Diabetic Diet & Blood Gluecose

I need some diabetic recipes for dishes that freeze well. An elderly man in my Sunday School class is having to fend for himself these days as his wife is confined to a wheel chair. (He has to cook for her too). I want to make a few things to take over to him that he can put in the freezer and take out and cook or reheat later. He is diabetic so I have to be careful what I make. Can anybody help?

Low carb dishes would be best, stew with lots of veggies but little or no potatoes. NO pasta dishes. Chili, Chicken soup, Sloppy Joe’s to be eaten with no bun or a low carb wrap for him.

My mother is a very thin woman, unfortunately during her pregnancy with me she developed pregnancy diabetes and it never went away. Her birthdays. Please help

A diet low in saturated fat with well controlled blood glucose levels that incorporates weight control, exercise and fewer refined sugars is recommended. Controlling blood glucose levels with diet, and in some cases medication, is the key. To keep blood sugar levels under control, a diabetic diet strikes a balance among the carbohydrates, fats, and protein you take in. In addition, a 1,500-calorie diabetic diet restricts calories and fat. These fruits helps to control blood sugar, levels. Due to their law glycaemic index, they promote a gradual increase in the blood sugar level which is highly beneficial to diabetics.The two most important pieces of information on food labels for a carbohydrate-controlled diet is the serving size and grams of total carbohydrate in each serving.

Increasing the number of low glycemic index foods such as legumes, barley, pasta and whole grains (e.g., cracked wheat) in your meal plan may have real benefit in controlling blood glucose levels. Most low glycemic index foods offer more fibre and are low in fat, both of which are recommended in Health Canada’s Guidelines for Healthy Eating, as well as the Canadian Diabetes Association’s nutrition guidelines. The best types are wholegrain versions as they help with your diabetes control and can make you feel full for a longer period of time. Chose to spread your bread with a low fat spread or one that is based on monounsaturated fats. The brown bread or salad slows down absorption, so the body can cope with the release of glucose from the digested food.

Among the several home remedies that have proved beneficial in controlling diabetes, perhaps the most important is the use of bitter gourd. It has lately been established that bitter gourd contains a hypoglycaemic or insulin-like principle, designated as ‘plantinsulin’, which has been found valuable in lowering the blood and urine sugar levels.

Person suffering with diabetes should not be afraid of fresh fruits and vegetables that contain sugar and starch. Fresh fruits contain sugar fructose, which does not need insulin for its metabolism and is well tolerated by diabetics.One special health benefit of dragon fruit which has been verified by the authors of this web site is the special dragon fruit health benefit that dragon fruit helps to control of glucose blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes (and type 1 diabetes by some reports), in addition to pitaya fruit nutrient profile being full of dietary fiber and Vitamin C. Fresh dragon fruit or dried dragon fruit both are great additions to a healthy diet.

Eat only whole foods cooked in your home - plain vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, eggs and rice. These foods are naturally gluten free and use the same process times as for conventionally canned foods. There should be three to five servings of vegetables, two to three servings of milk, and two to four servings of fruits in your daily diet. You can take meat, poultry, and nuts two times in a day. It is recommended that a small amount of vegetable fat be used on bread, in cooking or in salad dressing. Food should be prepared using methods that are as low in fat as possible.

Phenols and polyphenols are found in a wide variety of plants; they give red wine and tea their heart-healthy boosts and are especially prominent in dark-colored fruits and vegetables.

There are no magic cures, no magic pills, natural or synthetic, just a simple remedy; control what you eat before you experience the complications associated with diabetes! By sticking to your diet, doing regular exercise and taking your medication (oral tablets or insulin injections), you will be able to control your Blood Glucose levels, and your weight. A well balanced diabetic diet which is tuned to your needs, will ensure that you feel well and stay healthy.

Following diabetic restrictions does not mean boring and mundane diet. Knowing what to eat and how much is the key to a healthy diabetic diet.

Visit for more info on diabetic receipes and diabetes information

http://www.reddiabetes.com

can anyone who is a diabetic 2 i have to loss 50 pounds in six months
and i eat sugar free cookies, and i rather eat a reg. popcorn in the bag
twice a day no salt or butter but a little oil on my popcorn.have some of that diabetic salt. oatmeal cookies. go to wal-marts and sam’s a lots
i am a war vet.ex airborne trooper and i have and bad knee and a crack disc in my back. thanks you for your time.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (Diabetic)

1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. brown sugar substitute
1 egg or egg substitute
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 c. oatmeal
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. skim milk
1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and brown sugar substitute. Add egg and vanilla, cream until light. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk, stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until brown and crispy.

Makes 36 cookies.

A.J.’s Easy Pumpkin Pie

1 refrigerated pie crust, baked or 1 graham cracker crust
2 small boxes sugar-free instant vanilla pudding
2 cups PLAIN canned pumpkin (pumpkin pie mixture can NOT be used in this recipe!)
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Bake refrigerated pie crust according to instructions on package. Graham cracker crust needs no baking, use as it comes from store.

Using electric mixer, blend all ingredients together. Pour mixture into pie crust. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Serve cold.

Or, if you feel like baking a little bit more, try

Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

1/3 cup margarine, softened
3/4 cup Sugar Twin brown sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
8 ounces cream cheese
10 packets Splenda
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 8" X 8" baking pan with cooking spray.

Using electric mixer, blend margarine and brown sugar until fluffy. Add 1 cup of flour and hand stir until well mixed. Press crumbly mixture evenly into prepared pan and bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.

Place chocolate chips in microwave-safe glass measuring cup and place in microwave for about 2 minutes or until melted. Using electric mixer, blend cream cheese and Splenda until fluffy. Add 1 tablespoon flour, egg, and vanilla, beat until smooth. Stir melted chocolate into cream cheese mixture, mix well. Pour cream cheese/chocolate mixture over partially baked crust.

Return to oven and bake until set, bout 14 to 18 minutes. Cool at least 20 minutes. Cut into 16 squares.

And if you do, how long can I make them before Christmas so they are still nice. Thank you.

DIABETIC SWEET POTATO PIE

3 tbsp. butter
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg yolk
3 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. lemon peel
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
3 lg. sweet potatoes, cooked & mashed
1 c. milk
3 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks
1 (9") unbaked pie shell

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together butter, sugar and salt. Add egg yolk, lemon juice, lemon peel and cinnamon. Stir in sweet potatoes and milk; mix well. Fold in egg whites and pour into the pie shell. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

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DIABETIC CAKE

Sweet ‘n Low to equal 2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 c. self rising flour
2 c. sugarless applesauce
1 can pineapple packed in its own juice
2 c. raisins
1 c. pecans
1/2 c. Fleischmann’s butter
3 tsp. cloves
3 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. nutmeg

Mix all ingredients together and pour into greased and floured tube pan. Bake 45 minutes in 350 degree oven. Cake is better if frozen.

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COOKIES FOR DIABETICS

1 1/2 c. biscuit mix
2 eggs
2 pkgs. low calories dessert pudding (butterscotch)
4 tbsp. Wesson oil (or other)
2/3 c. chopped dates
1/2 c. seedless raisins, if desired
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix all together. Form into small balls. Place on oiled cookie sheet. Flatten with fork, criss-cross. Bake 8 minutes at 350 degrees.

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DESSERT FOR DIABETICS OR DIETERS
APPLE, STRAWBERRY DESSERT (diabetic)

2 c. chopped apples
2 c. strawberries
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. sweetener
1 c. chocolate protein powder
1/4 c. nonfat dry milk
2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. unprocessed bran

Place the first 6 ingredients in blender and blend well. Pour into a large bowl; add other ingredients and mix with electric mixer. Spray a 9 x 13 inch or bundt pan with non stick spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Makes 8 servings

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Diabetic dessert

1 sm. box cherry sugar-free jello
1 (16 oz.) can lite (no sugar added) chunky fruit or fruit cocktail

Make jello with 1 cup boiling water. Mix until jello crystals melt. Add can of fruit (juice and all) and let set until firm.

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DIABETIC DESSERT - HAWAIIAN DELITE

3/4 c. boiling water
1 (4 oz.) sugar-free Hawaiian pineapple Jello
1/2 c. cold water plus ice cubes to make 1 c.
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 (8 oz.) carton plain low-fat yogurt
1 c. drained crushed pineapple
1 can drained mandarin oranges

Dissolve Jello in boiling water. Add cold water (remove undissolved ice cubes). Blend in yogurt, mixing well. Add vanilla and fruit. Pour into baked pie shell over 6 sherbet glasses.

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I have friends with diabetes and celiac disease. either sugar free or reduced sugar recipes are appreciated.

Mixes in a jar are thoughtful and inexpensive gifts to give to anyone for any occasion. The idea is to layer dry ingredients of a cookie, cake, biscuit, muffin, beverage or other recipe decoratively in a jar and add directions of how to complete the recipe. The jar can be a mason jar or a recycled, clean mayonnaise or other large jar that has a lid and can then be decorated with fabric, ribbons, paint, etc.

I have seen these jars of mixes sell in retail stores for around $8.00! Imagine the savings if you were to make your own! A few inexpensive ingredients like flour, brown sugar, chocolate chips and a jar don’t cost very much! Gift recipients will love receiving a homemade mix from you so they can easily prepare a treat to enjoy and when they prepare the treat, they’ll be thinking of how thoughtful you are.

Mixes in a jar are excellent for gifts that need to be shipped because you don’t have to worry about baked goods getting smashed or getting stale. A mix will allow the gift recipient to freshly prepare the treat when it is craved or needed. They are also great to give to children’s teachers, neighbors and acquaintances because of the ease and money savings involved.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Empty jar of cookie mix into large mixing bowl. Thoroughly blend mix. Add:

* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
* 1 egg, slightly beaten
* 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Mix until completely blended. Shape into walnut sized balls and place 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheets. Press balls down with a fork. Bake at 350F degrees for 9 to 11 minutes until edges are browned. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet then transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Makes 3 dozen cookies.

Applesauce Cake in a Can

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup granulated sugar (Splenda)
1 1/2 cups stiff applesauce, preferably homemade,
but a good quality canned applesauce will work
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts.
1/2 cup chopped candied red and/or
green cherries (optional)

Grease and flour 4 empty Campbell soup cans. Shake out excess flour. Set aside.
Cream shortening and sugar. Stir in applesauce. Sift the flour, salt, soda, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon together. Fold into creamed shortening mixture and stir until smooth. Turn into cans, dividing evenly. Bake at 325 degrees F for approximately 45 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted in middle comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool about 15 minutes.
Puncture bottom of can to release cakes and cool thoroughly before wrapping in plastic wrap, then colored cellophane wrap. Makes 4 cans.

I am not vegetarian, nor vegan, but I am diabetic and cannot have "white" foods like potatos, white flour, pasta. I’m getting bored with most of my recipes. Could anyone give me some interesting, fun, healthy vegetable recipes. They would be perfect if they were also quick, but not a must. Thanks for your help.

I, too , am diabetic. I also find it hard to find recipes that don;t call for flour, sugar, rice, and potatoes. I do have a great recipe using broccoli and cheese, though it does call for a little flour (maybe there is a soy substitute for flour?). For this size, you will need a large stew pot.
(May be cut in half)

Take two broccoli crowns and boil them in 2 large (the economy size that you find on the in the grocery store that has the "institutional size" servings) cans of chicken broth until the broccoli is tender. Meanwhile, in another smaller pan, melt 1/2 stick butter or margarine. Add flour to make a roux:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_155,00.html

Once the broccoli is tender, slowly add some of the liquid from the broccoli/broth mixture into the roux until the consistency of pie curst. Add about 1/2 cup of milk. Pour this mixture into the pot with the broth and broccoli. Add 2 packages of cheddar cheese and stir until all is mixed together. If it is a little lumpy, don’t worry, it will even out when you finish simmering for about 30 minutes. Be careful not to burn it, though. Keep an eye on it and stir often. This makes the most delicious broccoli cheese soup I have ever eaten. Here are some more ideas:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_28720,00.html

http://www.actos.com/interactive/interactivehost.aspx?module=mealplanner

http://www.cooksrecipes.com/category/diabetic.html

Good luck, and keep healthy, check you blood sugar often!

I keep a record of mine on my computer. I have a spreadsheet set up in excel that I can use to make graphs from. My doctor loves it because she can see at a glance how well I’m doing . If you have Excel and want a copy of the chart, let me know. I can email it to you!

I need some easy to prepare recipes

I have enclosed some awesome sites for you. Hope you enjoy them.

http://www.diabetic-recipes.com/
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/4121/diabetic.html
http://www.bhg.com/home/Diabetic-Recipes.html
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/diabetic/diabetic.html
http://www.cookingcache.com/cat/diabetic_recipes

I work in an aged care facility and I’m looking for new ideas.

DIABETIC DESSERT

1/3 c. butter, softened
1/4 c. brown sugar substitute
2 tsp. liquid sweetener or 1/3 c. Sprinkle Sweet
1 egg
1 1/3 c. flour
3 tbsp. cocoa
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. skim milk

Combine butter, brown sugar substitute, diabetic sweetener, and egg. Beat 2 minutes at high speed. Add remaining ingredients and blend 2 minutes at low speed. Pour into 8 inch square pan and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Frost with diabetic whip, if desired.

I’m making xmas cookies for gifts this year and wanted to bring in my grandma some, but she can’t have much sugar since she has diabetes..
Anyone have any ideas? I know cookies have sugar but I just maybe thought if anyone had any ideas?
Thank you so much!

Google it, you will get the best, and also sometimes at the back of cereal boxes