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What can a diabetic substitute salt in food with?
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No need : Diabetics do not need to substitute salt unless there is another condition such as hypertension which may require salt restrictions. There are many salt substitutes available .
Answered 12/11/2020
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Salt in Diabetes: DASH Diet for Hypertension ISBN 9780743410076 Get this book and if OK with team start Chap 9. Use app Cronometer to enter what you eat and drink and move to DASH goals by changing sodium (salt) and potassium intake. Fresh foods contain almost no salt. So look at all labels and set you goal to no more that 500 mg sodium (Na) per meal. Some Healthy Choice meals meet this goal if you can find
Answered 12/11/2020
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