Nutrition for diabetes does not mean the complete exclusion of sugary foods. With the right approach, you can well add your favorite treats to your diet. To do this, you only need to reduce the amount of sugar and fat in your favorite recipes. Or replace them with something more suitable.
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For many years, people with diabetes have been warned that they should avoid sweets. However, modern researchers have somewhat changed the concept of diabetic nutrition.
Sugar and carbohydrates
In the diet of patients with diabetes, the main aspect is the amount of carbohydrates consumed. It was previously thought that honey, sweets, and other sweets can raise blood sugar faster and higher than fruits, vegetables, or “starchy” foods (potatoes, pasta, or bread). In fact, this is not entirely true if sweets are consumed with other foods and balanced with other foods on your menu. Despite the fact that different types of carbohydrates can affect blood sugar in different ways, their total amount is of paramount importance.
The whole secret is that you can replace with small portions of sweets other carbohydrates from the diet - bread, tortillas, rice, crackers, oatmeal, fruits, juice, milk, yogurt or potatoes.
For example, your typical dinner is boiled chicken breast, medium potato, a slice of whole grain bread, a vegetable salad and fresh fruit. You can replace a piece of bread and fresh fruit with a piece of cake. As a result, the total amount of carbohydrates will remain the same.