Diabetic Diet | MedlinePlus

Diabetic Diet | MedlinePlus

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA

• Counting carbohydrates
• Diabetes diet - gestational
• Diabetes type 2 - meal planning
• Glycemic index and diabetes
• Snacking when you have diabetes
• Sweeteners - sugar substitutes

Related Health Topics

• Blood Sugar
• Diabetes
• Diabetes in Children and Teens
• Diabetes Type 1
• Diabetes Type 2

National Institutes of Health

The primary NIH organization for research on Diabetic Diet is the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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Summary

If you have diabetes, your body cannot make or properly use insulin. This leads to high blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels. Healthy eating helps keep your blood sugar in your target range. It is a critical part of managing your diabetes, because controlling your blood sugar can prevent the complications of diabetes.

A registered dietitian can help make an eating plan just for you. It should take into account your weight, medicines, lifestyle, and other health problems you have.

Healthy diabetic eating includes

• Limiting foods that are high in sugar
• Eating smaller portions, spread out over the day
• Being careful about when and how many carbohydrates you eat
• Eating a variety of whole-grain foods, fruits and vegetables every day
• Eating less fat
• Limiting your use of alcohol
• Using less salt

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Start Here

• Diabetes and Nutrition (American Academy of Family Physicians)Also in Spanish
• Diabetes: How and RDN Can Help with Diabetes (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
• Eat Well (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Also in Spanish
• Glycemic Index and Diabetes (American Diabetes Association)
• Nutrition (American Diabetes Association)
• Tasty Recipes for People with Diabetes and Their Families (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF

Living With

• Carbohydrate Counting (American Diabetes Association)
• Meal Planning (American Diabetes Association)

Related Issues

• Could Switching to a Vegetarian Diet Cure My Diabetes? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Also in Spanish
• Diabetes and Dietary Supplements  (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)Also in Spanish
• Diabetes Diet, Eating, & Physical Activity   (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)Also in Spanish
• Diabetes Nutrition: Eating Out When You Have Diabetes (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Holiday Meal Planning (American Diabetes Association)
• Nutrient Content Claims (American Diabetes Association)
• Reading Food Labels: Tips If You Have Diabetes (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Weight and Diabetes (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)Also in Spanish

Specifics

• All about Carbohydrate Counting (American Diabetes Association) - PDF
• Artificial Sweeteners and Other Sugar Substitutes (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Carbohydrate Counting and Diabetes   (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)Also in Spanish
• Diabetes Nutrition: Including Sweets in Your Meal Plan (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Also in Spanish
• Diabetes Superfoods (American Diabetes Association)
• Healthy Food Choices Made Easy (American Diabetes Association)
• Managing Diabetes: Looking Beyond Carbs (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Also in Spanish
• Non-Starchy Vegetables (American Diabetes Association)
• Protein (American Diabetes Association)
• Understanding Carbohydrates (American Diabetes Association)

Health Check Tools

• MyFoodAdvisor (American Diabetes Association)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetic Diet  (National Institutes of Health)

Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Adherence to dietary recommendation and associated factors among diabetic patients in... 
• Article: Study on Serum Magnesium, Fasting Serum Glucose, Serum Glucose 2 Hours... 
• Article: Management of Diabetes during Fasting and Feasting in India. 
• Diabetic Diet -- see more articles 

Find an Expert

• American Diabetes Association 
• Find a Diabetes Educator (American Association of Diabetes Educators)
• Find a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
• National Diabetes Education Program 
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 
• NIDDK Information Clearinghouses  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Patient Handouts

• Counting carbohydrates (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Diabetes type 2 - meal planning (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Glycemic index and diabetes (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Snacking when you have diabetes (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Sweeteners - sugar substitutes (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish