If You Have Diabetes...
Important Information from Dana Hale, "Doc" & Chef Jason Seidler, Ph.D., B.A. , Pastor Joseph Howard &
We suppose you can do your own research and it's good for both caregivers and caregiver-recipients to do so. But "Hey! We were going to do it anyway!" So in the "Holiday Spirit", we decided right here, right now to do it for you. Let's get started.
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An alkaline diet with natural food is recommended. Whole grain, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and dairy products form a good diet for the diabetic.
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Drink 8 glasses of water per day.
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Raw vegetables can be taken in high quantities. It has been found that cooked foods raise blood glucose higher than raw, unpeeled foods. Cooking destroys many of the enzymes and also some vitamins and minerals.
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Eat at least five fruits every day. Fruits like grapefruit,
pomegranate juice, Indian blackberry, banana, Granny Smith apples, fig, cranberries, black berry, kiwi fruits, and citrus fruits ("the best come from Florida "wink") are highly recommended. It should/can be taken as a snack. But lettuce, onion, garlic, string beans, cucumber, radish, tomato, carrot, spinach, turnip, cabbage, and Jerusalem artichoke are all good for diabetes. In addition, colorful vegetables are good for the functioning of your pancreas.
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Drink Fruit juices without sugar. Brewer's yeast and sprouted alfalfa and mug beans are also good for
the body.
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Unripe banana also can be cooked and eaten. 
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The most important of all is eating a high-fiber diet which lowers your need for insulin. It releases energy into the body slowly. It has also been found that diabetes decreases and may even disappear in people eating a high-fiber or whole food diet. A high-fiber diet has more chromium and chromium is very good for people with diabetes.
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Eat lots of potassium rich foods like raw peanuts, tomato, bananas, melons, dried peas, potatoes, apple cider vinegar, skimmed milk powder, wheat...but it's suggested to not take potassium supplements.
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Include soluble fiber in your meals ...pretty much the "whole legume family" like barley, oatmeal, dried beans, kidney beans, cooked black beans, peas, cereals, chickpeas, Bengal gram which has low glycemic index, Black gram, lentils and corn or garbanzo beans which all help considerably in reducing blood sugar levels. Soy products like tofu, soy milk, soy powder, soy bean sprouts, nuggets, etc., are also very good in containing neurological complications in diabetes*.
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You can make bread out of any of the whole grains. Get a lot of soluble fiber into your diet. When you eat lots of bread, cereal and starchy vegetables you will get enough of starches...which is very helpful for diabetes. Insoluble fibers, found in bran (oat bran, wheat bran), whole grain breads, whole grains and nuts, act as intestinal scrubbers by cleaning out the lower gastrointestinal tract. Fiber cleans your intestinal tract by moving out the food so that it won't just stay there and putrefy (We both looked up this word in our dictionaries and had a laugh...pardon us, but it was very late).
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Also, including buttermilk and yogurt in your diet is very beneficial to consider.
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Remember to monitor your blood glucose levels as often as your physician suggests, and to keep a journal of your readings.
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