Who says diabetics can't eat well?

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Who says diabetics can't eat well?Maintaining

a healthy diet is important for everyone, but crucial for people with

diabetes. Following a diet that meets the strict nutritional

requirements of diabetics and does not overshoot on calories is

critical. At the same time, having diabetes does not mean

you lose your head on calorie counting and bid farewell to delicious

food. Here are some yummy meal options that are safe, quick to prepare,

and great to taste. Beverage listChoose from the following for each of your

meals.Club

soda Diet soda Coffee with an artifical sweetener like 'Equal' Sugar-free drink

mix, like a sugar-free strawberry crush Tea with no/less sugar Kokam juice with

no added sugar Sugar-free tonic waterAvoid canned or even fresh juices,

especially those with added sugar. BreakfastDr

Kiran Desai, a practicing pathologist and medical officer at IIM

Ahmedabad, who also serves as the selector and coach for the Indian

roller-skating team, says, & quot;The best breakfast option for a diabetic is

a plate full of fruit. Include fruit such as apples, peaches, bananas

and even strawberries, and eat a stomach full. You can even have a soup

if an urge for salts arises. Once in a while, you can have milk with

cereal that has no additional sugar. Muesli is also an option. & quot;Some more

options: Poached egg on toast Tomato and cucumber salad Bread topped with

pineapple slices Whole-grain

ready-to-eat cereal Almond milk BananasThese must be alternated though, and none

consumed on a daily basis. However, fruits are safe and ideal for repetition.

MealsFor

lunch, Dr Desai wholeheartedly recommends salad, soups or a light

oil-and-fat- free veg curry with whole wheat chapattis. He says, & quot;For

lunch, a salad and soup is ideal. However, how you make it is also

important. Do not add high calorie dressings or sugar-rich products.

Otherwise, the purpose of eating a salad will be defeated. The

chapattis should not be smothered with butter or ghee either. The whole

idea is to monitor the intake of calories so the blood sugar does not

shoot up. & quot; He shares two soup recipes. Chicken-Rice Soup~Ingredients250

grams chicken pieces, small1/2 cup salad leaves, chopped1/2 cup rice, uncooked1

small onion, cut into four1 cup carrots, diced cup capsicum, diced Bay leaf (Tej

Patta in Hindi)A pinch of pepper ~MethodSimmer

the chicken in water with the salad leaves, onion, two pinches of salt

and tej patta for one hour over low heat. Drain the chicken broth and

retain it in a separate container. Place the pieces in a clean plate

and debone the chicken. Chop it into small pieces. Combine the broth,

chicken, rice, capsicum and carrots in a saucepan and continue cooking

for 30-40 minutes or until the rice is tender. Makes three servingsFruit Fusion

~Ingredients1 cup fresh grapes, chopped into halves1 cup fresh strawberries,

sliced into four1 cup fresh peaches, finely chopped1/2 cup brown sugar2 cups

low-fat yogurt~MethodMix

grapes, strawberries, and peaches. Mix gently. Sprinkle brown sugar

over fruit. Top with yogurt. Cover and refrigerate for about 2 hours.

Gently stir fruit to mix it and serve in pudding/ice cream bowls. This

makes three

servings.By carefully selecting what you eat, including a good

balance of the right kinds and amounts of fats and carbohydrates, you

can help improve your health. The bottom line is you must eat

carefully, eat right and eat sensibly. Do not starve or deprive

yourself. At the same time, don't over-indulge either.Group

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Hi Pratham,

 

It is very true that diabetics can eat well, deliciously in fact. But

for some of us, who have tried diets similar to Dr. Desai, this does

not work. At this point, I can't tolerate any sweet fruit, bananas

(which I love) least of all. Also no grains. My doctor had

recommended similar things and my blood sugar just did not improve.

Only when I eliminated grains and starchy vegetables and replaced

them with nuts, plus using tart fruit sweetened with xylitol (yummy)

did I then watch my blood sugar go down, and cut my insulin use in

half over the next ten months (plus some needed weight loss and an

A1C drop from 8.7 to 6.9).

 

So while I agree with you that we can eat wonderfully well - I love

to cook and never feel deprived (except for the occasional potatoes

and pasta). But we are not all identical in heritage, stage of life,

degree of disease, and you name it. So one size does not fit all in

diet any more than much else.

 

The good news for me is that after a few years, my pancreas will be

sufficiently improved (the cinnamon, blueberry leaf and gymnema

really help) that I can eat what you are describing. Already after

ten months I can have a little new potato. But not alas, yet, my

beloved mung dal without which it's very hard to live. I look forward

to healing enough to have it. The good news is that although

conventional medicine says diabetes is not reversible, they are not

correct.

 

In the meantime, I am going to try some of your beverage selections -

I use xylitol to sweeten tea and coffee and it works fine, but having

something different would be good to drink. I should try making some

lassi and sweetening it with some of my tart fruit jam made with

xylitol.

 

Yum.

 

thanks for sharing - just bceause we can't eat exactly the same

things, doesn't mean we can't share and enjoy and learn from one

another.

 

Thea.