Food to eat for low sugar level diabetic?

I just found out that my boyfriend is diabetic. He just told that to me over the fone and Im still out of town and cant stop thinking about it. Im wondering what are the food that he is not allowed to eat or to limit and what are the type of food that is good for him.

Thanks alot!

Answers:
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He should stay away from sugars and carbs.

Eat more smaller meals too.

He should really take a diabetic training course, it's very helpful! Good luck.
Chocolate is good for him
Umm, Is that really your picture?
low sugar level diabetics should get an appointment for a nutrionist just like high sugar diabetics they will inform him and you can go with him about what's good for him
basically nothing junky is how i look at it if he eats healthy meals and fruits and vegetables instead of candy he should be fine and not be to bothered. you really have to keep track of complex sugars though anything refined should probably go. his dr should set him up with a dietician
lightly salted rice cakes,
cheerios,
milk

gOOd
grapes, apple & little volume of red wine is good for him.
First, he's very lucky to have you, since you are concerned about and willing to be involved in helping him take care of himself.
Diet is a tricky thing with diabetes. Everyone reacts to different foods differently. Obviously, he'll have to cut way down on sugars and starchy foods (bread, rice, potatoes), but everyone's experience is different.
If possible, he should make an appointment with a certified diabetes educator and/or a nutritionist, they can definitely help him (and you) figure out what is good for him. They can also help educate you on what to do if he should have a low blood sugar episode, and how to treat it.
Check out the link below, it has some very good information for newly diagnosed diabetics.
Good luck!
erm. maybe no chocolate from now on.. eat less less rice.. cos rice contains starch. which is not veri good for diabetics. hmmm. and.. try not to drink those fizzy carbonated drinks. if not he can have coke light and those stuff. food normally not too sweet is alright la.. can eat.. juz try to cut down on desserts like ice cream and stuff can le.. i know its kinda hard suddenly not eatin all thiose stuff. as his gf, support him. dun eat those sweet food that he cant eat in front of him.. k? tat will be the best support u can give..
He will have to see a nutritionist to learn all there is to know about how food plays a MAJOR roll in his health now,
He will need to eat a balance diet of Carb,protien,and fat. It will depend on his weight and if he needs to loose or gain weight .
He will be given a certain amount of calories that he will need to take in and the carbs and protiens and fats all have to fall within that amout.
Until he sees a nutritionist and thats vital that he does, just make sure that he eats 6 smaller meals a day to keep his blood sugar leval up..
I'd rily recommend taking a range of supplements to maintain sugar level for diabetic. My relative has tried taking a combination of garlic plus, B complex, lecithin E and calcium magnesium. He had been diabetic for 14 years and had been taking medicine from his specialist. The medicine kept increasing in dosage but his diabetic condition never improved. Only worsened. Within a month of taking the supplements, his glucose level went down to a normal level. Since then, he has since been asked by his specialist to reduce the dosage of diabetic medicine. I really feel you should give this a shot. If you would like to purchase the supplements, please feel free to contact me
liliglorry@yahoo.com
or alternatively, you can purchase these supplements from a nutrilite distributor.
All the best!
so i assume he's type 2 diabetics. he can pretty much eat everything but just watch the portion. glycemic control is the key that you want to have a steady level of glucose. try to eat small meal more frequent and avoid high surge of glucose. so avoid having a lot of sweet at the same time. so instead of having 1 bag of m&m's you can have 2. instead of a big mac and fries he can have a quarter and you eat the rest. instead of soda/ juice try to have gatorade. if his doc hasn't told him yet. diet and exercise can actually cure the disease, if he's willing to do so.
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