Do you have type 2 diabetes? If you do your primary goal is reasonably simple; just bring your blood sugar levels under control. By doing so you will prevent all those diabetes related complications you have heard about: nerve damage, eye and kidney problems, and heart disease.

How you will lower your blood sugar levels is another matter altogether and one that can seem anything but simple. And yes, you may have been prescribed medication, (though this does not mean you will need to stay on drugs forever), but that is not going to do all the work for you. Your eating plan is the core of your type 2 diabetes treatment plan… no matter what else you do, it is your eating plan that sets the guidelines for the rest of your life.

Lifestyle changes will not just lower your blood sugar levels, they will help you lose weight. The less body fat you have, the fewer fatty acids you will have circulating in your bloodstream and the lower your blood sugar levels will be.

Here are seven tips to lower blood sugars naturally:

1. Eat breakfast: This means eating breakfast every day. Studies have shown this not only keeps your blood sugars stable, it also helps you eat fewer calories or kilojoules during the day,

2. Eat less food more often: Small meals spaced throughout the day, every two-and-a-half to three hours, translates into more stable sugar levels throughout your day. One study revealed that obesity was less common in people who ate more frequent meals.

3. Drink water with your meals: Drinking 3 glasses of water when eating your meal, slows down the rate food passes from your stomach to your small intestines. This will lower blood sugar spikes.

4.Limit your carbohydrate intake: Limiting your carbohydrate to no more than two servings at each meal can help to stop type 2 in it’s tracks.

5. Make fiber a part of almost every meal: Fiber is the part of fruit and vegetables your body can’t digest, so it makes it all the way through your body to your intestines without being absorbed. Five servings of soluble fiber each day will help lower your post-prandial blood sugar levels, decrease sugar in your urine, decrease insulin needs and increase tissue sensitivity to insulin.

6. Cut back on your total fat intake: Substitute with healthy fats… fat contains more than double the calories or kilojoules of carbohydrates. By eating more vegetables you will naturally eat less fat. Meat, poultry skin and dairy contain saturated fats… these contribute to insulin resistance. Eat quality leaner meats, skinless poultry and low-fat dairy products. Healthy fats are those found in olive oil and fish… these actually help to stabilize your blood sugars.

7. Relax: When you are feeling stressed, your body releases hormones to prepare your body for a ‘flight or fight’ response. These hormones also raise your sugar levels… in the type 2 diabetic, this extra energy remains in your blood-stream rather than making it to your cells.

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