Although it is highly beneficial for people with diabetes to regulate their diets in order to control the condition, there are many misapprehensions about what people with diabetes should and should not eat. Here are a few facts that are frequently overlooked:

1. by General Internal Medicine Group

2. Although it is highly beneficial for people with
diabetes to regulate their diets in order to
control the condition, there are many
misapprehensions about what people with
diabetes should and should not eat. Here are a
few facts that are frequently overlooked:

3. People with diabetes CAN eat sugar. As part of
a balanced diet and regulated with exercise, it
is possible for those with the condition to
include dessert in their dinner plans.

4. A balanced diet for people with diabetes
should, contrary to popular belief, also include
carbohydrates. It is true that the type of
carbohydrate is important to consider: whole
grains are preferable as they are digested
slowly and keep blood sugar more balanced.

5. Another myth is that people with diabetes have
to buy special "diabetes-friendly" foods and
cannot eat a normal diet. Similar to those
without diabetes, people who have the
condition are advised to eat a balanced diet to
keep their body healthy. But there is no need to
radically change eating habits or buy special
"diabetic" brands. Diabetes is a condition that
people can learn to live with without giving up
the foods they love.

6. General Internal Medicine Group has two
locations in Virginia and has experts in a range
of medical fields, including a diabetes educator
and nutritionist.