Carbohydrates
a very big impact on blood glucose levels as they are converted to sugar by the
body in the process of turning the food into energy.
Too many
carbohydrate servings can increase blood sugar levels. It is important for a diabetic to control the
number of carbohydrates that are eaten at each meal, and balance the carbohydrates
with protein while limiting fat intake.
In this
type of meal plan foods are grouped into three different categories: carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
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The
majority of foods that you eat contain carbohydrates and this will be the
largest food group. Foods in this group
include:
- Grains and breads, crackers, rice, cereal, pasta.
- Dairy and milk, yogurt.
- Vegetables that are considered starchy; corn, peas, and potatoes.
- The rest of the vegetable family.
- Fruit, including fruit juices.
- Desserts and other treats chosen in limited amounts.
This diet
will require you to measure your foods for serving sizes and read food labels
to determine how many servings are carbohydrates it should be counted as.
It is
standard to consider 15 grams of carbohydrates as one serving. For instance, if
you are having crackers as a snack and are allowed one serving of carbohydrates
you would look at the food label to figure out how many crackers you can have. If
the serving size is 20 crackers and that equals 30 grams of carbohydrates, for
a diabetic that would be considered two servings. In this example, you would
half the serving size and eat 10 crackers to equal 15 grams of carbohydrates.
After some
time and experience you will become adept at counting carbohydrates and knowing
what foods work well with your blood glucose levels and what ones don’t.
Two
diabetics don’t respond the same way to every food, you will need to learn what
your own ideal diabetic diet is.
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