2. REASONS FOR DIET
Weight control
Blood glucose control
Prevention and management of short-term and long-term complications
of diabetes
3. DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIABETES
Eat starchy foods regularly
Eat more fruit and vegetables
Reduce animal or saturated fat
Cut down on sugar
Reduce salt
6. Eat more fruit and
vegetables
Fresh
Frozen
Tinned
Dried
Juice
7. To help maintain
blood glucose
levels and
cholesterol levels
Fruit
Vegetables
Pulses
Oats
Helps to maintain
a healthy gut
Wholegrain cereals
Wholemeal bread
Wholewheat pasta
Brown rice
CHOOSE MORE HIGH FIBRE FOODS
8. REDUCE ANIMAL OR SATURATED FAT
INTAKE
Use low fat milk
Use low fat spread
instead of butter
Use oil high in
unsaturated fat,
eg olive oil,
rapeseed oil
9. USE LESS FAT IN COOKING
Grill
Dry-roast
Microwave
Steam
10. CHOOSE THE RIGHT SORT OF FAT
SATURATED
• Full fat dairy
produce (eg
cheese, butter, full
cream milk)
• Pies
• Biscuits
• Savoury snacks
• Lard
• Hard vegetable fat
MONO-
UNSATURATED
• Olive oil
• Rapeseed oil
• Groundnut oil
POLY-
UNSATURATED
• Sunflower oil
(products)
• Oily fish
11. CUT DOWN ON SUGARY FOODS
Not a sugar free diet
Cut out sweets
Cut out sugary drinks
12. CHOOSE LOW SUGAR PRODUCTS
Use diet or low calorie, sugar free
drinks
21. SLIMMING TIPS
Be realistic about your target weight
Aim to lose weight gradually
Eat regular meals
Make small changes you can stick to
22. DRINK ALCOHOL IN MODERATION
That’s
2 units a day for women
3 units a day for men
23. HOW MANY UNITS IN YOUR
DRINK?
units
1 pint premium strength lager or cider
3
1 pint average strength lager
2.8
1 pint average strength cider
2.6
1 pint bitter
2.3
1 pint stout
2.3
Medium glass (175mls)white or red wine