• Spread out carbohydrate into 3 meals each day and 1–2 snacks, if needed.
• Choose fresh fruit instead of juice. Fruit has fiber and will affect your blood sugar slower than drinking juice.
• Choose a small serving or avoid most desserts, sweets and snack foods. They are high in carbohydrates and do not promote health.
• Choose to drink water and tea and coffee with no sugar.
• Avoid all sugary drinks like regular soda, sweet tea, fruit punch, lemonade, and sport drinks. These drinks are high in sugar and can make your blood sugar levels rise quickly.
• Try to be active every day. If you are not doing any activity at all now, start with just a few minutes of light activity at a time.
• Achieve and keep a healthy body weight by balancing your food intake with your physical activity over time
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