Diabetes Outreach Network
Nutrition Tips

• Nutrition and Diabetes Guide
  
  
• Educational Handouts
  
  
• Recipes
  
  
• Grilling Tips
  
  
• American Diabetes Association Nutrition Resources
  
  
• Dietary Approaches to Stopping Hypertension (DASH)
  
  
• MyPyramid - New Food Guide Pyramid
  
  
• MDON Home

In General, People with Diabetes...

• Do not need any special diet foods. (Some of the reduced calorie items can be useful).
• Benefit from eating high fiber foods such as dried beans, fruits, vegetables and whole grains everyday.
• Should use less added fat, salt and sugar.
• Can eat foods which are good for the whole family.
• Should decrease portion sizes, if weight is a concern.
• Benefit from limiting alcohol and if drinking, only drinking with meals.
• Benefit from eating a wide variety of foods.
• Need to limit the amount of saturated fat and transfatty acids consumed - found in animal products such as cheese, hamburger, bacon, butter and other fats which are solid at room temperature.
• Benefit from eating on a regular basis (every 4-5 hours).
• Need to eat consistent amounts of carbohydrates (from fruit, milk, bread/starch, and sweets) at meals.
• If using insulin, need to learn how to adjust insulin to accomodate foods eaten and changes in activity levels.

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