Spread out your meals
Skipping meals and then overeating can send your blood sugar plunging—and then through the roof. Aim for three small meals and three healthful snacks each day to balance out your blood sugar.
Also, some diabetes medications work best when they’re taken in conjunction with regularly scheduled meals. Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist about the timing of your diabetes medications.
Go for complex “carbs”
Diabetes and diet.
Carbohydrates digest more slowly and don’t “spike” your blood sugar the way other carbohydrates do. They also fill you up faster, so you’re less likely to overeat, and they give you more vitamins, minerals and fiber. Be sure to eat healthful carbohydrates, such as whole-grain breads and cereals, brown rice and pasta, legumes and fruit.
Watch portion sizes
Most people are shocked to realize how small recommended portion sizes are. A serving of carbs is only 1 slice of whole-grain bread or 1/2 cup of cooked oatmeal. What about a serving of pasta? Only 1/3 of a cup. Aim for 2 to 4 servings of carbohydrates per meal.