Typically those with Diabetes have to be extremely cautious of their carbohydrate intake, but more specifically their "sugar" intake. By "sugar", I mean the sugar on your Nutrition Facts labels, but Carbs are the same thing as sugar.
Treatment for Diabetes usually involves some form of prescription medication. However, there are some people and doctors who choose to treat their diabetes with only radical changes to their diet and a daily workout routine.
Going to www.diabetesdietfordiabetic.com will give food charts for diabetics. It will show the major food groups needed for a healthy diet for diabetes.
There are lots of delicious foods available to those with diabetes. You can substitute sugar with non-sugar sweeteners as well, which means you can still eat certain desserts.
The best nutritious food for a elderly person with diabetes are a few food items. Some food items are not having sugar in them. Other foods are some poultry, such as meat and fruits and vegetables.
Not everyone has the same symptoms when it comes to diabetes, though some symptoms are more prevalent than others. Some of those include: unquenchable thirst, excessive urination, weight loss, and fatigue.
Diabetes is a serious condition. You can help manage this day to day with a diabetic food chart. Here is some more information. www.ehow.com/way_5316373_���diabetic-food-chart-diet.html
Some good food substitutes for someone on a diet because of diabetes are oranges, banana, apple, strawberries, egg, fish, chicken and whole wheat bread.
There are actually some cookbooks for people with diabetes that can actually help healthy people access healthy diet recipes. And you can also find out what is healthy to eat by using the food pyramid
There are a variety of meals that people with diabetes can enjoy. Some are even just variations of our favorite foods. For example, some diabetics don't eat fast food due to not knowing the contents. This recipe for Chili-fried Potatoes (http://recipes.health.com/recipes/10000001732850-chili-fried-potatoes) is a perfect substitute for chili-cheese fries for people with diabetes. Also, my father is diabetic and my mother usually makes diabetes friendly pasta for him. Some recipes can be found here: http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/diabetic-recipes/main-dishes/pasta-recipes/
There are certain foods that have been known to cause Diabetes. Meats that are processed, such as bacon and hotdogs have been been known to cause an increase in chance, of people getting diabetes. If you would like to reduce your chances of getting diabetes some good foods to eat would be vegetables, fruits, as well as whole grains
A good place to find facts on a diabetic based diet, as well as facts on diabetes in general is below. http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/diabetes-food-pyramid.html
Fig leaves is for treating Diabetes in cooking, they also help with lessing the pills that some diabetes takes when their diabetes is is high or low. It's good in food when you really need it so its good to have some handy.