Normal Blood Sugar Levels

Are you a newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic?

Have you been to your dietician to check out what foods to eat in order to achieve normal blood sugar levels?

If you have, then you are amongst the lucky few of the world who have the priviledge of going to a dietician to seek advice regarding health foods for normal blood sugar levels.

Over here and in many parts of the world, dieticians are a ‘rarity’ and so we have to find out all we can from various online sources or health forums, regarding the dietary recommendations for type 2 diabetics.

There are many foods which are helpful and recommended by dieticians to help you achieve normal blood sugar levels. What are the basic guidelines which dieticians use before deciding what food you should or should not eat?

Food Guidelines to Normal Blood Sugar Levels:

Let’s now take a look at food lists commonly recommended by dieticians to help you achieve normal blood sugar levels:
Foods Recommended:
Brown Rice
Whole Wheat Spaghetti/Bread
Vegetables – especially those which are less starchy such as carrots, broccoli and spinach
Fish – no frying!
Lean meats -Remove skin from chicken, pork, turkey and etc. And again, no frying!
Non-fatty dairy products – for example low-fat milk, cheese, yoghurt

Foods Not Recommended:
Fats – all types of oily foods, butter, margarine, cream. If needed, use only limited amount of liquid oil for foods
Desserts and snacks – Yes, that includes your favourite cookies and cream, ice creams, high fat chocolates.

Please note that these are all just general guidelines. In order to best achieve normal blood sugar levels, you need to individualize your diet plan. In other words, you need a ‘tailor-made’ dietary plan because there’s no one plan which fits all. It requires a lot of motivation on your part and also help from loved ones and health care professionals to achieve long term normal blood sugar levels. I will explain more on this in a future topic.

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