You must remember the following points, which are your lifelines:

(1)  Maintain the normal blood glucose level.

(2) You have the possibility of heart and liver diseases. Limit your food items from this point of view.

(3) Maintain the desired level of weight.

With all the emphasis on diet, research on the influence of various types of foods on diabetes patients is still going on unabated. Researchers in this area are the most confused lot. They are certain about the effects of some items of food. Vague opinions also float. For example, the researchers are sure that cooked foods raise blood glucose higher than the raw foods. Whether foods with sugar raise blood glucose higher than the foods with starch, is still uncertain!  Diabetes care will, perhaps, be a hot subject for all time to come—so far, diabetes is alive and kicking!