Diabetes Diet
Diabetes Diet The proper diet is critical to diabetes treatment. It can help someone with diabetes: - Achieve and maintain desirable weight. Many people with diabetes can control their blood glucose by losing weight and keeping it off. - Maintain normal blood glucose levels. - Prevent heart and blood vessel diseases, conditions that tend to occur in people with diabetes. A doctor will usually prescribe diet as part of diabetes treatment. A dietitian or nutritionist can recommend a diet that is healthy, but also interesting and easy to follow. No one has to be limited to a preprinted, standard diet. Someone with diabetes can get assistance in the following ways: A doctor can recommend a local nutritionist or dietitian. The local American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, and American Dietetic Association can provide names of qualified dietitians or nutritionists and information about diet planning. Local diabetes centers at large medical clinics, hospitals, or me...