How Diabetic Diet Works

Diet for diabetic is not just a diet that is free from “sugars”. A diabetic meal is a balanced healthy diet with appropriate mixture of carbohydrates, proteins and fats that provide essential nutrients as well as to create an even release of glucose into the blood of a diabetes patient. The goals are to keep blood glucose as near as possible to that of a normal person. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose. By learning what to eat, how much to eat and when to eat we can keep our blood glucose levels within a target range. For a normal people, blood glucose levels are kept within 70 to 120mg/DL. The level will goes up after eating and return to normal after 1 or 2 hours. Following is a reference table for targeted blood glucose levels for people with diabetes. Target Blood Glucose Levels For Diabetes Patients Before Meal 90 to 130 mg/dL 1-2 Hours After Meal less than 180 mg/dL