Diabetic recipies

Generally, any recipe can be adapted for a person with diabetes. Has he seen a dietitian? That will help him know how many carbs he should have per meal/snack. You can use some of the artificial sweeteners in place of sugar in most recipes, too. One thing that can be helpful is to avoid having a snack or meal that is all carbs, and to instead try to balance carbs with protein and fat so the carbs are absorbed more slowly and won't spike his blood sugar as drastically. Another tip I've found to be helpful is to get some exercise after a meal (especially if the meal has a lot of carbs). Even a 1 or 2 mile walk can help lower my blood sugar by 40 or 50 pts. Good luck to all of you - I know what a huge adjustment this can be, but it is doable!

I should mention that for some people, if their blood sugar is already high, exercise can make it go higher. I have type one diabetes and if my blood sugar is over 250 before I exercise, it sometimes goes even higher. Most of the time, though, my blood sugar goes down with exercise, not up. It just might be worth checking his blood sugar before and after to see how his body responds. Oh, one thing I can recommend is to find a good recipe for mashed cauliflower instead of mashed potatoes. I love mashed potatoes but cauliflower can be a good substitute.

I'm a type I diabetic, too. Basically, nowadays, there isn't an actual diabetic diet anymore because insulin therapy has got so much better over the years. It is, however, a good thing to try and not go wild with the carbs. Because more carbs mean more insulin and more insulin can make it harder to lose or maintain your weight.

Depending on your husband's insulin therapy, it can be necessary that he sticks to a certain average of carbs consumed per meal. My mother does this were she has to inject a certain amount of insulin units at specific times a day and, of course, also get the carbs according to that. Whereas I chose a therapy where I need to get insulin for every meal or snack depending on the amount of carbs consumed.

Also, there are different "kinds" of carbs, some that work slow and some that are pretty quick to get your blood sugar up. For low BS times when he needs to raise it up pretty quickly, you should have some quick-working carbs around, i.e. dextrose drops, sugar cubes or most kinds of candy. But for actual meals or snacks, it's better to get some slow-working ones that will keep him going over the course of a couple hours, i.e. whole-grain products.

Try http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/ she has excellent low carb diet that might be suitable for your husband.
http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/recipereview/ has some nice recipes too. For snacks or sweet tooth craving I like lauren from http://healthyindulgences.net/ They may not all be suitable for diabetic since some of her recipe calls for honey but you can always just play around with it