Dec 11
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Diabetes, Salad, & Prevention
Diabetes & Having Salad; great. Diabetes and just Salad: no.
Have you ever noticed that when you research (if you do happen to search) information about Diabetes, one of the first 
things that come up is food and diet?
Well, I’ve noticed, and it’s usually a magazine or picture of a salad telling you about dieting and recipes. But I just think its funny that they still have salad as the main food [picture]. It’s either because they do really want you to eat lighter, more healthy, and screaming at obese America to get healthy, get moving, stop gorging, etc. Or because many people still think Diabetes is just about not having sugar or carbohydrates. I’m not sure. Or that half of America and else where people are getting, now realizing, or being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.
Diabetes Prevention Fact(s)
The fact is this. People do need to find out what it really is, Diabetes, and take some physical-mental happiness activity before they get the disease. PREVENTION is key. Why say physical-mental? I’m so into having a psycho-social balance in most things such as life, your doctor, choices, decisions, and more.
PREVENTION is probably half the battle (if don’t already have the disease). Yes, everybody and everywhere you hear it and see it to be healthy in every way possible and believe me, I’m all for it. Yet, it is quite hard on a daily basis to be so healthy day in and day out. Most people have stress, many people are too busy, and whatever that is going on in life to make every move you make throughout the day a healthy one, it’s almost impossible. It’s stressful to just think of it that way.
Diabetes and Not Just Salad
Now, when you look up Diabetes, don’t think that just because you see a salad, that is all you can have is low calorie 
food. No, that’s hardly the case. I love salad and love eating low calorie water-based food but that won’t keep you filled up or satisfied very long. As a diabetic (and non diabetic), you have to incorporate a healthy-balance lifestyle of eating including carbohydrates, fiber, protein, legumes, fruit, vegetables, poultry, and any other healthy things you may eat. Limiting or not having sweets is best. I know for me, I’m not that into desserts or sweets so maybe on a rare occasion I may have something but otherwise I’ll just have some fruit or something made with natural sugar such as from the agave plant or stevia. My dessert half the time is salad or popcorn or something simple. As I always say, Everything in Moderation. Besides, if you exercise, do some form of physical activity, move through your day physically and mentally and are really challenging your mind and body everyday or every other or whatever your schedule may be, I would think you can consume whatever food you like as long as your metabolism is going and your not eating just because your stressed or depressed.
Therefore, take care of your Diabetes, eat well, eat often (limit your big meals and snack/small portions through the day, don’t binge), test BG often, give right amount of insulin, do physical/mental activity, and for goodness sake try and be happy.
That’s all. Have a great day all!