Managing Diabetes through Healthy Eating: Nutritional Tips and Meal Planning

Diabetes is a common condition that affects people of all ages, causing serious health conditions if it's not managed properly. A combination of treatment strategies can help you manage diabetes so you can live a healthy life and prevent serious complications.

If diabetes is not managed properly your risk of developing serious diabetes symptoms like heart disease and stroke increases significantly. Eating a diet of healthy diabetes foods that are proven to control blood sugar (aka glucose) levels is one of the primary ways to manage diabetes.

In this article, you’ll learn the importance of managing diabetes through healthy eating. We’ll also share some nutritional and meal-planning tips for diabetes as well.

Why Is Managing Your Diet Important for Diabetes?

If you have diabetes, your healthcare provider will likely recommend dietary changes that will require you to follow a diet that includes low-sugar diabetes foods. This will help you be successful at managing your diabetes and preventing serious diabetes symptoms from developing.

Tips on Healthy Eating Habits for Diabetics

When preparing meals, choosing special diabetes foods can help control blood sugar levels, manage your weight, and control heart disease risk factors.

Create a healthy eating plan to manage diabetes by following these tips:

1. Avoid sugar and starchy foods to maintain healthy glucose levels.

2. Choose natural carbohydrates such as non-starchy vegetables like spinach, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, etc. over refined carbs like pasta, biscuits, etc.

3. Try intermittent fasting, it has been shown to be very effective in regulating insulin levels.

4. Follow a schedule for eating. For diabetics, the NHS recommends eating wholesome meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day (and not to skip meals). This helps to keep sugar levels stable and prevents spikes and dips in sugar levels.

Symptoms Of Diabetes

Common symptoms of diabetes include:

·Increased thirst (polydipsia) and dry mouth.

·Frequent urination.

·Fatigue.

·Blurred vision.

·Unexplained weight loss.

·Numbness or tingling in your hands or feet.

·Slow-healing sores or cuts.

·Frequent skin and/or vaginal yeast infections.

Diabetes Food Substitutes

If you have a sweet tooth but have to avoid sugary foods due to diabetes, then you’ll be happy to discover Stute Diabetic Jam. This diabetes food is great on breakfast toast, it’s the perfect way to start the day!

Try these diabetes food substitutes:

·Stute Diabetic Jam [Blackcurrant] 430G

·Stute Diabetic Jam [Fine Marmalade] 430G

·Stute Diabetic Jam [Peach] 430G

·Stute Diabetic Jam [Strawberry] 430G

·Stute Diabetic Jam [Thick Marmalade] 430G

To shop for Stute Diabetic Jam, visitPearl Chemist Group at any of our South London branches or order from us online and we’ll swiftly deliver right to your front door.