How to Control Diabetes Type II with Diet

According to information from the Mayo Clinic, diabetes is a condition characterized by the body's inability to properly store and regulate blood sugar levels. Once the body becomes unable to perform this task, it is left up to the individual to manage blood sugar through dietary manipulations. As carbohydrates are the macronutrient which are responsible for the greatest swings in blood sugar, controlling type 2 diabetes through diet begins and ends with two words: carb control.

Things You'll Need

• Blood glucose monitor

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Instructions

Type 2 Diabetes Diet

• 1

  Wholly eliminate your consumption of "junk" carbohydrates to avoid spiking your blood sugar inadvertently. This means avoiding the following food types: processed and pre-packaged foods, items containing refined (white) flour, alcohol, and items containing added sugar (such as cookies, candies, pastries, cakes, etc.).

• 2

  Consume no more than 20 to 30 grams of carbohydrates at any one meal. According to information from the Mayo Clinic and Medline Plus, keeping your carbohydrate consumption low and regulated will further stabilize blood sugar levels, acting to control type 2 diabetes.

• 3

  Consume carbohydrates only from fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. These are all slowly digesting carbs that will release a steady trickle of blood sugar into your body, contrasted with the fast-digesting carbs listed in step one, that should be avoided due to their ability to flood the body with blood sugar rapidly, exacerbating the symptoms of diabetes.

• 4

  Never eat carbohydrates alone. Always combine your carbs with either lean protein or healthy unsaturated fats (but preferably both). Combining your macronutrients will further slow the digestion rate of carbohydrates, keeping your blood sugar more in line than if you merely consumed carbs on their own.