What is a diabetic diet? Can a diabetic eat sugar? Which sugars are good and which are bad?
With so much information out there today why some diabetics are eating their way to a shorter
life I just don’t know!

There is no definite diabetic diet, each person with diabetes has to adjust the way they eat
to support their blood sugar level. Once someone is diagnosed with diabetes they are referred
to a nutritionist to help come up with a plan to keep they’re sugar level normal.

When we eat foods with high calories this feeds our sugar level. When food is broken down,
food being carbohydrates, fats and proteins, it is broken down into glucose which ups your sugar
level. In a person without diabetes body the pancreas releases insulin which helps the glucose
get into the body’s cells where it can then be broken down into energy. If the pancreas is not
working properly the insulin cannot be released therefore the sugar stays in the blood, known as
diabetes!

Carbohydrates are just another word for sugar and starches. Starch is just a chain of glucose
molecules so they are both pretty bad for any diabetic. The goal of any diabetic is to mix protein,
carbohydrates and fats to allow an even release of glucose throughout the body therefore reducing the
sugar level and not letting it get to high. A sugar level that is too high can cause the diabetic to
slip into a coma.

With so much information available to diabetics why are some not listening and continuing to eat what
they do and live how they lived before diabetes? Diabetes is a life changing illness and your life needs
to adjust. A simple diabetic diet will help a lot and save you a lot of pain and discomfort. A healthy
weight needs to be achieved when you are diabetic as being over weight will cause complications.

One diabetic diet certainly does not fit all diabetics; each person has their own individual needs which
need to be met. Diabetics still need all the nutrients that non diabetics need. Cutting out sugar won’t
stop diabetes it will just make you grumpy, controlling the amount of sugar and the release of sugar in the
blood will help though.