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Diabetic Diet to Stop Insulin

According to information from the Mayo Clinic, diabetes is a condition characterized by an inability to control blood sugar levels through the body's inability to use insulin. If left unchecked and uncontrolled, diabetes can lead to a state of hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar), triggering symptoms such as coma, diabetic shock, dizziness and fatigue. To prevent this from occurring, dietary controls are necessary to reduce the body's need for insulin.

  1. Diabetic Diet

    • Consume a diet consisting of low-glycemic index (GI) carbs, low-fat protein sources, and modest amounts of healthy, unsaturated fat while following a diabetic diet to stop insulin. Understand that insulin is produced in response to elevations in blood sugar. The food type that most readily affects blood sugar is carbohydrates, with faster-digesting carbs causing a larger spike in blood sugar, thus necessitating a larger insulin response. While you cannot stop insulin production altogether, the need for insulin can be controlled through the consumption of slow-digesting, low-GI carbs. The GI is a scale that ranks carbs according to their effects on blood sugar, with higher numbers indicating a larger rise in blood sugar levels.

    Foods to Eat and Avoid

    • Consume only low-GI carbs like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. These are the general categories that are lowest on the GI, with vegetables being the lowest, fruits next, and whole grains third. Therefore, the bulk of your carb intake on this approach should consist of vegetables, then a moderate amount of fruits, then a modest amount of whole grains. Good foods to eat include spinach, broccoli, cauliflower. lettuce, mushrooms, cherries, apples, pears, citrus fruits, wheat, rye, barley and sourdough. The remainder of your diet should consist of lean protein from low-fat beef, chicken, turkey, seafood and eggs, along with a smaller amount of unsaturated fat from natural sources like cooking oils (olive, flax, fish) and nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts and the like).

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