Diabetes Diet Advice

Diabetes Nutrition Planning

Finding good diabetes diet advice can be a challenge. For example, what does the American Diabetes Association recommend I eat? Is this the only choice? Is this the best choice?

Having diabetes forces one to look at food and meals differently. Conforming to a proper diet is the cornerstone of good diabetes management. The following information covers how to do this yourself, in addition to several services that can help you in this process.

Diet Choices

Diabetes diet choices are almost endless. The American Diabetes Association offers general eating guidelines. The ADA advocates designing meals following the Latest Diabetes Food Pyramid. The pyramid helps you choose a balanced diet of carbohydrates, proteins, fat, minerals and vitamins.

Recently, however, the ADA's food pyramid has come under fire by many doctors who claim the diet has too many carbohydrates. While the ADA's view is still the predominate one, growing evidence suggests that other choices may be good as well. Learn more about the diabetes diet and carbohydrates here.

Also, some of the most popular diabetic diets are based on the Glycemic Index. Even of you do not follow this method, you should inderstand it, as it is often a part of any diet plan you will be evaluating.

Other diet for diabetes choices are prevelant (and popular!). Take a look at the Mediterranean Diet and Diabetes and others in our diabetes diet reviews section for several different diet options.

Also, we have some great resources on the Diabetic Food Exchange Diet and a very comprehensive Diabetic Exchange Lists, not mention some handy Diabetic Exchange Charts.

Specific Diabetes Nutrition Choices

Several foods have received a lot of attention for their potential in helping control blood sugar levels. Foods that may help you control your glucose levels include:

• Cinamon and Diabetes
• Green Tea and Diabetes
• Coffee and Diabetes

Other foods or substance that can have a negative effect for diabetics include:

• Diabetes and Alcohol
• Diet Coke and Diabetes
• How Carbohydrates Affect Insulin Release

Lastly, there are some foods that don't necessarily reduce your glucose levels, but they do allow you to lead a more normal life. For example, this article on Diabetes and Stevia explains more fully. Generally, stevia is a natural sweetner that does not raise your glucose levels. Stevia is great because it does not have that artifical taste or some of the health drawbacks of artificial sweetners that contain aspartame.

Also, if you are interested in the Glycemic Index, you may want to check out this site which discusses the Glycemic Load Diet.