How to Eat to Prevent Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is when the body provides insufficient insulin or the cells ignore the insulin produced. This type of diabetes is preventable. Diet plays a substantial role in the prevention. Following a few simple rules will help lessen your chance of having diabetes type 2.

Instructions

1

Avoid refined carbohydrates. Replace white flour with healthier whole grains instead. Not only are they better for you, but they have a better taste.

2

Eliminate sugar from your diet. Read the ingredients of processed food. Learn the other names for sugar. Any ingredient ending with an -ose is a sugar. Fructose, lactose, sucrose and dextrose are examples of sugars.

3

Eat smaller meals. Your digestive system works more efficiently when it works in smaller batches. Having 2 smaller meals as opposed to 1 larger meal is better.

4

Consume 5 to 6 smaller meals a day. Not only make your meals smaller but also eat more frequently. This is easier on your system.

5

Concentrate on simpler, less-processed meals. Fill up on vegetables and whole grains. Sources of protein, such as eggs and fish, are good for the diabetes prevention diet. The less amount of processing and cooking a food goes through, the better it is for you.

6

Substitute water for the sodas. Most people do not get the amount of water they need a day. Water helps keep you healthy in more ways than diabetes prevention.