Health Tip: Dieticians Can Help Diabetics: MedlinePlus

Health Tip: Dieticians Can Help Diabetics: MedlinePlus

 

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Health Tip: Dieticians Can Help Diabetics

To balance activity and food

By Diana Kohnle

Friday, March 29, 2013

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• Diabetic Diet

(HealthDay News) -- Controlling your diet is an important part of managing diabetes, and working with a registered dietician (R.D.) can help.
The American Diabetes Association says an R.D. can help you:

• Learn how to balance activity and the foods you eat.
• Learn to read food labels and make the best choices.
• Create a daily meal plan.
• Plan for special events and dining out.
• Learn to incorporate ethnic foods into your diet.
• Understand how to make healthy substitutions and find helpful cookbooks.

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