Is food in diabetic diet low-fat or just low-carb?And what about the ADA?
Tagged As: ADA diabetic diet Question: Reading over your recommended foods, I get the impression that the best food for diabetics in diabetic diet is low-carb. Is it also low-fat or just low-carb?And what about the ADA? Just looking for some basic guidelines as someone who just found out that my blood sugar is high. Thanks. Answer: Many of us in this group, I think, tend to prefer the low-carb approach. However, it’s good to keep in mind that there are really two different approaches to the ADA diabetic diet. Both approaches begin with the fact that carbs raised BGs. Then they diverge in different directions. The American Diabetes Association, the official mainstream diabetes organization, promotes a relatively high carb diet. They look at the world this way. Carbs are necessary nutrients. Moreover, a low carb diet necessarily makes for a high protien and/or a high fat diet. This presents two possible problems. Diabetics are prone to kidney and heart disesases. Once you’ve developed ki
