Buy tuna packed in water, not oil. Avoid cold cuts, nuts, gravy and solid shortenings. Make ice cream, butter and whole milk cheese an occasional treat. Substitute frozen yogurt, margarine and skim milk dairy products. Chicken is good too, but take the skin off.
Refined sugar is bad news for everyone.
It's high in calories and uses up vitamins and minerals in the body during metabolism. For those with diabetes, refined sugar should be avoided except as a rare treat or in response to an insulin reaction. Fortunately, there are several kinds of artificial sweeteners around. However, there are other health concerns about each, so talk to your physician or nutritionist about how much of these sweeteners is okay to eat or drink. Take it with a grain of salt.