6 ways to eat to beat diabetes

6 ways to eat to beat diabetes

Follow these healthy eating suggestions that will work with your lifestyle—and help you manage your diabetes

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Eat more frequently

In other words, migrate away from three big meals a day and shift to pleasant but smaller meals, plus lots of healthy snacks. Studies indicate that staggering your food throughout the day not only helps to stabilize blood sugar but also may lower cholesterol levels. Of course, your body is unique, and the nature of your diabetes will affect the frequency with which you should eat. Work with a dietitian to come up with a good plan for dividing your meals up throughout the day.