Please share some do's and don'ts when it comes to diabetic diets.

Don't: Don't consume sugar in any form including juice or fruit. Minimize starches, and even whole grains.

Don't: Don't impair your judgment, you could fall off your diet or forget your insulin.

Eat: Eat 3 or more meals a day, check blood sugar regularly, and discover trigger foods.

Eat: Eat less carbs & sweat more. Have your check up every 3 months. Take your meds regularly & try cinnamon.

Cinnamon: Cinnamon has been shown to be of benefit in type 2 diabetes. A potent anti-oxidant as well.

Beware: Beware of high fructose corn syrup or any additive referring to corn sugar, bad stuff.

To: To keep sugar & Insulin levels more even, eat more veg/fruit, legumes, whole grains, & lean proteins.

Treatment: Treatment for diabetes is diet, exercise, and prescribed meds and compliance to keep alc<6.

Regular: Regular strict control, regular small meals, no short cuts, fast food, regular exercise, check feet!

Avoid: Avoid juice & soda pop unless the blood sugar is low. They are basically sugar water.

Don't: Don't drink fruit juices. (all sugar!) ocean spray has sugar free juices: blueberry, cranberry, others!

Always: Always make sure to keep a balanced diet to avoid major swings in glucose levels.

Try: Try eating bitter melon in small amount daily & cinnamon capsules with each meal. It helps in some.

Read: Read labels! know the difference between sugar, carbs, fats, and protein. How much of each per meal.

Discuss: Discuss w/ a good registered dietitian. 3 meals/day; no snacks, exercise daily.

Go: Go as low as possible with your sugars and starch. To your body, they are identical!

Don't: Don't call it dieting: that suggests something temporary. Eat and live healthier for life!

Replace: Replace white (pasta, rice, bread, potatoes) with green (broccoli, green beans, spinach, zucchini).

Don't: Don't eat pre-prepared foods. Anything in a box, can, bottle, or jar is preserved with sodium.

Check: Check with your local diabetes education center. They have the resources to start you off right!

Begin: Begin by increasing your "carbohydrate awareness." read labels, and keep track of the carbs you eat!

Cut: Cut back on sweets and starches (bread, pasta, potatoes, rice) count carbs on packaged goods.

Stay: Stay away from these white foods: sugar, bread, pasta, potato, and rice.

I: I suggest meeting a nutritionist. Insurance usually pays for diabetic patients.

Learn: Learn how to count carbs, fiber and know what a portion is. This is vital to health in diabetes.

Check: Check on line sources that count calories. Smaller and more frequent meals is a great start.

Clean: Clean out your pantry and start eating non-processed food as it will decrease inflammation in body.

Low: Low glycemic index diet. Essentially more gluten free carbohydrates, high fiber, low calorie.

Always: Always check with your doctor first to avoid excess swings in your blood glucose.

Counting.: Count! Reading the nutrition label is not enough. It is important to keep a food journal and count toward a goal.

Consult: Consult a dietitian. Get written plan from them. This will get you on right track.

Talk: Talk to the nutritionsts: they usually provide great guidelines to help you start.Read the lables.

3 things : A simple way to remember what not to eat. 1). Avoid sugary foods 2). Avoid fats...And anything fried 3) avoid " white foods "... Bread, rice, pasta, potatoes pretty simple really, good luck.

Diabetes: Diabetes doesn't mean you stop enjoying food. Keep your daily caloric intake about the same.

Traditional: Traditional mediterranean, low glycemic, diet helps control blood sugar. Enjoy & benefit in many ways!

Traditional: Traditional mediterranean, low glycemic, diet helps control blood sugar. Enjoy & benefit in many ways!

Watch: Watch out for carbs, minimize sweeteners; increase vegetables and protein intake.

No: No sugars, low carb, low saturated fat , proteins and limited calories.

Controlling: Controlling calories to reduce 10 % of body weight can decrease need for diabetes treatment or meds.

Diabetic: Diabetic diet is not one-size-fits-all. Concepts that the application would be very individualized.

Eating: Eating lots blueberries, grapes, & apples fruit but not juices, lowered the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Be: Be sure to have your eyes checked regularly to look for diabetic eye problems.

Mediterranean: Mediterranean diet that focuses on nuts, legumes, fruit n vegetables can lower type 2 diabetes risk.

I: I highly recommend american diabetes association website diabetes.Org. The best scientific advice.

Don't: Don't do anything on your own. Seek professional advice (diabetic educator, etc) so you don't wind u.

Eat: Eat foods with low glycemic index, which will not raise blood glucose as much as others.

Starting: Starting a diabetic diet is easiest with education . Go to a diabetic educator. If not, go online, .

Include: Include lots of vegetables and whole grains, legumes' avoid white rice and processed foods.

Eat: Eat lots of vegetables, enough protein, and 1 tablespoon of coconut oil with each meal.

The: The mediterranean diet is thought to be one the best diets in the world, also good for diabetics.

Low: Low glycemic index foods will help. There are books you can buy about glycemic index.

Even: Even with good diet and exercise may still need a statin to control cholesterol.

Nutritionists: Nutritionists are an excellent resource for any diabetic wishing to develop a dietary plan.

Avoid: Avoid processed foods. More fruits and vegetables. Start cooking!

Start: Start with a low fat plant-based diet with no added sugars. If it processed, don't eat it.

Whole: Whole fruit are better than juice. Whole grains are better than white flour. Nuts make good snacks.

Xylitol: Xylitol products do help with tooth decay prevention.

Cut: Cut back on the excessive processed white starches to start--bread, cereals, pasta, candies, etc.

Ignore: Avoid starch ie bread/potato/ mac/rice/pasta.Vegies, chicken, apples, pears, beans, nuts ok.Walk 7min/day.

Ignore: Buy a good cookbook and/or a good self-help diet guide like the 17 day diet.

Ignore: I would either go to the library and get a book or buy a book. Another option is to see a dietitian.

Ignore: It is not just about sugar. Your dit should include fat, protein and complex carbohydrates.

Ignore: Limit the "white" in your diet...Rice, white potatoes, pasta and bread.

Ignore: Avoid concentrated sweets, eat only complex carbohydrates in fruits, whole grains breads or cereals.

Ignore: Eat frequent small meals so that your not very hungry to eat large meals.

Ignore: Remove all concentrated sweets and reduce starches.

Ignore: Focus on decreasing white foods (pasta, potatoes, bread, rice grits).

Ignore: Please watch out for glycemic index, carbohydrate, process sugar, corn syrup or starch in your diet.

Ignore: Minimize processed foods and foods high in sugar content. Increase fiber in your diet.

Ignore: Understand that one's food choices are far more powerful than all currently available dm medications.

Ignore: Understand not only what carbs are, but what are good and bad carbs and the glycemic index of foods.

Ignore: Eat like a bird, (always moving, high fiber, low carb, high protein, frequent small meals).