Just because you have Diabetes doesn’t mean you have to be on some super special diet or go by an over complicated meal plan. In fact, what makes a bigger impact on helping you control your sugar levels is sticking to specific times of the day to eat as well as eating in moderation. A diet that consists of fruits, vegetables and whole grains with consistency is the best course you can take dealing with diabetes. Eating a consistent amount of these foods everyday, regulates the rise and fall of blood sugar levels, keeping it at a steady level.

You Should Plan Your Meals

Creating a specific diet routine, and going by this everyday will help your body stabilize and control your blood sugars. Eating smaller frequent healthy meals throughout the day not only helps prevent diabetes, but also helps fight it. Instead of eating like twice a day, which most people do, it’s better to split up those 2 meals into 4 times a day but keeping the same intake amount of carbohydrates and calories by the end of the day. By doing this, your body will experience less dramatic increases or decreases of blood sugar levels, solely because of the consistency of eating. This doesn’t give the body a chance to drop in sugar levels and also doesn’t give it a chance to suddenly jump up. This is why consistency and meal planning is very important. Especially for someone who has diabetes or show the first signs of becoming diabetic. Because your meals are split up and you eat in smaller portions, this also helps you to not over eat or snack on sweets in between meals.

Have A Routine and Variety

Eating at the same times everyday, and having a variety of healthy foods is the best thing you can do for your body even if you don’t have diabetes. There are 3 main categories of food you should concentrate on every single day. And these 3 categories are broken up into percentages of daily calories you should go by.

Carbohydrates:

45 to 65% of daily calorie intake

Protein:

15 to 20% of daily calorie intake

Fats:

20 to 35% of daily calorie intake

By incorporating these amounts in your daily meal plans and eating more frequent smaller meals, your well on your way to controlling blood sugar levels. Eating sporadic, large, inconsistent meals is one of the worst things you can do, especially if you suffer from diabetes. Not only does eating more frequent and smaller meals through out the day help you maintain your blood sugar levels, it also speeds up your metabolism. We really shouldn’t be eating 1 or 2 large meals a day. By doing so, your blood sugar levels are erratic and never stay at a consistent level.

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