Eat more fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grain breads, and cereals. Maintain a healthy weight. Be careful when using special diet or dietetic foods such as dietetic cake, cookies, candy and ice cream. These foods contain some form of sweetener and, therefore, calories. Monitor blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, lipids, blood pressure and body weight.
Regular exercise improves control of blood sugar and is an important part of any healthy lifestyle.
Read the label to determine the sugar content of packaged foods. Any bread prepared with sweetened sauces. Baked beans flavored with brown sugar, molasses, honey or maple syrup.