| Have you heard a lot about how diet and exercise | | | | Vegetables |
| can help you manage diabetes? Eating properly, | | | | The less processing a food undergoes the better it is |
| getting enough exercise and rest is always a good | | | | for you. Take for example fresh fruit or vegetables |
| recipe for a long life. You have probably noticed claims | | | | compared to juices. The whole food will be lower on |
| about certain foods that control diabetes better than | | | | the index than the juices. |
| others do. | | | | While you do not have to be a vegetarian, it can help |
| Sugar Connection | | | | reduce other problems associated with diabetes. |
| It has been established that sugar intake in and of itself | | | | Cardiovascular problems are common with diabetes |
| does not the cause of diabetes, however it will | | | | and eliminating all animal products will greatly reduce |
| aggravate the situation. Obesity is a common cause of | | | | cholesterol and other health problems from them. In |
| diabetes. | | | | fact, the American Association on Diabetes |
| The fact is that some foods are not sweet at all turn | | | | recommends limiting many types of fat in your diet. |
| into pure sugar. These are carbohydrates and if you | | | | Particularly Trans fats and saturated fats. |
| are a diabetic, you should limit your intake of these, | | | | Vegetables come in as foods that control diabetes on |
| particularly the ones high on the glycemic index. | | | | two levels; one they are nearly always low on the |
| Glycemic Index | | | | glycemic index and two they address common side |
| The Glycemic index is a way of measuring how fast a | | | | issues like heart disease. |
| food is metabolized in your body. The range is 1-100 | | | | Good Vegetables: |
| and the higher the number the faster the food turns to | | | | The best vegetables to consume are the fresh or |
| sugar in your body. This is a simple way of monitoring | | | | frozen variety that contains no added sauces or salt. |
| your carbohydrate intake. | | | | The darker in color the vegetable is the better.o |
| Low Level Foods | | | | Cauliflowero Broccolio Green Beanso Carrotso Chili |
| Using the index as a guide is a great way to combat | | | | and peppers |
| diabetes. Foods that control diabetes in this category | | | | Supplements |
| are:o Beanso Lentilso Whole grain breado Brown riceo | | | | No discussion on foods that control diabetes would be |
| Sweet potatoeso Some dairy products | | | | complete without a nod toward natural supplements. |
| There is a good variety of tasty foods that control | | | | Recently there have been strong findings that support |
| diabetes by lowering the amount of sugar or glucose in | | | | the use of cinnamon supplements to control blood |
| your system. You can use this list as a base to build | | | | sugar levels. |
| your diet from. | | | | |