I read a lot of information about Diabetic Food. It amazes me. I have been a diabetic for a little over three years. I say that just so you know I am speaking from experience. My wife is also a diabetic. I have to tell you, all this stuff I read about diabetic diet food, food for diabetics, diet food for diabetics, diabetic diets, diabetic food chart, diabetic menu, diabetic recipes, diabetic meals and much more, is nothing but a bunch of nonsense. This is my opinion, of course. I mean, really, what is this all about? See, I’m not trying to sell diabetic food of some kind. I’m not trying to sell some diabetic diet of some kind. I’m just trying to make sense of it since my wife and I have our diabetes under control and we don’t do any of that specialized stuff. You want to know what our diabetic food is? What our diabetic diet is? What our diabetic meals consist of? REGULAR FOOD.
Yes, that’s right, we eat regular food garnished with common sense and we are diabetics. Do you have to be a rocket scientist to understand what foods you should eat and what foods you shouldn’t eat? Think about it. What food should you not eat as a diabetic? Right, sugar. So the idea is to keep your sugar intake to a minimum, right? Ok. Let’s take a couple of examples of regular food, pasta and bread. What do these things have in common? Right again, carbohydrates. Which now begs the question, what are carbohydrates? Put another way, how do carbohydrates affect diabetes? Well, when your body processes carbohydrates they turn into sugar. And when considering which diabetic foods to eat, we already established you should be limiting your sugar intake. The conclusion is, either eat no pasta and bread or limit your intake of pasta and bread. Makes sense, right? See, when considering what foods are good for a diabetic just think about the food you are considering. Yes, you have to do a little reading so you have a better understanding about food, but the answers are easy to find. As you become more familiar with the process you will, on your own, come to the conclusion about what foods should I avoid if I am diabetic?
Now, I happen to have been a sugar freak all my life. My downfall was always cake and donuts. If you are in the same boat, there is light at the end of the tunnel for you, just like it was for me. There are sugar free cupcakes on the market that you can purchase either on the internet or at your local store, depending on where you live. There are also reduced sugar cupcakes that are also creme filled and come with chocolate icing. I can tell you these have about as much sugar as a piece of bread, so limit your intake. A couple of other items that will help you with that sweet tooth are sugar free jello and sugar free pudding. These are all very good.
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