10 Musts for a Diabetic's Grocery List

10 Musts for a Diabetic's Grocery List
By Maria Colenso, HowStuffWorks.com
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Many of us are familiar with the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid, but for a healthy diabetic diet, the pyramid requires a little modification.

Enter the Diabetes Food Pyramid. This nutritional aid is divided into six groups and is based on foods' carbohydrate and protein content for those leading a diabetic lifestyle. Grains and starches are at the bottom of the pyramid, from which we garner the most servings of these each day; fats and sweets are at the top – a place where most diabetics know to avoid.

So within the six groups, what are the 10 best foods to add to a diabetic’s grocery list? Here’s a hint: good carbs, proteins, fiber-rich foods and even natural sugars are going in the cart.

10. Fruit
9. Meats (or Meat Substitutes)
8. Vegetables
7. Canola Oil
6. Legumes and Nuts
5. Low-fat Dairy
4. Garlic, Onion and Fenugreek
3. Fish
2. Whole Grains
1. Starchy Vegetables


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Prediabetes

Ever heard of Prediabetes? It is a stage before type 2 diabetes develops. This is when blood glucose, or sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.

If you encounter a health spoiler such as fatigue, increased urination, blurry vision and slow healing of wounds, you might want to see your doctor for a test to determine if you are suffering from prediabetes.

Know More About Diabetes

As a follow-up to the earlier post on diabetes prevention, perhaps it would be good to learn more about diabetes, what it is, the types of diabetes, how it is diagnosed, the scope and impct of the disease, its treatment, complications and points to remember among others. You can read about all these on this site: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/#what