DIABETIC DIETS – PART II – EXCHANGE LISTS

How does the Diabetic Diet Exchange List system work?  ( In Diabetic Diets-Part I, May 31, 2011, I referred to the Exchange List System as a meaningful and easily understood method to guide you with your diabetic diet.)  I will try to explain the program in a simple manner.  Foods are grouped into lists.  The foods in each [...]

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 Carbohydrates are the main energy source for the human body.  Chemically carbohydrates are organic molecules in which carbon, hydrogen and oxygen bond together. We break down carbohydrates in the body during the process of metabolism to release energy.  Carbohydrates can be thought of as hydrates of carbon, hence the name.  There are two types of [...]

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