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Diabetic Diet Can
Control
Blood Sugar ***
Here's a success
story where a diabetic diet completely controlled high blood sugar
levels ***. A friend of mine is diabetic and needed to take
regular insulin shots.
With his
doctor's approval, he decided to try a high protein, low
carbohydrate diabetic diet. Within only 3 months, he was
completely off of insulin!
Exactly what was
this remarkable diabetic diet that he followed? Well, it was
a modified version of the Atkins or South Beach diets. He ate
protein with each meal, completely avoided simple carbohydrates
(sugar, refined flour products, sodas, refined rice and cereals)
and ate very little fruit.
The diabetic
diet he followed included blueberries, strawberries, raspberries
and apples along with lots of vegetables (especially salads and
raw vegetables). He said it was very easy to follow the diet
because after the first few days, he no longer craved excess food.
His diabetic
diet included eggs (other options are any protein food, see lunch
for examples) for breakfast (poached or boiled is best) with a
piece of apple or a few berries - no bread, toast or cereal.
He also took 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed in a glass of water.
Lunch on his
diabetic diet included protein foods such as sautéed salmon (wild
caught is best), chicken, turkey, beef, pork or cottage cheese
with a green salad (salad dressing was olive oil and lemon juice
with seasonings added).
The diabetic
diet dinner included a protein food (see lunch choices) plus a
salad and two green, yellow or red vegetables. Again, a
piece of apple or a few berries were allowed. Here are a few
examples of vegetables for this diet - asparagus, artichoke,
fennel, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, avocados, green beans,
broccoli, cabbage, kale, collards, parsley, cilantro and
cauliflower.
He also took a
daily fiber supplement (1 teaspoon psillium in a large glass of
water an hour or two after dinner). On this diabetes diet, his blood
sugar was completely controlled, he needed no insulin and lost 30
pounds. But best of all, he felt fantastic!
*** If you want
to try a diabetes diet like this, consult your physician, your medication
may require adjustment and you could suffer from symptoms of low
blood sugar.
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