Controlling Type 2 Diabetes with Diet

Description: 1 in 5 or over 73.3 million North Americans are at risk for health issues caused by poor blood glucose control. The standard treatments are not working.  To find out how you can reverse your Diabetes naturally, Click Here.

Brownies Recipe for the Diabetic

The below recipe is one I have tried, because it is not only quick and easy to make with only five ingredients, but it is the perfect addition to your diabetic diet.  The only sweetness you will find, comes directly from the chocolate pieces and should not have an effect on your blood sugar.

Ingredients:

• 2 c. fine graham cracker crumbs (24 crackers - organic if you can)
• 1/2 c. raw walnuts
• 3 ounce. semi sweet chocolate pcs.
• 1 c. organic skim low-fat milk
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Place all ingredients in a bowl and stir until it's blended well. 
3. Put into a greased and floured 8x8x2 inch pan. 
4. Bake 30 min. 
5. Cut into squares while hot and Enjoy.

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Intro to a Diabetic Diet

For a successful solution for Type 1 diabetics and Type 2 diabetics to occur, one must have an active diabetic diet and lifestyle.  Hence, the goal for me is to provide you with some easy and simple diabetic recipes to conquer one and for all.

Eating foods with a low glycemic rating is especially important for all diabetics, as they do not cause such spikes in the insulin levels as foods with a high glycemic rating will.  Just by eating a diet rich in these low glycemic indexes, a diabetic can and will significantly improve their body's ability to maintain a low insulin level and a normal blood sugar level.  For a quick and easy diabetic diet, try these diabetic recipes, Here! Some low-glycemic foods are:

1) Sweet Potatoes
2) Yams
3) Yogurt
4) Poultry
5) Fish (you can eat any kind you like, but please make sure that it is wild-caught and not farm-raised)
6) Lean cuts of beef, bison, lamb (please make sure that it is organic and grass-fed)
7) Legumes and Nuts
8) Whole-grains and Whole-grain bread (Organic is always the best option)
9) Fruits (Most notably fruits that contain the pits/seeds, such as peaches, pomegranate, etc.)
10 Leafy green vegetables (Organic is always the best option)

The rule of thumb, is any foods that are not cooked but RAW, most likely has a lower glycemic rating than that of cooked food.  Obviously, it may be difficult to completely change your diet to only eating raw foods, so you can incorporate some of these raw foods into your regular diet for now.

Foods that should be avoided at all costs and are considered highly glycemic are as follows:

1) White potatoes
2) Peanuts and Peanut butter
3) Commercially packaged cereals (Oatmeal is always a good substitute)
4) White breads
5) Bagels
6) English Muffins
7) Raisins and dried fruits
8) Whole Milk and Cheeses (the reason being they are both very high in lactose - a form of sugar)
9) Cookies/Pastries and the like
10) Hot dogs/Luncheon Meats (all the processed fleshy foods)

I know it may be difficult for most people to cut out foods from the high-glycemic list, but in later posts, I will provide you with dessert recipes and other yummy foods that you will not miss eating the way you used to.  I have recently come across a significant breakthrough in reversing Diabetes once and for all - if you want to do more than just maintain your disease, you have got to Check This Out Now!


For now, check out the recipe below that I dug up.

Tropical Nut Cookies

Ingredients:
                 1 Large Egg (Organic, Cage-Free)
                 2 medium ripe bananas (peeled and mashed)
                 1/4 cup drained, crushed pineapple (in its own juices, of course the unsweetened one)
                 1 teaspoon of vanilla
                 1 1/4 cup of whole grain flour (wheat flour or oat flour works great)
                 1/3 cup of unsweetened flaked coconut
                 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder (please make sure your baking powder is aluminum-free)
                 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
                 1/2 cup of chopped macadamia nuts

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet(s) with parchment paper. In a medium bowl combine the egg, the bananas, the pineapple and the vanilla. Whisk to blend. Add the flour, the coconut, the baking powder and the salt. Mix to blend. Stir in the nuts. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough, 2-inches apart, on the prepared baking sheet(s). Bake until lightly browned, about 10 - 12 minutes. Remove from rack and cool on pan(s) for 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to a rack and cool completely. Store in a tightly covered container.

Note: These cookies get their sweetness from the crushed pineapple and banana. There is NO added sugar.

Number of Servings: about 24 cookies

As for now, I leave you with this - "The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will involve the patient in the proper use of food, fresh air, and exercise."-Thomas Edison

You have just been diagnosed with DIABETES, now what?

You have just visited your family doctor, and have been told the horrific news that you are now a Type 1 or Type 2 diabetic - no need to panic or get depressed.  I have got you covered. If you want to go directly to what must be done as soon as you are diagnosed, Click Here.

But first, how is Diabetes accurately tested?  It is normally tested by taking a measurement of the amount of glucose in your bloodstream which can be done one of three ways:

• One is by taking a direct measurement of your blood glucose levels after an overnight fast. 

• Secondly, by determining if your body can handle excess sugar after drinking a liquid glucose, and taking that measurement.

• Third, the "HbA1c" (glycosylated hemoglobin A1c) test, which determines the amount of glucose molecules attached to hemoglobin, over a period of two to three months.

The most prevalent test of course, is fasting overnight and finding a recurring pattern of an elevated blood sugar level on more than one occasion.  Even though this is a good indicator as to whether or not diabetes reigns, glucose metabolism challenges nor a diagnosis of early Type 2 diabetes, will be accurate without the 4 to 5 hour Glucose Tolerance test.  It checks both the insulin and glucose levels.

So you have determined that you are definitely a diabetic based on the previous tests involved.  Now what? You can continue to read this post, or you can discover immediately how to reverse your Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes in just a few short weeks Here!

Well our goal here is to restore the blood sugar levels down to its normal range and keep it there, as well as any metabolic disorders that have evolved.  To be successful in this arena, a diabetic will now have to become active in carrying out not only a healthy lifestyle, but diet as well.  It has been known, that if the following is practiced, diabetes can be diminished in 95% of the cases:

• Exercise - such as walking, swimming, biking, etc.  Just about anything that results in a slight increase in your heart rate, and you consider fun and not "exercise", will assist in decreasing and normalizing your blood sugar levels. 
• Managing Stress - exercise can also fall in this category because as a result of "exercise", your stress levels will be reduced.
• Diet - the first step to a diabetic diet, is removing ALL sugars from your diet.  This will get the process started for what we would like to get accomplished here; restoring the blood sugar levels down to its normal range.
• Nutrition
• Detoxification
• Natural herbs - astragalus, bitter melon, fenugreek, garlic, ginseng. 

All of the above are good suggestions for normalizing your blood sugar levels, but if you are interested in reversing your diabetes then Click Here! The reason why you are here I suppose, is to acquire many quick and easy diabetic recipes and discover more about a diabetic diet.  We will discuss this next.

"Let us first understand the facts, and then we may seek the cause."-Aristotle

Why I Started This Blog

I have started this blog to not only educate everyone that have been diagnosed with Diabetes (type 1 and type 2), but to bring awareness that something can be done, not only to maintain the disease, but to eventually cure it through a diabetic diet. Since the majority of my family have been diagnosed and are living with Diabetes, I do feel it necessary for me to share my personal experiences, and diabetic secrets with the world.

So, let's cure this thing one person at a time!

You will discover the following throughout my postings:

What exactly is Diabetes, and how does one acquire this dreadful disease?
What are the different types of Diabetes and how to determine which one you have?
What do you do once you are first diagnosed with Diabetes?
How do you maintain the disease through a healthy Diabetic diet?
What are some Easy Diabetic Recipes for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics?
Are there any restaurants which cater to the diabetic?
The secret cure which is not spoken of on a wide scale.

Okay, so let's get started!