Being diabetic - so having a balanced diet - does not mean depriving oneself. No food is banned even when living with diabetes. The real issue with diabetes is the frequency with which you eat a food that provides sugar and quantity. "A handful of cherries from time to time is no problem for a diabetic," recalls Prof. Altman. Some tips, meals per meal, to control your weight and insulin levels easily.
- At the small-d e lunch, when we diab icfoot: we avoid sweeten his tea or coffee; it is accompanied by a lightly buttered whole bread (no jam or a little sweet) or a muesli that is not very sweet. We avoid bottled fruit juice, very sweet, and we press an orange, lemon or grapefruit.
- At home : we favor raw vegetables as a starter, with little vinaigrette; then a white meat or a portion of grilled fish, without sauce, accompanied by a mixture of starch vegetables. And even with diabetes one can be greedy at the end of the meal and take a dessert, to choose instead based on fruit or dairy products.
- At the restaurant : a diabetic opts rather for a formula a bit light as input dish or dish dessert, that's enough. We ask what is the accompaniment of the dish, it allows to replace the french fries by a combined starch vegetables. We resist the nibbling of bread to wait between the dishes.
- In ter go û no question of depriving a snack mid-afternoon even when suffering from diabetes, especially if hunger is felt. A portion of not too sweet fruits (strawberry, apricot or grapefruit for example) and a dairy will do the trick. No pastry alone in the middle of the afternoon, however, because it may cause the blood sugar to skyrocket. Better to allow yourself this little pleasure at the end of a meal, safer when you have diabetes.
- At the ap umber: one ignores crisps, peanuts and savory ovens. We prefer the fresh and original homemade: assorted fresh vegetables accompanied by light sauces made from yoghurt with herbs and spices. For the drink, a glass of tomato juice is preferred to a glass of wine or a classic aperitif. Yes, serene "apéroter" is playable even when one is diabetic.
Read: "The Great Book diab è you," Professor Jean-Jacques Altman, Dr. Roxane Ducloux and Dr. Laurence L é vy-Dutel, e Editions Eyrolles.
