A Diabetic Diet for Controlling Blood SugarFollowing the correct diabetic diet is particularly important since many of the complications of diabetes are caused by high blood sugar levels. The correct diet for a diabetic is on that:
In many cases, a type 2 diabetic diagnosis can be successfully overcome with a change in diet. In Type 1 diabetes, many of the complications can be minimized and lower doses of insulin used if blood sugar control is maintained. Any serious research and study will point to the fact that a ketogenic, low carb diet is extremely successful in lowering and stabilizing blood sugar values, and as such, is the best diabetic diet to follow. Dr. Richard K. Bernstein, a Type 1 diabetic himself, has successfully treated thousands of type 1 and 2 diabetics with a low carb diabetic diet he developed over years of study. He used himself as a test subject, rigorously testing his blood sugar after every meal, and deduced by trial and error what foods helped him control his blood sugar, and what foods made his blood sugar control worse. He writes about his experiences and his diabetic diet treatment plans in two highly recommended books: The Diabetes Diet: Dr. Bernstein's Low-Carbohydrate Solution Diana Schwarzbein has also successfully treated many diabetics with her low carb diet recommendations. She writes about her experiences in unlearning her medical school "lowfat" diet training and finding what really worked for her diabetic patients in her book titled: The Schwarzbein Principle: The Truth About Losing Weight, Being Healthy, and Feeling Younger A Warning About the American Diabetes AssociationAn analysis of the diet recommended by the American Diabetes Association shows that it makes diabetic blood sugar control almost impossible. In this way, the ADA diet actually makes diabetics sicker. The ADA recommends a carbohydrate level of 60 grams PER MEAL, which is extremely high, and causes blood sugar to skyrocket. As a result, the diabetic patient has to take more insulin, and frequently experiences dangerous low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) reactions and other complications because of the blood sugar roller coaster. Dr. Bernstein believes that a diabetic should have no more than 30 grams of carbohydrate PER DAY: 6 at breakfast, 12 at lunch, and 12 at dinner. This amount stabilizes the blood sugar and helps reduce the amount of insulin needed. In some cases, type 2 diabetics can completely eliminate the need for insulin when using a low carb diet to control blood sugar. Recommended Reading
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