Diet for diabetic people

[hopeful_optimist]

Hello everyone. My mother has been diabetic for few years and still not conscious about her diet. She still drinks softdrinks, rice, meat, and cakes. What should be the food she should eat and not eat? What are your diet plans?

[hdcharan]

My habit is to take apple and other fruits except mango, banana and other very sweet fruits.
I usually take green vegitables and food avoiding sugar, fats etc
I practically work, engaged in kitchen guarden for two hours, walk in a temple for more then 45 minutes.
remain engaged with tv, computer for 3-4 hours, practically remain busy in delivering lecture, mainly having positive attitudes and so on.
sleep for 7-8 hours without any problems.
I have crossed my age 65 years and is now senior citigen.

[Zoelula]

The thing with diabetes is that we are all different. Some people can tolerate say whole wheat bread items and a moderate amount of fruit. Others of us have very limited ability to eat those things. For nearly every diabetic, sugar (which is the simplest carb) is going to jack up their blood sugar, and the more time spent with high blood sugar the more likely the occurance of diabetic complications such as loss of limbs and kidney failure. "If they've been good???" We are adults and can learn to treat ourselves in ways that don't damage our health. But sugar is just the worst carb, all carbs raise blood sugar, which means things like cereal, rice, potatoes and pasta. It doesn't mean she can never eat those things. It just means they need to be limited.

That being said, the main way to find out what works for your mother is to test, test, test. Eat something and then two hours after the meal test the blood sugar. The goal is to be under 140.

[SaziNinja]

My mom and stp-dad along with grandma usually stick with wheat bread items, fruits, vegetables, and a lot of chicken.  They don't eat a lot of red meat or a lot of fried/fast foods.  They'll drink diet soft drinks and ocassionally a normal soft drink and a candy bar if their sugar is low or something full of sugar like ice cream and candies and such once in a while if they've been good as a treat.