What foods can a person with diabetes eat?

[Robertdinho]

My girlfriend has been gaining a lot of weight and doesn't know how to lose it, she has diabetes and the only thing i can think of having her eat is regular flavor oatmeal. What else is out there???

[abuela Nany]

To avoid:
Carbohydrates and fatty foods...
Carbohydrates are in all cereals... wheat, oats, rye, corn, etc. The only flour that is not really bad is soy flour, if she must eat bread, have a minimum portion of soy bread (75% less carbohydrates than wheat)... also pulses: beans of all sorts (red, black, white, lima, etc.), chickpeas, lentils, peas, and starchy foods such as potatoes, rice, pasta.
On the contrary, vegetables are good... The best ones for diabetics are zucchini, aubergines (eggplant), celery, all cabbages (both red and white), bean sprouts, onions, endives, spinach, mushrooms, cucumbers,... and fruit (but not to an excess). Avoid dried fruit such as nuts, figs and dates.
As to meats, all are ok, but the least fatty ones are best: fowl of all kinds, turkey, chicken, duck (skinless) and even ostrich meat (if you can find it!).
Fish of all kinds, trout, salmon, bass, anchovies (fresh not salted), sardines, mackerel, and all white fish.
Avoid butter, mayonnaise, etc.
And definitely no candies, pastries, buns, cookies, cakes, etc.
Alcoholic beverages are to be avoided also, they are not too high in carbohydrates, but they overload the liver, which is bad for diabetics.