List of foods to avoid with diabetes:

1. Sugar: White sugar, honey, jaggery, cake, jelly, jam, icecream, pastries, canned juice, chocolates, pie, syrup, doughnuts, artificial sweeteners, cream and cookies foods should be avoided with diabetes. 2. Fried foods: Don't fry foods instead bake, saute or boil in a pan. Otherwise you can steam vegetables. 3. Read labels: Soy sauce, MSG, brine contains a lot of sodium. Always try to limit your sodium content. 4. Salad dressings: Limit the use of dressings such as mustard, salad dressing, mayonnaise and avocado. They are high in sodium. 5. Cheeses: Try to limit the use of cream cheese, butter, cottage cheese and margarine. 6. Refined flours: Another important food to avoid with diabetes is refined flours. Avoid pasta, white bread, all purpose flour (maida), pretzels, puffs, pizza and processed foods.

7. Fruits: Fruits such as mango, grapes, custard apple, strawberry and prunes (dates) should be avoided to lower the blood sugar level. 8. Starchy vegetables: Avoid starchy vegetables such as potatoes, parsnips, squash, and go easy with carrots, beans, peas and beet. 9. Fruit juices: Limit the use of fruit juices. They are high in carbs than fresh fruit. If you like fruit juices as a drink, then take 1 part of fruit juice with 3-4 parts of water. 10. Smoking and alcohol should be avoided with diabetes. 11. Cut back on foods that are high in cholesterol such as egg yolks, high-fat meat, poultry, and high-fat dairy products. 12. Oils: Avoid hydrogenated oils or partially hydrogenated oils. You can use canola or olive oil which is good for diabetes. 13. Other foods: Olives, bacon, yam, dried fruits, junk foods and nuts (peanuts) should be avoided with diabetes. You can have some nuts rich in mono unsaturated fat such as almonds, pecans and walnuts.

Foods you can eat with diabetes

Whole-grain Oatmeal: One of the best breakfast food for diabetes is oatmeal. Oatmeal is high in fiber and it is slower to digest so it doesn't raise blood sugar levels. One of the medical studies has found that eating a bowl of oatmeal every morning is a great healthy way to start the day. Oatmeal can reduce cholesterol levels, and lower the risk of raised blood pressure, weight gain and type II diabetes. Bean varieties: Kidney beans, chick peas, peas, dry beans, moong dal, black beans, sprouted beans, pinto beans and soy beans is good to lower the bad cholesterol. Green leafy vegetables: Green leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale, broccoli, okra, bitter gourd, cucumber, unripe banana is good for diabetes. Vegetables: You can eat fresh vegetables such as radish, carrot, cabbbage, beans, lime, lettuce, cauliflower, onions, tomato, garlic and ginger. Fruits: You can eat papaya, oranges, guava, apple and pomegranate juice is good for diabetes. Try to limit the use of banana, strawberry, pear and cantaloupe. Common foods to lower the blood sugar level: Cinnamon, bitter gourd, garlic and onion is known to reduce blood sugar level. Raw bitter gourd juice is good for diabetes. Foods rich in fiber: Fiber rich foods such as whole grain bread, oats, green leafy vegetables, cooked dry beans,legumes, brown rice and lentils. Nuts: Nuts such as walnuts and almonds is good to lower blood cholesterol levels because of their monounsaturated fat content. Walnuts are high in omega 3 fatty acid. Other foods: Other important foods for diabetes such as fenugreek seeds, olive oil, skim milk, nonfat yogurt, egg whites, fish, chicken, pepper and zeera. Chicken and turkey: Make sure to choose white meat and avoid red meat and always eat them without the skin. Milk: Choose fat-free or low-fat milk and dairy products. Completely avoid whole milk. Go organic. read this hub on Top Organic Foods to Buy for more information.