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A diabetic diet can not only help reduce the effects of diabetes, but in certain cases can reverse the disease. Here is more on this style of diet which limits fat and carbohydrates.

Before discussing the diabetic diet it’s helpful to try to understand the two types of diabetes. There is the more common type two, or adult onset diabetes, as well as Type One or juvenile diabetes. With type I diabetes the body does not produce insulin, whilst with type II diabetes the cells generally ignore the insulin. Both forms of the disease respond well to a diabetic diet, although it is more likely that type II diabetes can actually be avoided or reversed in early stages.

The diabetic diet is themed around maintaining a perfect body weight. There is a easy formula for calculating the estimated ideal body weight for any individual. For a woman begin with 100 pounds at 5 feet tall, at 5 pounds for every inch over 5 feet, while if less than 5 feet deduct 5 pounds for each inch under 5 feet. For example a 5′2 woman would ideally weigh 110 pounds. For men start with 106 pounds for a height of 5 feet than add 6 pounds for every inch exceeding 5 feet. So for a 6 foot tall man best weight would be 178 pounds.

The perfect formula for a diabetic diet are many, but there are some mutual basics. A type I diabetic should ideally consume 16 calories per pound of their weight. That means a 160 pound man should have about 2500 calories per day. Type II diabetes requires approximately 1500 to 1800 calories per day for loss, then differing amounts of calories to maintain ideal body weight.

Carbohydrates account for about 50% of the calories consumed in a diabetic diet. It is often believed that even lower card-levels are healthier for Diabetic patients, but higher percentages of fat in the diet has its own problems. People who avoid saturated fats, even if they take in overall more mono and poly unsaturated fats, also do well.