The Diabetes Cook Book

Food plays a crucial role in determining our health, vitality, and well-being. Various
foods we eat are broken down into glucose, which passes into the bloodstream.
Our blood glucose level should not become too high or too low, so to regulate it,
the pancreas produces insulin. If you have Type 2 diabetes, you’ll know that your
pancreas isn’t producing enough insulin, or the insulin isn’t doing its job properly.
(If you have Type 1 diabetes, your body isn’t making any insulin at all.)
It is important for everyone to eat healthily, but when you have Type 2 diabetes,
diet is even more relevant. Choosing the right foods will help you to manage your
condition and reduce the risk of other health problems associated with diabetes.
In one study, people with Type 2 diabetes were able to reduce their blood glucose
levels by an average of 25 percent just by following a simple diet plan similar to the one we recommend. Although people often talk about healthy and unhealthy
foods, there is no such thing as a good or a bad food: it is the balance of foods
that you eat throughout the day that is important.