Good day again, my friends near and far,
I don't say diabetic friends today, as this blog is for all lovers of healthy cuisines and lifestyles. Diabetic management can be: the right food. some exercise, some medication and a lot of positivity. Hakuna Mathata!
Often diabetics feel very unhappy. They think they cannot eat anything nice in order to survive their disease.
THIS IS SO NOT TRUE!!
I eat myself through the pantry and back with Stevia (a herb much sweeter than sugar and available in all supermarkets) sweetened foods and especially puddings in my normal moderate amounts. Also cinnamon does wonders for sweetening and even lowering blood sugar levels. And I never can omit to mention how well my Diabetes2 is under control. So I feel that I have a right to advise lesser fortunate people.
Thank you for all your friendly comments. I read them all and it seems I should for the time being remain 'lecturing' the beginner's class. Plus I want to spread the good news only. Once in a while a warning cannot do any damage though. I generally approach my life and my penchant for enlightening and informing like my dogs. I think I am a dog whisperer. Lots of praise, lots of nice rewards.
A slight slap on the table with a folded newspaper is ample warning enough. They hate it, the surprise, the noise and that they have been caught out being naughty. They are also an extremely positive bunch. Ohhh, breakfast, my favorite meal. Ohhhh, walkies, my favorite passtime. Ohh, a ride in the car, my favorite. Ohhhh a tummy rub and so their day goes on.....
So you never need to be scared to receive more than a few words on this blog. The aim is to make my diabetic friends understand the disease and make the best out of it.Please also visit my
South Africa blog on understanding:
http://sunbirdafrica.blogspot.co.za/
Strawberries are often mistaken for the biggest culprit in the sweet fruit department. However, they are really the fruit with the lowest content of sugar (7g per cup) of them all and are perfect for a naughty sweet diabetic tooth. They help the body to utilize it's insulin better and can such lead to reduced amounts of medication. Keep a tight check on your m/mol anyway, like always (the folded newspaper).
Joghurt too has gotten a bad reputation as a diabetic food. In its unsweetened and unlavoured form however, it can be used to lower blood sugar. I buy plain yoghurt and sweeten and flavour it with fresh fruit, stevia, and cinnamon. Hoeeeee, my mouth is watering just writing about it.
It contains high quality cacium and carbo hydrates and, like strawberries, helps to maintain blood sugar levels. Bananas contain a little more of the 'bad' stuff', but nobody with diabetes was ever killed by a small banana.... By the way: I LOVE BANANAS and JOGHURT!
Bananas and cute babies directly from the tree...
Cottage cheese is (unbelievably) even higher in protein and good carbo hydrates than joghurt. Check your brands for unhealthy additions and stay true to a purer, tasty product. Together with a fruit and piece of rye bread it makes a complete meal for me. Or spiced with paprika on cous-cous.... In winter with Rooibos tea, in summer with homemade Lemonade.
Sweet potatoes have a very low glycemic index. If you think you will -as a diabetc- never eat potatoes again, think again. Sweet potatoes are unsimilar to white spuds healthy, nutritious, delicious and just yummmmmmyyyyyy! They assist in blood sugar control as they break down very slowly into sugar in the body (GI) and even more so, if a little cinnamon is added. Some experts recommend eating them raw to be an even more efficient diabetic food, but personally, I don't need to follow any old recommendation.
And now I cannot hold it any more. I am going to unpack my new blender (with ice and nuts hacker) and make myself the very nicest SMOOTHIE I ever drank! Oh, my favourite food!!
Greetings for today from
Barbara in Africa
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