetes requires the same things. Some diabetics need to cut down on the calories, others instead need to decrease the amount of fatty foods they eat. It's also important to spread mealtime out throughout the day. Three or four small meals during the day can really help balance your carbohydrates and calorie intake. That way, it's a simple task to keep your blood sugar levels under control.

Key to a good diabetic menu is the types of ingredients you use in your recipes. What types of foods can be used? Well, you can most likely keep right on eating what you already eat.

And so if you want to adopt your regular eating habits into an excellent diabetic menu take the time to follow these tips:

* Consume only plain potatoes, top them with a small amount of a low calorie topping or margarine.

* Make sure your meal portions are the same size every time.

* It's better to stir fry your vegetables in a bit of oil and plenty of seasoning.

* Try to avoid fried foods all together.

* Have your meat or fish boiled without to much butter.

Keep these tips in mind and you can create a wonderful diabetic menu for yourself. Train yourself to adapt your meals in the ways we've suggested, it'll become a regular habit before you know it! - 31843

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