{"id":17369,"date":"2020-11-01T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caloriecontrol.org\/?p=17369"},"modified":"2021-12-06T16:43:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T21:43:53","slug":"what-steps-can-i-take-to-prevent-or-manage-diabetes-through-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caloriecontrol.org\/what-steps-can-i-take-to-prevent-or-manage-diabetes-through-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"What Steps Can I Take to Prevent or Manage Diabetes Through Diet?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blood glucose is primarily impacted by the carbohydrates in the foods and beverages consumed. Here are some steps to help prevent and manage diabetes through the diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>As a first step, understand&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.org\/nutrition\/understanding-carbs\/get-to-know-carbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">what carbohydrates are<\/a>&nbsp;and where they are most commonly found.<\/li><li>Next,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.org\/nutrition\/understanding-carbs\/carb-counting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">learn how to count carbohydrates<\/a>. This entails counting the number of grams of carbohydrates in a meal and matching that to your dose of insulin.<\/li><li>More broadly, understand how to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.org\/nutrition\/understanding-food-labels\/making-sense-of-food-labels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make sense of Nutrition Facts labels<\/a>&nbsp;and make informed dietary decisions.<\/li><li>Strategize and execute your eating plans. This could mean looking up&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caloriecontrol.org\/category\/recipes\/diabetes-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recipes with nutrition information<\/a>&nbsp;needed to count carbohydrates,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.org\/nutrition\/meal-planning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meal planning<\/a>&nbsp;to help time your meals to keep blood sugars balanced, or seeking out smart substitutions to prevent blood glucose spikes, such as replacing sweetened foods and beverages with low- and no-sugar alternatives.<\/li><li>The inclusion of naturally high fiber or fiber-enriched foods in your diet could aid in the management of blood glucose levels, as they have been shown to slow the absorption of carbohydrates. As a result, the rise in post-meal glucose and insulin levels are minimized.<\/li><li>Take advantage of online tools such as CCC\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caloriecontrol.org\/healthy-weight-tool-kit\/food-calorie-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Food Calorie Calculator<\/a>, which allows users to choose from thousands of foods and brands, and see nutrition facts including calories and carbohydrates.<\/li><li>Understand that there are more options than ever before for foods and beverages often labeled as \u201clite\u201d, \u201creduced-calorie\u201d, \u201creduced-sugar\u201d, or \u201cdiet\u201d that can help you minimize spikes in blood glucose levels. Those products are typically sweetened with low- or no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS). Learn more about utilize LNCS to manage diabetes here.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blood glucose is primarily impacted by the carbohydrates in the foods and beverages consumed. Here are some steps to help prevent and manage diabetes through the diet. As a first step, understand&nbsp;what carbohydrates are&nbsp;and where they are most commonly found. Next,&nbsp;learn how to count carbohydrates. 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