If you have type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes, you know that what, when, and how much you eat affect your blood glucose. Blood glucose is the main sugar found in the blood and the body’s main source of energy.

If you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, your blood glucose may get too high if you eat too much. If your blood glucose goes too high, you can get sick. It can also go too high or drop too low if you don’t take the right amount of diabetes medicine. If your blood glucose stays high too much of the time, you can experience:

* Heart disease
* Eye problems
* Foot problems
* Kidney disease
* Other problems.

You can also have problems if your blood glucose gets too low (hypoglycemia).

For all of these reasons, keeping your blood glucose at a healthy level will prevent or slow down problems associated with diabetes. One way of maintaining this healthy blood glucose level is by maintaining a diabetic diet.

The following recipes can help you get started managing diabetes through a healthy diet.

Diabetes Recipes: Spanish Omelet
This tasty dish provides a healthy array of vegetables and can be used for breakfast, brunch, or any meal.
Serve with fresh fruit salad and a dinner roll.

Ingredients (Serves 5)
Here are the ingredients you’ll need:

* 5 small potatoes, peeled and sliced
* 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable cooking spray
* 1/2 medium onion, minced
* 1 small zucchini, sliced
* 1½ cup green/red peppers, sliced thin
* 5 medium mushrooms, sliced
* 3 whole eggs, beaten
* 5 egg whites, beaten
* Pepper and garlic salt with herbs, to taste
* 3 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
* 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.

Procedure

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Here’s what you need to do:

* Preheat oven to 375°F.

* Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender.

* In a nonstick pan, add oil or vegetable spray; warm at medium heat.

* Add the onion and sauté until brown. Add vegetables and sauté until tender but not brown.

* In a medium mixing bowl, slightly beat the eggs and egg whites, pepper, garlic salt, and mozzarella cheese. Stir egg-cheese mixture into the cooked vegetables.

* Oil or spray a 10-inch pie pan or oven-proof skillet. Transfer potato and egg mixture to pan. Spread with Parmesan cheese and bake omelet until firm and brown on top, about 20 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Information
Serving size

Daily Servings According to the Diabetes Food Pyramid

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