Diabetes

Written By katie kerr

To decrease your sugar:

  • Eat more green vegetables

  • Eat more lean protein- chicken and fish

  • Switch from white to wheat carbs (bread, tortillas, rice, pasta). Limit your portions of these foods.

  • Limit portions of starchy foods: potatoes, corn, beans/peas.

  • Limit cakes, sweets, cokes, and alcohol.

These foods also contain sugar, so limit or avoid these:

  • Juice, dried fruits - raisins, prunes, apricots

  • Tropical fruits - banana, mango, pineapple, watermelon

  • Salad dressing

  • Ketchup/ Tomato sauce

  • Crackers

  • Cereal

  • Milk

  • Marinades/ Sauces

***Remember to look at your FOOD LABELS. Try to avoid foods with more than 7 grams of total carbs and any added sugar.

Diet and exercise are important in managing diabetes, but medicines are often needed.

Different medicines act in different ways and each only brings your sugar down a certain amount. Depending on how high your sugar is, multiple medicines may be needed to get your blood sugar down to goal.

(see below to learn more about the science of diabetes and how it affects your health)

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