Diabetes Treatments

If you have diabetes you are aware of the effects certain foods on your blood sugar. For example, candies and chocolates are restricted from your diet for obvious reasons. However, there are other foods that have hidden sugar within; these foods should also be removed from your diet to help regulate your blood glucose levels.

Maltose, one of the sugars that seems less noted, is found in breads, pastas, some breakfast cereals, wheat and grains. Fructose sugar is found in fruits, corn syrup and honey. Sucrose is actual sugar, such as you put in your drink or on foods to sweeten them. Lactose is located in dairy products, such as cheese, milk, yogurt, and cottage cheese.

Other items to steer clear of are alcohol, deep fried foods, processed foods, items labeled "lean, light and/or health foods". Fruit juices also contain large amounts of sugar, and should be diluted with water. Reducing the intake of salt will not only keep blood pressure down, but will help manage further complications with diabetes.

These are the foods that should be removed from your diet if you are diabetic:

*Potatoes, beets, carrots, corn, peas, legumes and certain nuts due to high starch content.

*Barely, wheat, rye, breakfast cereals (containing little grain), pastries, pies, cakes, white rice, white breads, and foods made with ‘white’ flour.

*Sweets, such as chocolates and candies, sweetened applesauce.

*Milk (only in small doses), yogurts, cottage cheese, eggs.

*Fried meats, pork bacon, fried seafood, or foods prepared in lard, and poultry with skin.

*Sodas, energy drinks, flavored coffee drinks, heavy creamers, regular beer, wine, fruity alcoholic beverages.
*Potato chips, corn chips, butter flavored popcorn, donuts, packaged cookies.

While this is not a complete list of which foods to steer clear of, it does address many common items that should not be consumed regularly.