Thursday, November 29, 2007

Walk Your Way To Healthy Blood Sugar Levels - Management of Blood Glucose Through Simple Exercise

Do you want the secret to a healthy diet? Well, I have it and I will gladly tell you about it! There are many different diets that tell diabetics to "Eat this!" "You can only eat that!" So, I'm going to tell you about the foods that can harm you and be devastating to your health so that you don't want those bad foods to come near your stomach!

I'm diabetic. What foods should I avoid?


-Sugary sweets

-Fatty foods

-White flour

-White bread

-White rice

-Red meat

-Eggs

-Honey

-Dairy products

-Caffeine


What will happen to me if I choose not to avoid these foods?

Overeating these foods can have some startling causes and side effects:

-Rise in blood sugar levels

-Insulin resistance

-Obesity

-Metabolic disease

-Heart attacks

-Strokes

-Blindness

-Deafness

-Kidney failure

-Burning foot syndrome

-Death


What benefits will I reap if I avoid these certain foods? These benefits far out-weigh any inconvenience.

-Reduces the risk of cancer

-Lowers blood pressure

-Energy

-Life


Okay, I'll give it a try! Please give me some menu ideas for my diabetic diet. I'm glad you asked! Here's the fun part. You get to see what kinds of foods you can eat (more at diabetes.org)!


Breakfast:

-Breakfast Quesadillas

-Pancakes with Cottage Cheese and Fruit


Dinner:

-Chicken Parmesan

-Grilled Caribbean Chicken Breasts


Dessert:

-Chocolate Marshmallow Dreams

-Lemon Mousse With Raspberry Sauce


Snacks:

-Caramel Popcorn

-Turkey and Avocado Wraps

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