My Diabetes Diary: Navigating the Maze of Food Choices 1. The Grape Conundrum: To Eat or Not to Eat? Story: My First Blood Sugar Test Anxiety I’ll never forget the day I was diagnosed with diabetes. The nurse handed me a glycemic index (GI) chart, and my eyes immediately locked onto grapes listed as “low…
My Decade in Diabetes Clinics: Stories of Itch and Pain As a diabetes specialist nurse, I encounter patients from all walks of life every day. They come with concerns about unusual bodily changes, and in these “signals,” I always find clues quietly left by high blood sugar. Today, I’d like to share some stories about…
My Sugar-Control Diary: The Truth About Fruits On the day I was diagnosed with diabetes, the doctor handed me a dietary list. My eyes immediately locked onto the word “grapes” – I’d been a devoted grape lover since childhood, enjoying iced grapes in summer and raisin bread in winter. The thought of giving them up…
My Anti-Sugar Diary: A Journey from Confusion to Confidence in Dietary Choices As someone diagnosed with diabetes three years ago, I’ve often found myself staring at a fruit basket in frustration—especially at those glistening grapes, torn between their nutritional benefits and the fear of a blood sugar spike. Over time, with guidance from my nutritionist…
My Diabetes Diary: 365 Days from Confusion to Making Peace with Food The year I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, I had just turned 40. Sitting in the consultation room holding my medical report, the doctor’s words “diet management is the foundation of blood sugar control” hit me like a hammer. From that day…
The day I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, my doctor handed me a dietary list. Staring at unfamiliar terms like “legumes” and “whole grains,” I felt completely lost—having grown up eating rice, I had no idea how to handle these new ingredients. But over the past year, I’ve gradually developed my own dietary philosophy…
As a “seasoned foodie” diagnosed with diabetes for three years, I’ve stumbled through many pitfalls when it comes to fruit selection, but I’ve also gathered a wealth of insights. Today, I’d like to share my special bond with cherries and introduce you to the “blood sugar-friendly” fruits that have become my trusted companions. 1. First…
During my first winter after diagnosis, I constantly worried carrots might cause blood sugar spikes. I remember nervously testing my levels two hours after eating a raw carrot – the increase was moderate. My nutritionist later explained: “Carrots have a low GI of 39 and minimal GL, making them much safer than potatoes (GI 82).”…
I still remember my hesitation when facing beetroot after being diagnosed with diabetes. My neighbor Aunt Wang warned, “That sweet red root is dangerous for diabetics!” Yet my nutritionist suggested trying half a cup of roasted beetroot. With trepidation, I tested my post-meal glucose for three consecutive days: eating it plain on day one (blood…
That summer when I was diagnosed with diabetes, I stared at the blood sugar reading on my medical report, the carrot stick in my hand nearly dropping—the doctor had just warned me to control carbs, yet my kitchen was stocked with carrots I’d assumed were “healthy and sugar-free.” From that day on, I embarked on…