by Cori Green
Millcreek Home Health and Hospice knows that diabetes can be a common condition amongst adults as they age. It is important that our senior citizen community pay special attention to nutrition and their eating habits. In an effort to support the elderly diabetic community and care givers, Millcreek Home Health and Hospice would like to post information about the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The ADA diet provides guidelines on what foods a diabetic person should eat to support their health and what foods to avoid as well.
The ADA recommends the following diet guidelines for a diabetic person:
Food Group One: Proteins such as lean meats, fish, eggs, nuts, poultry and dried beans
Food Group Two: Dairy products such as low fat milk, skim milk, cottage cheese & yogurt
Food Group Three: Cereals, whole grains and breads
Food Group Four: Vegetables and fruits
By following the ADA diet guidelines, your body should receive all of the nutrients it needs in order to function well. The ADA diet includes the necessary building blocks a healthy body needs: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals.
Carbohydrates are used to create energy for your body. But you should identify what "good carbs" are and what carbohydrates to limit or avoid. Good carbohydrates come from foods such as: whole grains, cereals, beans and lentils. When the body breaks these good carbohydrates down, sugar is produced; so diabetics should take this into consideration as they calculate their carbohydrate intake.
Proteins are another essential food group of a healthy diet. Proteins help maintain level blood glucose levels, are a source of energy for the body, and are a critical building block for the body's growth. Proteins can help maintain steady blood glucose levels. The ADA recommends that when diabetics have a low blood glucose reading that they eat a good carb and protein to help raise the blood sugar levels. The good carb provides the sugar to give the quick blood sugar boost whereas the protein will slowly release and support the blood glucose in the body. As you can see, carbohydrates and proteins work together for diabetics.
The ADA diet also encourages a diet with high fiber foods such as beans, whole grains, etc. These high fiber foods can help reduce high blood glucose levels as well as high blood-fat.
The ADA diet recommends that lean cuts of meat, flax seed oil or olive oil can be used as examples of healthy fats. Keep in mind, that fats of any kind should be included in a person's diet in the right proportions.
The ADA diet guidelines include these additional tips as well:
- When cooking chicken, remove the skin.
- Use low-fat milk or skim milk
- Choose low sodium content foods
- Check food nutrition labels for fat, sodium and carbohydrate amounts
- Eliminate table sugar, sugar coated cereals, canned soda & alcoholic beverages
If you have questions about the ADA diet for senior citizen diabetics, please feel free to contact a Millcreek Home Health and Hospice staff member. Diabetics can eat right and be healthy by following the ADA diet.
Want to find out more about caring for the elderly, home health or hospice care by visiting Millcreek Home Health and Hospice.
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