Ask your diabetes teacher how much and how often to eat them. Also ask the healthiest way to eat them. Use measuring spoons to learn how much fat or oil to use. Then, when you do not have measuring spoons, like in a restaurant, you will know how much to use. It is easy to eat too much fat and oil.
Sugary foods are part of the smallest section of the food pyramid.
This means you should eat sugary foods only once in a while. Ask your diabetes teacher how much and how often to eat them. Also ask the healthiest ways to eat them. Order small or child-size servings of ice cream or frozen yogurt. Divide homemade desserts into small servings and wrap each piece separately.