If you have recently been diagnosed with diabetes, you are probably experiencing many emotions all at once. You have a lot of questions that need answers, one of which is how well can you control your disease with a diabetic diet. The diet that you follow will play a large roll helping you control your diabetes instead of your diabetes controlling you.

1. There are no sets of guidelines that have been written in stone for the control of diabetes for every person. However, there are certain things suggestions for all diabetes patients, in fact, for all Americans, that should be followed to maintain a healthy life style. These suggestions are based on US dietary guidelines for healthier eating.
2. These guidelines suggest limiting fat intake, limiting dietary cholesterol, a diet rich in fiber, eat fresh fruits in moderation, limit the amount of protein that is eaten and reduce your salt intake. The goal for everyone, especially those with diabetes, is to set a goal of five servings of fruit and vegetables, six daily servings of whole grain foods and two servings a week of fatty fish.
3. When buying the food that are needed for a diabetic diet, it is important to read the labels, it is especially important since most food labels show daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet. This is higher than most diabetic diets allow for. Therefore, the values given will need to be recalculated into grams and calories and adjust that into their own diet plans.
4. When measuring foods for your diabetic diet, it is important to weigh the food also to get the right amount of daily caloric intake. Every diabetic should have a food scale that can measure down to the gram (equal to about 1/28 ounce), in addition to normal measuring spoons and cups. The food should be measured after it is cooked to ensure the right amount is being served.
5. The timing of meals is also important on a diabetic diet. If you skip meals, you run the risk of upsetting the delicate stability that exists between the insulin and the food consumption. For a lot of diabetes patient the administration of insulin is calculated to correlate closely with the timing of meals
6. Eating between meals is also discouraged for diabetic patients. This is because if too much food is eaten at the wrong times, it can lead to weight gain and mess with the work that the insulin injections are doing to control the disease.
7. If there are any questions regarding your diet or your diabetes in general, do not try to answer them yourself.

Diabetes affects the manner in which the body handles digested carbohydrates. If neglected, diabetes can cause serious health complications, ranging from blindness to kidney failure.

Approximately 8% of the population in the United States has diabetes. The American Diabetes Association estimates that diabetes accounts for 178,000 deaths, 54,000 amputees, and 12,000-24,000 cases of blindness annually. Blindness is 25 times more common among diabetic patients compared to nondiabetics. It is proposed that by the year 2010, diabetes will exceed both heart disease and cancer as the leading cause of death through its many complications.

Diabetics have a high level of blood glucose. The blood sugar level is regulated by insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, which releases it in response to food consumption. Insulin causes the cells of the body to take in glucose from the blood. Diagnostic standards for diabetes have been fasting plasma glucose levels greater than 140 mg/dL on two occasions and plasma glucose greater than 200 mg/dL following a 75-gram glucose load. More recently, the American Diabetes Association lowered the criteria for a diabetes diagnosis to fasting plasma glucose levels equal to or greater than 126 mg/dL. Fasting plasma levels outside the normal limit require additional tests, usually by repeating the fasting plasma glucose test and (if indicated) giving the patient an oral glucose tolerance test.

The symptoms of diabetes include excessive urination, excessive thirst and hunger, sudden weight loss, blurred vision, delay in healing of wounds, dry and itchy skin, repeated infections, fatigue and headache. There are two different types of diabetes.

Type I Diabetes (juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes): The cause of type I diabetes is caused by pancreatic inability to produce insulin. It is responsible for 5-10% of cases of diabetes. The pancreatic Islet of Langerhans cells, which secrete the hormone, are destroyed by the body's own immune system, probably because it mistakes them for a virus. Viral infections are thought to be the trigger that sets off this auto-immune disease. If untreated, death occurs within a few months of the onset of juvenile diabetes, as the cells of the body starve because they no longer receive the hormonal prompt to take in glucose. While most Type I diabetics are young (hence the term Juvenile Diabetes), the condition can develop at any age. Autoimmune diabetes can be definitely diagnosed by a blood test which shows the presence of anti-insulin/anti-islet-cell antibodies.

Type II Diabetes (non insulin dependent diabetes or adult onset diabetes): This diabetes is a result of body tissues becoming resistant to insulin. It accounts for 90-95% of cases. Eventually the pancreas may exhaust its over-active secretion of the hormone, and insulin levels fall to below normal.

A tendency towards Type II diabetes is hereditary, but it is unlikely to develop in normal-weight individuals eating a low- or moderate-carbohydrate diet. Obese, sedentary individuals who eat poor-quality diets based on refined starch, which constantly activates pancreatic insulin secretion, are prone to develop insulin resistance. Native peoples such as North American Indians whose traditional diets did not include refined starch until its recent introduction by Europeans have extremely high rates of diabetes, up to 5 times the rate of caucasians. Blacks and hispanics are also at higher risk. Though Type II diabetes is not fatal within a matter of months, it can lead to health complications over several years and cause severe disability and premature death. If neglected, diabetes can lead to life-threatening complications such as kidney damage (nephropathy), heart disease, nerve damage (neuropathy), retinal damage and blindness(retinopathy), and hypoglycemia (drastic reduction in glucose levels). Diabetes damages blood vessels, especially smaller end-arteries, leading to severe and premature atherosclerosis. Diabetics are prone to foot problems because neuropathy, which affects approximately 10% of patients, causes their feet to lose sensation. Foot injuries, common in day-to-day living, go unnoticed, and these injuries do not heal because of poor circulation through the small arteries in the foot. Gangrene and subsequent amputation of toes or feet is the consequence for many elderly patients with poorly-controlled diabetes. Usually these sequelae appear earlier in Type I than Type II diabetes, because Type II patients have some of their own insulin production left to buffer changes in blood sugar levels.

Type I diabetes is a serious disease and there is no permanent cure for it. However, the symptoms can be controlled by strict dietary monitering and insulin injections. Implanted pumps which release insulin immediately in response to changes in blood glucose are in the testing stages.

In theory, since it caused by diet, Type II diabetes should be preventable and manageable by dietary changes alone, but in practice many diabetics (and many obese people without diabetes) find it personally impossible to lose weight or adhere to a healthy diet. Therefore they are frequently treated with drugs which restore the body's response to insulin, and in some cases injections of insulin.

If you suspect you have diabetes or are in a high risk group, please see your doctor.

Soy, and most soy-based products, are nutritional powerhouses. Soy foods do not have any cholesterol, and most are high in fiber. Soy also has many vitamins, minerals, and phytochemical compounds (like isoflavones) that work together to create numerous health benefits.

Research shows that a daily intake of at least 25 grams of soy protein and 30-50 milligrams of isoflavones can improve and safeguard your health.

1. Soy's protein and isoflavones lower LDL (the bad) cholesterol and decrease blood clotting (thrombosis), which reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.
2. Soy's protein and isoflavones provide antioxidants, reduce artery clogging plaque, improve blood pressure and promote healthy blood vessels, which protects the body from free radical damage, boosts the immune system, and lowers the risk of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), heart disease, and hypertension (high blood pressure).
3. Soy's soluble fiber protects the body from many digestive related cancers, such as colon and rectal cancer. While its isoflavones may protect the body from many hormone-related cancers, like breast, endometrial (uterine) and prostate cancer.
4. Soy's protein enhances the body's ability to retain and better absorb calcium in the bones. While its isoflavones slow bone loss and inhibit bone breakdown, which helps prevent osteoporosis.
5. Soy's isoflavones help the body regulate estrogen when this hormone is declining or fluctuating, which helps alleviate many menopausal and PMS symptoms.
6. Soy's protein and soluble fiber help regulate glucose levels and kidney filtration, which helps control diabetic conditions and kidney disease.

After the initial shock of diagnosis wears off and we become more comfortable with administering insulin shots, scheduling blood tests and mealtimes, and carbohydrate counting we have a chance to look to the future. At that point it really begins to sink in what a long-term commitment parenting a diabetic child really is. If you are finding that you are having trouble managing your child’s diabetes let me first share some statistics I found so you realize you are not alone.

• 35-75% do not follow meal plans all of the time
• 20-80% do not administer insulin correctly all of the time
• 30-70% do not record blood-monitoring level properly all of the time
• 23-52% do not provide adequate foot care all of the time
• 70-81% do not exercise adequately all of the time

Now that we understand how difficult it is to live with a chronic and potentially deadly disease, the question is how do we teach our children the reality of diabetes while still allowing them to be kids and trying to keep their lives as normal as possible. An experience that if you haven’t run into you soon will is birthday parties. They are everything you need to avoid to keep your child’s diabetes under control but they’re also an important aspect of your child’s life. You can learn the specifics of this and many other situations you will face in my ebook “So Your Child Has Diabetes”. The point is life and diabetes can go on together. Just as important, your child’s friends learn about diabetes and talk about it. They don’t discriminate, they include your child. We as parents need to be adults in these types of situations. We are the voices of maturity, reality and humanity. We are the ones who allow our children to talk about their disease and how it makes them feel as well as keeping them focused on self-care. We are the ones who keep the disease from overcoming our family. When you let your child talk to you about how they feel about having diabetes you will find your child has less emotional stress and better control of their blood glucose levels.

General family stress can greatly affect blood glucose levels. It’s a delicate balance. When your child’s blood glucose levels are out of control it can cause stress in the family and when there’s stress in the family it can cause out of control blood glucose levels. You need to be prepared for these times. The Children’s Hospital that treats my daughter has an excellent Mental Health Department. Other communities have a variety of services they offer. One of the things that really surprised me was the difference in the way I perceived diabetes and the way my daughter perceived it over time. I found it easier to cope with diabetes as time went on. You get into a rhythm and your comfort level with treatment increases. On the other hand my daughter found that the emotional distress associated with diabetes increased as time went by. We need to be aware that just because we are better at dealing with diabetes it doesn’t mean our children need less of our day to day care. A mistake I made was assuming that my 10-year-old didn’t need me to constantly supervise her blood glucose monitoring. After she went on an insulin pump it was no longer necessary for me to administer insulin. She had been checking her own blood levels for quite a while. Even though she was checking her own blood, while I was giving the shots I was right there to make sure she checked properly and at the correct times. Our children need us to keep them safe while they achieve these developmental skills.

In order to properly prepare our children for life with diabetes we must remember how we feel when we are ill. We hate it. Feeling lousy, unable to enjoy some of our normal activities. Imagine how this is magnified in our diabetic child. They never get a break. No wonder they experience emotional problems. Never forget this. Listening to our children about their feelings is important but not enough. We don’t want our children to think that there is something wrong with them or to feel ashamed if their blood glucose levels aren’t always under control. In this case children are like puppies. They respond better to reward for proper behavior that to punishment for wrong behavior.

Finally we need to realize that preparing for life with diabetes is an ongoing process. You can’t control the process all of the time. Just take care of it one day at a time. With your help your child can understand this process of diabetes control and you don’t have to become “that diabetic family”. With preparation and awareness you, your child and the rest of your family can live healthy normal lives.

According to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRFI), “every year over 13,000 children are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.” There is no known cure for this stealthy disease that attacks and destroys the beta cells that produce insulin. Symptoms present themselves suddenly and progress rapidly. Knowing what symptoms to look for, if you suspect juvenile diabetes has gripped your child, will lead you to seek the medical counsel of a physician.

Know the Symptoms:
If your child has been potty trained and begins wetting themselves frequently, consider juvenile diabetes as a possibility.

Extreme thirst and a keen desire for cold drinks that is sweet.

Eyesight problems such as blurred vision.

Irritable.
Child complains of nausea and is vomiting. (Acute symptoms that need immediate attention) Losing weight while continuing to display a healthy appetite.
Listless, tired, abnormally quiet.

Falling into a coma. (A life threatening condition that requires immediate medical intervention)
It’s not always apparent that a child has type 1 or juvenile diabetes. Some of the symptoms seem like average childhood problems that occur. Untreated diabetic children may display restless behavior and an apathetic attitude when it comes to school. The inability to focus on tasks at hand leaves them somewhat dysfunctional and frustrated. Rapid, deep breaths that have a fruity odor are another more subtle sign that could easily be overlooked. The behaviors may go unnoticed by parents as symptoms of juvenile diabetes until the child reaches diabetic ketoacidosis. DKA is a serious condition with the body receiving little or no insulin and resulting in energy being produced by the breakdown of fat. This process causes ketones or acids to spill into the blood stream as toxins. One quarter of the children with juvenile diabetes has all ready advanced to the level of diabetic ketoacidosis before seeing a physician or being diagnosed. If the juvenile diabetes continues to go untreated, the child may lapse into a diabetic coma.

A diagnosis is made through blood tests that target glucose levels and urine tests that measure the level of ketones and glucose. The tests are far simpler to read than reading the behaviors of your child and being able to pinpoint them as potential symptoms of juvenile diabetes. With knowledge comes power and by knowing the symptoms parents have the power to begin successful management of type 1 diabetes giving their child the opportunity for as normal a childhood as possible.

Traveling with Diabetes
When traveling with Diabetes Mellitus you must have an action plan, to help others in the plane, train, car, etc. to know what to do when a problem a rises. Having diabetes is a big responsibility. Making sure that you are safe as well as the individuals traveling with you. It is best to carry a tight schedule of your medications as well as your testing. Keeping a watchful eye on the sugar levels is always a plus when traveling as well as at home.

People with diabetes often become depressed as well as tired of the relentless poking and testing they are subjected to each day. Though they long for it to end, often more then not the disease becomes worse as time passes by. This makes it hard on loved ones and others working closely with them. When traveling sugar levels can drop often rapidly; since people often eat only small meals while traveling this causes problems with diabetes. The fact that people aren't active and are under stress when they travel; could make a major turn and give elevated sugar levels instead of low ones these levels are just as important as the low readings.

Key Things to Carry With You:

1. Of course is the testing meter. Always carry this item where ever you go.
2. Medication- it is always important to carry your medication with you. Even if you don't plan to be out long. Often time's unexpected thing can occur; always be prepared.
3. This one is difficult to remember. A juice or so form of sugar, or carbohydrate. When really the onset of hypoglycemia is very quick. There's little time to react.
4. When you travel it is important you carry a log book.
5. Last but not least is a healthy snack. People with diabetes often need to eat, extra meals throughout the day. When we travel we don't always eat right. So a healthy snack will keep our sugar levels on track and not mess up our day.

Remember when you travel it is important to eat well. Keeping a calorie counter or book to follow for all those extra sweets we love so much. Remember traveling won't have to be a complete was out if you just follow the simple rules.

Keep the people around you informed of how you are feeling, let them know if you aren't quite your self and educate, educate, educate. The most important rule is to keep the loved ones informed of the latest in diabetes research. Educate your self on the new studies and research; all that's available around you. The more informed you are the more informed they will be and will be able to help you when you need it most.

Lots of people suffer from this disease everyday and still lead healthy, happy and full lives; and so can you.

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Diabetes means a disease where people have too much sugar in their blood. The three main types of diabetes are type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease results when the body's system for fighting infection (the immune system) turns against a part of the body. Symptoms of type 1 diabetes usually develop over a short period, although beta cell destruction can begin years earlier. Symptoms include increased thirst and urination, constant hunger, weight loss, blurred vision, and extreme fatigue. The most common form of diabetes is type 2 diabetes. About 90 to 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2. This form of diabetes is associated with older age, obesity, family history of diabetes, previous history of gestational diabetes, physical inactivity, and ethnicity. About 80 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight. The symptoms of type 2 diabetes develop gradually. Symptoms may include fatigue or nausea, frequent urination, unusual thirst, weight loss, blurred vision, frequent infections, and slow healing of wounds or sores.

Diabetes is not contagious. People cannot “catch” it from each other. About 3 to 8 percent of pregnant women in the United States develop gestational diabetes. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles. There are 20.8 million children in the United States, or 7% of the population, who have diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is a disease where people have too much glucose (a kind of sugar) in the blood. Glucose level in the blood is controlled by several hormones. Hormones are chemicals in your body that send messages from cells to other cells. Diabetes is likely to be underreported as the underlying cause of death on death certificates. About 65 percent of deaths among those with diabetes are attributed to heart disease and stroke.

Obesity is the single most important risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Between 80% and 90% of people with diabetes are overweight--that means they weigh at least 20% more than the ideal body weight for their height and build. More than 40 percent of people with diabetes have abnormal levels of cholesterol and similar fatty substances that circulate in the blood. These abnormalities appear to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease among persons with diabetes. Diabetes prevalence in the United States is likely to increase for several reasons. Education is important for both types of diabetes. Diabetics must learn about diet. Diabetics must also be careful about exercise. Exercise is important to stay healthy. High Cholesterol or other fats in the blood and impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose can precede the development of type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Treatment Tips

1. Medicines, diet, and exercise to control blood sugar and prevent symptoms and complications.
2. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is treated with insulin, exercise, and a healthy diet.
3. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is first treated with weight reduction, a healthy diet and regular exercise.
4. Gestational diabetes is treated with insulin and changes in diet.
5. Smoking: If you have diabetes, and you smoke cigarettes or use any other form of tobacco, you are raising your risks markedly for nearly all of the complications of diabetes.
6. Diet: A healthy diet is key to controlling blood sugar levels and preventing diabetes complications.
7. Drink extra fluids that do not contain sugar before, during, and after exercise.

Diet, Exercise, Obesity, and Diabetes
Obesity has been a world wide problem, even as a silent epidemic in developed countries. Put the two together and you have an endemic that would test the limits of science in saving lives – the peril of obesity and diabetes.

Although not all diabetes are a result of obesity (and not all diabetics are/become obese), more and more studies have been developed to prove the increase in the percentage of diabetes disease as a result of excessive weight gain. As one of the crucial consequence of obesity, diabetes is the final detriment in the life expectancy of an obese person. Obese fat accumulations damage the cells in the body that produces insulin. Obesity and diabetes is a fatal cause and effect that also moves in a vicious circle. The already diabetic person would put a final tip in his health balance once he gains excessive weight. At the same time, the obese person would cut more inches from his life thread once he reaches the point of diabetes.

Clinically obese patients, once diagnosed are also already pronounced ‘pre- diabetic’, having blood sugar levels higher than normal, and if left untreated, obese patients would develop the full- blown Type 2 Diabetes in only within a decade. Yet the obese- diabetic should stop counting his years.

Studies made on obesity and diabetes produce promising results of treatment. And the cure is just as good as hitting two birds with one stone – weight loss. It appears that losing weight doesn’t only prevent escalating obesity up to the morbid diabetes stage, but it also actually reverses the damaging cause of obesity to the cells that produce insulin. Obesity and diabetes are treatable; and starting the challenge is fairly simple – targeting the cause.

In dealing with obesity and diabetes, the most important concern is the amount of weight gain that takes to develop obesity and diabetes?’ Soon enough, we’ll find out that the successful combination of diet and exercise to be the most likely answers to beat the worst human disease combination. Diet and exercise negates obesity and diabetes.

In particular, obesity and diabetes prone (or generally health concerned) individuals should concentrate on serving sizes, required dietary allowances, and avoiding excessive sweet and fatty foods; the myriad benefits of exercise could not at all be overstated.

You will need to draw up a diabetes diet plan once you are diagnosed with this condition. If you do not have one, your blood sugar levels will be in disarray and you may also get other disease related complications. A special diabetes diet plan will help you plan your meals easier.

A diabetes diet plan is based on the food pyramid meant for diabetics. The food pyramid is a great starting point for you to learn what to eat to keep your blood sugar level in the right range. Keeping to regular mealtimes can also keep your blood glucose levels more stable.

If you have diabetes, adding soluble fibers to your diet has many advantages. Soluble fibers can be found in many different vegetables and fruits. The reason why they work for diabetics is that they reduce the rate of glucose absorption in the intestine. This slow down can help keep your blood glucose level from getting too high, which can cause a hyperglycemic reaction.

The kidney bean is a wonderful source of soluble fiber. In fact, it has the highest level of soluble fiber found in a food when it is cooked. Insoluble fibers are also helpful in controlling blood glucose levels as well. Insoluble fibers, like bran and whole grains, keep your intestinal tract clean. This helps prevent glucose staying in your intestine to be absorbed later, which can cause your blood glucose to be uncontrollable.

You can obtain several tips for your diabetes diet plan from The American Dietetic Association. Starches are one food group that is highly recommended. Six servings of cereal, bread, and starchy vegetables are recommended daily. Black beans, corn, and garbanzo beans are a starch that can be implemented into your diet as well. This plan consists of eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Sugar is to be eaten only sparingly.

Your dietician will be in the best position to help you with a diabetes diet plan. You can learn exactly what your body needs to work well and to maintain your blood glucose levels at stable levels. Your dietician can also help you to determine the impact of your weight, activity level, and other factors on your blood glucose levels. To find a dietician in your area, make a call to the American Association of Diabetes Educators at 1-800-342-2382. They will be able to help you locate a dietician located near you.

A diabetes diet plan does not also mean that you will be having bland food and boring meals from now on.

The Diabetes Diet Plan
A diabetes diet should do three things; achieve ideal weight, maintain normal blood glucose levels, and limit foods that contribute to hear disease.

The proper diet can help someone with diabetes:
Achieve and maintain desirable weight. Many people with diabetes can control their blood glucose by losing weight and keeping it off.

Maintain normal blood glucose levels.
Prevent heart and blood vessel diseases, conditions that tend to occur in people with diabetes.

The guidelines for diabetes diet planning include the following:
Many experts, including the American Diabetes Association, recommend that 50 to 60 percent of daily calories come from carbohydrates, 12 to 20 percent from protein, and no more than 30 percent from fat.

Spacing meals throughout the day, instead of eating heavy meals once or twice a day, can help a person avoid extremely high or low blood glucose levels.

Strict diets must never be undertaken without the supervision of a doctor.
People with diabetes have twice the risk of developing heart disease as those without diabetes, and high blood cholesterol levels raise the risk of heart disease. Losing weight and reducing intake of saturated fats and cholesterol, in favor of unsaturated and monounsaturated fats, can help lower blood cholesterol.

For example, meats and dairy products are major sources of saturated fats, which should be avoided; most vegetable oils are high in unsaturated fats, which are fine in limited amounts; and olive oil is a good source of monounsaturated fat, the healthiest type of fat. Liver and other organ meats and egg yolks are particularly high in cholesterol. A doctor or nutritionist can advise someone on this aspect of diet.

Studies show that foods with fiber, such as fruits, vegetables, peas, beans, and whole-grain breads and cereals may help lower blood glucose. A doctor or nutritionist can advise someone about adding fiber to a diet.

Exchange lists are useful in planning a diabetes diet. More information on exchange lists is available from nutritionists and from the American Diabetes Association.

The local American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, and American Dietetic Association can provide names of qualified dietitians or nutritionists and information about diet planning. Local diabetes centers at large medical clinics, hospitals, or medical universities usually have dietitians and nutritionists on staff.

There are a lot of persons who will be grateful to be suggested diabetic menus, because it is incredible how a disease can often be cured through a healthy diet.

Vegetal diabetic menu - autumn soup

Ingredients:
- 100 ml oil
- Two carrots
- An onion
- 500 g leek
- Salt
- Green parsley
- Three potatoes
- Croutons

Cooking: Peel the leek, wash it thoroughly, and cut it 1 cm long pieces. Grate the carrots and the onion. Heat them with the leek, in a little oil. When they are soft, add 2 liters and a half of water, salt and potatoes, cube shaped. You can serve it with green parsley and croutons.

Egg plant diabetic menu - Egg plant balls

Ingredients:
- 1 kg egg plants
- 150 g onion
- 100 g from a loaf of bread
- 2 eggs
- 200 ml oil
- 10 g flour
- Salt
- Pepper

Cooking: Slice the egg plants, coat them with flour and fry them on both sides! When they cool off, mince them and add the heated onion, without any fat, the eggs, the pepper and the bread core. Mix everything and make small balls out of the mixture, and fry them in oil.

Mushrooms diabetic menu – Mushrooms cooked in white sauce

Ingredients:
- 1 kg mushrooms
- 2 onions
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 spoons of flour
- Butter (very little)
- Salt

Cooking: Select small mushrooms, clean them and tear their tails, and then boil them with a little salt. Separately, slightly fry the flour in butter and pour on it a little juice in which mushrooms have been boiled. Let it boil slowly, until the sauce becomes consistent enough. Then mix the mushrooms, add salt and pepper to taste and let them boil together for a while until they bubble. You can eat it very hot, with corn flour sauce.

Fish diabetic menu - Fish marinade

Ingredients:
- 1 kg fish
- 100 g flour
- 2 laurel leaves
- 2 spoons vinegar
- 100 ml oil
- 12 olives

Cooking: Clean the fish and slice it, then spread salt and pepper on it and dry it, and after that coat it with flour and fry it. In the remaining grease (rinsed and drained) spread a teaspoon of flour, then pour some water, add the laurel leaves, the olives, a few pepper beans and vinegar to taste. If you don’t have enough imagination in order to create your own diabetes menus, there are plenty of them on the web or in specialty magazines.

Eating Well With Diabetes
It is possible for the person with diabetes to eat well and still manage their illness. The diabetic should seek out great recipes that will allow them to keep their blood sugar under control and their disease in check.

The person who is following the diabetic diet is actually eating a great deal healthier than the average person. The diabetes community has rallied around the nutritional approach to managing diabetes and come up with some wonderful and delicious recipes that are diabetic friendly. If you take a look online you will find a great many recipes and tips to making sure that your diabetic diet is varied and delicious.

All you have to do is take a look at the diabetes forums to see the kind of help and support that is available to the newly diagnosed patient. These forums are a great source of recipes and eating tips to keep the diabetic in new recipes for a long time to come. The diabetic diet is one that is full of nutritionally sound foods that will help the diabetic eat in a manner that controls their blood sugar. This type of diet has been proven to help with a variety of other illnesses as well. A diet that is low in sugar and full of vitamins would be beneficial to everyone not just a diabetic. This diet is actually not a diabetic diet; it is just the foods that are recommended to control the blood sugar levels. If you follow a good nutritionally sound diet you will reap the rewards of good health.

That is great news for the diabetic. They are following a healthy diet that everyone should be following. There is no reason why you should have to eat bland tasteless food while you are following a plan for managing diabetes. There are too many ways to spice up your menu with some delicious recipes that diabetics have developed and nutritionists approve. Take a look online for some recipe sites that specialize in diabetic food choices.

Get creative with your menu options and spice up your diet. You can get some fabulous ideas if you check online or in one of the many cookbooks that have been created specifically for diabetics. There are many choices for those who are managing diabetes and you can bring some healthy and wonderful recipes into your home for your whole family.