The best way for a diabetic to empower himself or herself nutritionally is to seek out one diabetes recipe after another, and to try them out.  Taking responsibility for one’s own nutrition in this way can help to minimize the sense of powerlessness that often accompanies one’s diagnosis with a chronic and serious condition like diabetes.

The classic diabetes recipe book contains recipes, not just for primary meals, but also for desserts, drinks and snacks. It might seem counterintuitive to some that there are recipes for diabetic desserts. However, this is not unusual. They key to maintaining an ideal diet for diabetics is to keep the sugar and fat levels minimal. So any recipe for diabetes patients, even a cake recipe for diabetes patients, is perfectly reasonable. Furthermore, a diabetic can adapt a given diabetes recipe to ensure that it also includes healthy ingredients such as fruits, vegetables and nuts. …