Following The ADA Meal Plans

I have lost 71 pounds on a diabetic "plan". What I do is follow the American Diabetes Association's meal plans. I eat yogurt and 1/2 bagel or 2 pieces light toast (with natural Peanut Butter) in the AM, snack on fruit and sugar-free Cool Whip for a midmorning snack, eat lunch (veggies, some protein, a few carbohydrates), eat more fruit or Cool Whip with jello, sugar free pudding for a snack, then dinner is a protein serving (3 oz.), some veggies, some milk, a little carbohydrate (I can tolerate about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of rice or pasta).

Be sure that you check your blood glucose FREQUENTLY until you know what foods will raise your glucose levels. Eat your food, then test at 45, 60, 90, and 120 minutes. Your highest blood sugar reading is your "spike", or how much that one food (or combination of foods) raised your blood sugar. I try to eat around 130 blood sugar or lower, and try to keep my spike under 180 -- a lot of people use lower numbers.

Try to find healthy recipes online and at American Diabetes Association. I also get ADA's cookbooks out of the library, it helps a lot. They also have a community site where you can get in touch with other diabetics. Try first to read the posts by Alan_S and Lizzy, they will guide you on your way as a beginning diabetic. There is a lot of support there. Good luck! It's really not very hard.