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| "These diabetic food and diet departments were started for type 2 diabetes patients that need and should be sticking to their diabetic dietand diabetic meal plan. Diabetic Drug Store is am actual pharmacy amd opened it's shopping site opened 4 years ago after seeing how hard it is to find good tasting diabetic food for recipes and diabetic dessert recipe ingredients for diabetic cooking. So, here is our selection of diabetic desserts and healthy food, items for the diabetic menue, delicious diabetic desserts and many more that are absolutely delicious and great for diabetic dessert recipes. One thing to remember is these products are sugarless or low sugar but, Don't forget to count the CARBS (good health sense). Many of the sugar free candy products have Sorbital instead of sugar, this can cause a laxative effect in some patients. We hope shopping on this web site for diabetic dessert recipe ingredients or diabetic menue items is easy for you and that the information provided is of use. Review all nutrition informaiton and talk with a dietian and discuss a diabetic meal plan Product line includes: Diabetic Food and Sugar Free Candy; including sugar free cookies, cake mixes, chocolate and unique Gift Baskets. All the Diabetic Food and ingredients for diabetic desserts in one place for easy shopping! If you are shopping for sugar free candy for a type 2 diabetes friend the following is some basic information to help you understand this condition better. If you are a type 2 diabetes patient please read the nutricional information provided on each sugar free candy product or the diabetic food you decide on before you purchase. The calories, carbs, and sugar subs. are to be considered when making a selection such as for a no sugar or low carb diet. Your meal plan should be adjusted to take into account these amounts in diabetic food. Eat well and enjoy it! The "Diabetic" Diet by Kendra Blanchette, RD, CDE can explain key concepts for the ,diabetic diet Popular misconceptions about nutrition and diabetes include the idea that a "diabetic diet" is a "sugar free diet"; or that refined sugar is "bad" and "natural sweeteners" are "good". Can "non-sugar" foods be eaten in any amounts? Can a person with diabetes "cheat" every once in a while? What IS a "diabetic diet"? Because so many questions and misunderstandings exist, it is important for a person with diabetes to be able to understand the fundamentals of nutrition, one of several essential elements of successful diabetes management. There is actually no such thing as a single "meal plan". The diet that a person with diabetes follows to help manage his or her blood sugar levels is based on the same nutrition principles that any healthy person, with or without diabetes, should follow for good health. When a person with diabetes sees a Registered Dietitian for nutrition counseling, the goal is to create a nutrition plan. This will help the person manage his or her blood sugar levels, reduce the risk of heart disease and other diet-related conditions, maintain a healthy weight, as well as meet the person’s nutritional, lifestyle, social, and cultural needs. The energy that we get from foods, measured in calories, comes from three types of nutrients: fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. Any food that provides calories will raise blood sugar. When foods are digested, they are broken down into the body’s basic fuel-- glucose, a type of sugar. The glucose is absorbed by the bloodstream, and is then known as blood glucose or blood sugar. In a person without diabetes, insulin is released by the pancreas after a meal or snack to allow the glucose in the blood to get into the body’s cells, where it is burned for energy. This brings the level of glucose in the blood back down to the normal range. If insulin is not produced or is not working properly, the glucose can not enter the cells to be used, and it builds up in the bloodstream. This results in high blood sugar, and this condition is known as diabetes. Although all foods that provide calories are converted into glucose by the body, certain nutrients have a more direct effect on the blood’s glucose level. Fats in foods are eventually digested and converted into glucose, but this can take up to 6 to 8 or more hours after a meal, and the release of glucose into the blood is v e r y s l o w ... Protein in foods (such as meats, poultry, fish, eggs, soy and other beans, and milk) takes about 3 to 4 hours after a meal to "show up" as blood glucose. Carbohydrates, on the other hand, take only about half an hour to an hour after a meal to be turned into blood glucose. The word "carbohydrate" actually means "sugars and starches." Chemically, a starchy food is just a "chain" of glucose molecules. In fact, if a starchy food like a soda cracker is held in the mouth for a few minutes, it will start to taste sweet as the digestive enzymes in the saliva begin to break the starch down into its glucose parts. Overall, a nutrition plan for a person with diabetes includes 10 to 20 percent of calories from protein, no more than 30 percent of calories from fats (with no more than 10 percent from saturated fats), and the remaining 50 to 60 percent from carbohydrates. Carbohydrate foods that contain dietary fiber are encouraged, as a high fiber diet has been associated with decreased risks of colon and other cancers. For people with high blood cholesterol levels, lower total fat and saturated fat contents may be recommended. Sodium intake of no more than 3000 mg per day is suggested; for people with high blood pressure, sodium should be limited to 2400 mg per day or as advised by a physician. orginally published by: Diabetes and Hormone Center of the Pacific 1329 Lusitana Street, #304 Honolulu, HI 96813-2411 Tel: (808) 531-6886 Fax: (808) 523-5115 |
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