Individuals with type 2 diabetes are often overweight and insulin resistance, so their treatment plane emphasis reduced energy intake and increased physical activity.
*Healthy eating principles should be involved partners and other family members too.
*Choose vegetables and fruit on regular basis. Drink juice sparingly.
*Total calorie intake should allow maintaining an ideal weight which, in turn, reduces insulin resistance.
*Don’t eat too much saturated fat. Try to limit daily intake of fat to 30% or less of total calories, with less than 7% from saturated fat.
*Meal and snacks should be eaten at the same time each day.
*Look after the vitamins and minerals in your foods
*Choose grain products such as whole grain bread, oatmeal or pasta.
*Avoid alcoholic drinks, regular soft drinks and fruit juices because these beverages are high in calories.
Healthy eating can help managing body weight and blood sugar level. It can also reduce risk of developing heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
The secret to making eating and drinking with diabetes work is to learn about healthy eating in general and apply to own eating pattern, making changes that are achievable and if necessary, introducing new foods and ways of eating gradually.
Healthy eating for diabetes type 2
