Diabetes Information and Treatment Guide

Diabetes Food Pyramid was designed by the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association. Unlike theDiabetic Food Guide Pyramid USDA Food Guide Pyramid, diabetic food pyramid guide you with group of foods based on their carbohydrate and protein content because these foods affect blood glucose levels, which is indeed the primary concern to people with diabetes. You may find differences like potatoes and other starchy vegetables in the grains, beans and starchy vegetables group instead of the vegetables group, cheese is in the meat group instead of the milk group

The pyramid is divided into sections. Each section consists of a food group. The sections take up more surface area at the bottom of the pyramid and get less and less until the top. This relative surface area is a representation of the importance of each food group in a healthy diet.

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7 Tips For A Good Diabetes Diet

Number of many people believe that diabetics require a special diabetes diet and that they must avoid certain foods altogether, or replace them with specially formulated “Diabetic” or “Dietetic” items purchased from health food stores. This is not the case and diabetics can eat exactly the same food as everybody else.This said, because diabetes is a metabolic disorder and is associated with the control of glucose within the bloodstream, diabetics do need to pay particular attention to their diet and ensure that they are receiving a correctly balanced diet. (more…)