When you get diagnosed as a diabetic, your doctor may give you a long list of various ways that you can control your diabetes. Those things can help you with controlling not only your diabetes, but also help you lose weight and help you be healthier in general. One of the things that your doctor might suggest is that you go see a nutritionist. There are a lot of good reasons why seeing a nutritionist is a good idea as you learn about your diabetes and what you need in order to control it. 

Learn About Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are a huge fuel source for your body. They help to keep your body running and make sure that you have the energy to keep doing what you need to do. There are two different kinds of carbohydrates, simple and complex. Both break down into sugars to help power your body, but complex carbs take longer for your body to process and will give you a longer burst of energy, whereas simple sugars get broken down very quickly and give you that rush. Since your body doesn't process carbs the way that it should, those carbs, while yummy, can cause you problems. The nutritionist can help you understand the differences and help you figure out some things that will help you make sure that you are balancing your diet out healthily. 

Complete Diet Plan

Outside of learning about carbs and how they can affect your body and your diabetes, your nutritionist can help you come up with an entire diet plan that can help you keep your diabetes under control. The diet plan may not be the exact meals you eat all the way down to the letter, but they will be ideas of what you can eat, including snacks, how often you should eat, and other similar things. The diet plan can also include recipes and different ingredients that you can substitute for ingredients you might not like. Then when it's time to eat a meal or a snack, all you have to do is look at your diet plan and know what things are a good idea to eat. Having that plan can make it easier for you when you are in a hurry, stressed out, or just getting started in your diabetes journey. 

Diabetes can play havoc with your entire body, but there are things that you can do to help control it. For more information, talk to a nutritionist.

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