Make Your Type 2 Diabetes Diet Anti-diabetes and Effective and not Just a Carb Counting Ordeal for the Rest of Your Life

Does the type 2 diabetes diet frustrate you? Have you been counting calories, watching carbs, trying to hide from everything your tastebuds say is nice and still find it difficult to keep your A1c down?

A few years ago I was on a 2100-calorie type 2 diabetes diet prescribed by my physician and I really felt like my eating was being strangled or rationed. How do you feel when you have to eat differently from the rest of the family? When you have to measure the calories in every bite, where is the joy or pleasure in eating?

Even though the shocking news of your diagnosis wears off after some time, following the diet for type 2 diabetes prescribed by your doctor can be a real pain. The temptation to eat normally again is almost unbearable during holidays, parties, special occasions, and family gatherings. Don't tell me you like to watch other people eat while you pass the food. That is culinary torture.

Many people still do not know that they can kick the type 2 diabetes diet and still have normal blood sugar levels. Even though everyone is not guaranteed the same level of success with the anti-diabetes diet (I'll give the reason later), it is so much better than the regular diabetes diet. Consider the following...

• Does your type 2 diabetes diet also lower your high cholesterol or prevent you from developing high cholesterol?
• Is your diet for type 2 diabetes one that controls your body weight, makes you lose extra pounds without starving yourself and looking sick?
• Do your children, grandchildren, neices or nephews like your diet. (This is somewhat of a good test to see if your food is really enjoyable!)
• Are your meals providing all the carbohydrate you need for a very physically active lifestyle, and does it provide enough fiber so that you do not have to depend on fiber pills?
• Is there enough antioxidant in your diet? Do you get enough phytochemicals in your food?

If you are on a regular type 2 diabetes diet you probably cannot answer "yes" to all those questions. Your carbohydrates are rationed, you have to eat several meals and snacks each day because your body has forgotten how to handle carbs, and you most likely have to use medication to control your blood sugar.

Whew!

Are you satisfied with your type 2 diabetes diet for the rest of your life? Or, would you explore the benefits of the anti-diabetes diet and lifestyle modification approach? The only thing you stand to lose is your medication.

Consider the many people who have broken their dependence on medication and insulin by adopting the anti-diabetes diet and lifestyle approach to blood sugar control. They eat the regular 3 meals per day - some eat two meals per day - and they have normal glucose levels without using drugs.

You get what you put in

The anti-diabetes diet and lifestyle modification approach includes:

• eating high fiber, complex carbohydrates and avoiding processed carbohydrates such as white bread and white rice
• exercising regularly - the benefits of exercise are proportional to the effort. Note that by "exercise" we mean nothing more than walking at least 30 minutes daily.
• getting adequate rest - improper sleep habits have been found to be both the result and cause of the diabetic syndrome.

The type 2 diabetes diet and prescription medication approach to controlling the disease has become a mainstay because most people are not prepared to part with the habits that potentially have brought on the disease in the first place.

For example, it is well known that those who exercise regularly, eat low fat, high fiber complex carbohydrate, lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, can prevent the onset or development of type 2 diabetes and other related diseases. The concept of the anti-diabetes diet and lifestyle is simple: remove the cause of the disease, and you can remove the symptoms.

The type 2 diabetes diet has an effective alternative that is not really new. It is the simplest no-brainer in health care, and maybe that is the reason most people continue to pop a pill and count the carbs.

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