Any tips on healthy eating for the Diabetic?

I have my own peach / apricot / plum /nectarine / apple tree (s) so I rarely have to buy any fruit except for bananas and frozen berries ( I only ever eat 1/2 a banana )
My peaches are just ripe now ..oh how nice it is to walk out the back and pick a nice fresh peach to add to my breakfast (y) (y)
I stew and freeze or preserve most of my fresh chemical free fruit for use when there no fresh fruit around
The diet place I signed up insisted as a diabetic I should never eat cooked carrots
they claimed it increased the sugar content you are consuming ...who knows if it’s true or not ?
 

Not to overload anyone with info, plus I do agree with some above posts,
that a small amount of real sugar or honey, that you measure yourself, is often preferable to many common "sugar substitutes" and much better than all of the hidden sugars in processed pre-pared foods...

But the one other sweetener to investigate and consider is Stevia, which is just a natural herb , with a sweet seeming flavor. It comes in either liquid drops or powder packets, and needs only a tiny bit, to make some items taste great.
 
Cooked carrots do taste sweeter, when steamed. I don't notice them tasting sweeter when stir-fried though. Kadee, you're so fortunate to have your own fruit trees.
 

Pinky said:
Kadee, SeaBreeze, Aunt Bea, Mike .. everyone - so much great advice. Will definitely help to make this food transition easier. I'm actually looking forward to trying new recipes. Plain yogurt will be a challenge, but the tips for making it more palatable for me should help a great deal.
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There are no magic foods if you don't like yogurt don't eat it.

Try to build a healthy diabetic friendly diet around foods that you enjoy and are familiar with.
 
I use monkfruit sweetener for my sugar fixes. I am not diabetic but I did google it and you just need to watch what else included (if any) with the monkfruit.
 

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