Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of Americans, children and adults alike. There are two major types of diabetes. Type I is a result of the body’s inability to produce insulin, a hormone that allows the body to convert sugars, starches and other food into energy. Type 2 is associated with insulin resistance and insulin deficiency. Unfortunately, most Americans are on the road to this type of diabetes due to a diet of highly-processed, rich foods. However, there are simple detours one can take to manage, delay or prevent Type 2 diabetes.

1. Induction - In this phase, which includes first 14 days of the diet, it is said that you will lose up to 15 pounds of your body weight. During this time, the amount of carbohydrates consumed per day will be less than 20 grams. The only carbohydrates included in your Atkins diet recipes will be low carbohydrate-content vegetables like tomato.

There are a wide variety of packaged items that are specifically manufactured to be low-carb. These include low-carb snacks, low-carb baking products and low-carb substitutes (like pasta or bread).
When you first start on the Atkins program, you may be tempted to take advantage of many of the low carbohydrate products on the market today. [...]

Atkins diet foods are easy to find and available everywhere. You can choose either pre-packaged low-carb diet foods or make your own meals.  There is a solution out there for you, no matter how you want to do the Atkins plan.

Atkins Food Pyramid

The Atkins food pyramid is the key to making food choices.
The Atkins pyramid [...]

The Induction Phase

This phase of the Atkins diet should be followed exactly for success. You must follow the rules or weight loss may not work

Rules

Eat either three regular size meals a day or four or five smaller meals.do not skip meals or go more than six waking hours without eating.

Eat liberally of combinations of fat and protein [...]