How to Get Recipes for Diabetics

Diabetes is a disease that needs to be controlled by diet as well as with medications recommended by your physician. A diabetic person has to carefully control the amount of sugar that they consume on a daily basis. Although insulin can be used in diabetic treatment, foods can also be used to manage a person's sugar levels.

Instructions

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  Get a meal plan from your doctor. Once you are diagnosed with diabetes, your physician will recommend foods and recipes that are safe for you to eat.

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  See a dietitian for diabetes friendly recipes. A dietitian can provide you with recipes that keep your sugar under control. Most likely the recipes will have to include ingredients that are completely sugar-free.

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  Subscribe to a diabetic magazine. Magazines, such as the "Diabetic Gourmet," provide readers with delicious and simple to make recipes for the diabetic patient.

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  Go online to the American Diabetes Association site. On their website they have hundreds of recipes that were created for the diabetic person. Recipe categories include breads, appetizers, entrees, desserts and sauces.

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  Purchase a diabetic cookbook. You can find these cookbooks in any bookstore or you can order them online. Two helpful titles are the "Diabetic Cookbook" and the "Best Diabetes Cookbook."