Remove contributors to the complications of diabetes. Try to avoid unhealthy habits that will affect your heart health and chances for stroke. Smoking should be stopped at all costs, maintain a healthy blood pressure through stress management and salt control and evaluate lifestyle choices that can have less than favorable results.
Make your favorite comfort foods more diabetes-friendly. The difficult thing related to a diagnosis of diabetes is the way it restricts your diet. Many people mistakenly think they have to stop eating many of their most loved foods. Others tend to ignore the diet and eat their favorite foods anyway. The best option is to take a good look at your favorite foods and figure out how to make adjustments. A lot of foods can be acceptable for a diabetes diet if healthier choices are made in place of problem ingredients.
