Diabetes diet | Diabetes food

Diabetes diet, Diabetes food

A detailed description of a diabetic diet will not be given because physicians managing diabetes usually have their own methods of controlling diet.

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The principles of any diabetic diet are the restriction of starches and sugars. The quantity allowed in the diet each day must be eaten and at regular intervals; this is particularly important if insulin is being used.

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In children it is more difficult to keep an exact control of these foods but it is best to encourage the diabetic child to take an early, responsible share in the management of his diet. In all diabetic diets it is usual to aim at a daily fixed total calorie intake, which may be about 1800 calories.

This amount will vary with the sex, size and occupation of the patient. The diet is usually made u of about 210g of carbohydrate, 80g of protein and 70g of fat. Carbohydrate is the nutrient which must be most carefully controlled and it is common to work out a system of dietary ‘exchanges’ based on the quantity of a food which contains 10g of carbohydrate.

Diabetic diet - Diabetic food chart and SIMPLE carbohydrates are found in these processed and refined grains (not whole grains) and all types of sugar, ‘Sugars’ is an all encompassing description that includes not just sucrose ( the technical name for the white stuff in our sugar bowls ) but sugars that are found naturally in fruit (fructose) and milk (lactose)

Diabetic diet plan and To avoid the high energy and fatigue cycle of unregulated blood sugar resulting from eating sugar, top models eat a diet high in the complex carbs and avoid as many refined processed foods as they can, and most forms of sugars – they contain no valuable nutrients or fibre. This is not just method to reduce or maintain weight, but a credo to be followed for basic good health.

Equivalents for use in Diabetes food

Bread: Equivalents for use in diabetic diets, The equivalent to 1oz of bread (i.e. 15 grams of carbohydrate) is found in the following:

2 Ryvita or Vita-Weat
3 Cream Crackers or Water Biscuits.
3semi-sweet biscuits
¾ cupful cornflakes or other breakfast cereal.
3 tablespoons porridge
1 medium sized potato 75 grams
2 tablespoons boiled rice, spaghetti or macaroni
½ pint of milk

Drinks: The following are equivalent to 20 grams of carbohydrate:
1 glassful milk 175 ml and
2 teaspoons Horlicks, Oval tine or Bourn vita.

2/3 cupful fresh orange juice 100 ml. and
2 lumps or 2 teaspoonfuls of sugar
Diabetic fruit squash and
4 lumps or 4 teaspoons of sugar.
½ cup milk 75 ml. in tea or coffee and
25 gm. Bread (or equivalent).

Foods to be avoided in a Diabetic Diet

The following foods contain a high percentage of carbohydrate and re therefore to be avoided by the diabetic sugar, sweets and chocolate: jam, marmalade, honey or syrup; puddings, cakes and pastries, biscuits (except as equivalents to bread); sweetened fruit drinks and minerals.

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