Diabetic candy recipes

diabetic candy recipes
diabetic candy recipes

Who wants to be a diabetic and not get to enjoy yummy candy? Often times we plague diabetics as not getting to eat good food but often times that notion is all wrong. Diabetics can eat the same foods that we eat just in moderation and by often times substituting sugar with sugar substitutes. There are many various diabetic candy recipes, diabetic snack recipes and other recipes so that diabetics can have all of the same yummy treats that we do!

My grandmother was a diabetic for years before she passed away and the worst part for me was preparing snacks and candy for my kids but knowing that I couldn’t share them with her or if they took their treats up to her house she could get into them so I started researching diabetic candy recipes so that I could make yummy treats for not only my kids but also my grandmother to enjoy!

Pretzel Candy Crunch

(This is one of our favorites)

Ingredients

2 cups broken pretzels
1 cup tiny marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped salted cashews or peanuts
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup half-and-half or light cream
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup butterscotch-flavored pieces

directions

Combine pretzels, marshmallows, and cashews or peanuts in a large mixing bowl; set aside. Combine sugar, half-and-half or light cream, and butter or margarine in a heavy saucepan. Bring to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add butterscotch pieces. Let stand 1 minute to soften pieces. Stir until combined. Let stand 5 minutes.
Pour butterscotch mixture over pretzel mixture; stir to coat. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto baking sheets lined with waxed paper. Chill until firm. Store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator. Makes about 30 pieces.
Make-Ahead Tip: Prepare candy and store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

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What is diet menu for diabetes?

diet menu for diabetes
diet menu for diabetes

What is diet menu for diabetes? Diabetics have the hardest time to trying foods that they are able to eat. Finding good food that diabetic’s can eat is a very difficult task. Because of diabetics diabetes condition most of today’s most popular foods are off the list for them to eat and enjoy.

Diabetes is one of the world’s most serious diseases/conditions that has people all over the world are taking notice over it. This condition called diabetes is where there is too much sugar/glucose in the blood stream and this can damage the body’s systems severely.

There are three main forms of the diabetes condition/disease. The first disease form of the diabetes condition is called diabetes type 1. This is where the body’s main organ known as the pancreas fails to produce enough of chemical/hormone called insulin. This hormone, also known as to be chemical, is responsible for changing the blood sugar, also called blood glucose, into fuel that the body’s cells are able to use.

Without the proper amounts of the chemical insulin in the blood, the glucose levels rise since the glucose/sugar is not used. This horrible diabetes disease condition form usually starts when the diabetic is born because they have a defective pancreas gene. The second form of the horrid diabetes condition is called type2 diabetes condition. This second main diabetes form is when the pancreas organ does not produce enough insulin or the body’s cells do not except the hormone insulin as needed too. This will also lead to the damaging high blood glucose/sugar levels. This second main diabetes form is often caused by being extremely overweight and unhealthy and eating sugar loaded foods like candy. So what is a diet menu for diabetics?

A diet menu for diabetics must have no sugars in it. This includes bread, potatoes, fruit, candy, pasta, and most sauces. So creating a diet menu for diabetics is hard.

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What is good cooking for a diabetic?

cooking for a diabetic
cooking for a diabetic

What is good cooking for a diabetic? Finding good food that diabetic’s can eat is a difficult task. Because of their diabetes condition most of today’s most popular foods are off the list for them to eat. Diabetes is one of the world’s most serious diseases that has people all over the world are taking notice over it.

This disease called diabetes is where there is too much sugar/glucose in the blood and this can damage the body’s systems severely. There are three main forms of the diabetes condition.

The first disease form of the diabetes condition is called diabetes type 1. This is where the body’s organ known as the pancreas fails to produce enough of chemical/hormone called insulin. This hormone, also known as a chemical, is responsible for changing blood sugar, also called glucose, into fuel that the body’s cells are able to use.

Without the proper amounts of the chemical insulin in the blood glucose levels rise since the glucose/sugar is not used. This diabetes disease condition form usually starts when the diabetic is born because they have a defective pancreas gene. The second form of the diabetes condition is called type2 diabetes condition.

This second main diabetes form is when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body’s cells do not except the insulin as needed too. This will also lead to the damaging high blood glucose/sugar. This second diabetes form is often caused by being extremely overweight and unhealthy and eating sugar loaded foods like candy. The last main diabetes form is called gestational diabetes and this diabetes form is dangerous to the baby’s and the mother’s health. Luckily this form of the diabetes condition goes away after the woman has delivered her child. So what is good cooking for a diabetic?

Good cooking for a diabetic is any food that has little or no sugar. This consists of meats, beans and things of that sort. You should avoid foods like potatoes, bread and other items of that sort. These may seem to not pose a threat but are sugary in a different way. The other foods that should be avoided are simple sugars like candy, fruit, and desserts. These things are loaded with sugar and can send a controlled blood sugar level haywire. So talk to a diabetic or your doctor about good cooking for a diabetic.

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What can Diabetics Eat?

Diabetes diet

What can diabetics eat? Finding foods that diabetic’s can eat is a difficult task. Because of their condition most of today’s most popular foods are off the list for them to eat.

Diabetes is one of the worlds most serious diseases that has people all over the world are taking notice. This disease called diabetes is where there is too much sugar/glucose in the blood and this can damage the body severely.

There are three main forms of this deadly condition known as diabetes :

The first disease form of the condition known as diabetes is called diabetes type 1. This is where the organ known as the pancreas fails to produce enough of chemical called insulin. This hormone, also chemical, is responsible for changing blood sugar, also called glucose, into fuel that the body’s cells are able to use. Without proper amounts of insulin in the blood glucose levels rise since the glucose/sugar is not used. This diabetes disease form usually starts when the diabetic is born because they have a defective pancreas gene.

The second form of the diabetes disease is called type2 diabetes condition. This second diabetes form is when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body’s cells do not except the insulin as needed too. This will also lead to high blood glucose/sugar. This second diabetes form is often caused by being extremely overweight and eating sugar loaded foods like candy.

The last diabetes form is called gestational diabetes and this diabetes form is dangerous to the baby’s and the mother’s health. Luckily this form of  diabetes goes away after the woman has delivered the child. So what can people with diabetes eat?

What can diabetics eat is a hard to answer question. The diabetics must avoid all simple sugars such as candy. They also must avoid advanced carbohydrates such as bread. Their diet should consist of foods such as meat and beans.

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Diets for type 2 diabetes

Diets for type 2 diabetes
Diets for type 2 diabetes

Are you a type 2 diabetic and often times you have trouble finding a diet that works for you? Diets for type 2 diabetes is not a hard thing to maintain but sometimes can be overwhelming in finding the right diet to work for you.

Diets are something that is tough for anyone rather you are overweight, underweight, have too much muscles, have too little muscles, diabetic or not diabetic, diets are tough to accomplish and stick to even if you aren’t diabetic.

When you first find out that you have diabetes it seems like so many emotions are running through your head because you already have to limit what you eat, how much sugar you can eat, no eating deserts, no ice cream, no candy, no chips, you even have to watch what kind of carbohydrates and meats you eat. Dieting is rough for anyone.

Diets for type 2 diabetes can be found all over the web, through your local doctor’s office, through the library, dietician and many other places as well but are they worth it? Diets of any kind are tough, we all know it and being diabetic can make it even worse but being able to have a diet for type 2 diabetes makes it a little more bearable because you know that it is catered and designed especially for you.

Diets for type 2 diabetes are designed so that you can learn how to watch what you eat as well as be able to maintain your diabetes all at the same time. People who go on a diet need to have will power and being able to go on a diet that is catered just for your specific medical needs make it all more bearable and a little easier to grasp and take control of.

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