Diet and diabetesDiet and diabetes

Reasons for dietReasons for diet

• Weight control

• Blood glucose control

• Prevention and management of short-term and long-term complications of diabetes

Dietary recommendations for Dietary recommendations for diabetesdiabetes

• Eat starchy foods regularly

• Eat more fruit and vegetables

• Reduce animal or saturated fat

• Cut down on sugar

• Reduce salt

Balancing food choicesBalancing food choices

Eat starchy foods regularlyEat starchy foods regularly

• Bread• Potatoes• Rice• Pasta• Cereals• Plantain• Chapatis

Eat more fruit and vegetables

• Fresh

• Frozen

• Tinned

• Dried

• Juice

Choose more high fibre foodsChoose more high fibre foods

To help maintain blood glucose levels and cholesterol levels

• Fruit• Vegetables• Pulses• Oats

Helps to maintain a healthy gut

• Wholegrain cereals• Wholemeal bread• Whole wheat pasta• Brown rice

Reduce animal or saturated fat Reduce animal or saturated fat intakeintake

• Use low fat milk• Use low fat spread

instead of butter• Use oil high in

unsaturated fat, eg olive oil, rapeseed oil

Use less fat in cookingUse less fat in cooking

• Grill

• Dry-roast

• Microwave

• Steam

Choose the right sort of fatChoose 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

Cut down on sugary foodsCut down on sugary foods

• Not a sugar free diet

• Cut out sweets

• Cut out sugary drinks

Choose low sugar productsChoose low sugar products

• Use diet or low calorie, sugar free drinks

Intense sweetenersIntense sweeteners

• Tablet

• Liquid

• Granulated

Avoid diabetic productsAvoid diabetic products

• Cost

• Laxative effects

• Focus on ‘sugar free’

• Still raise blood glucose levels

• Still contain same calories

Reduce salt intakeReduce salt intake

• Cut down on added salt

• Use alternative seasonings

• Look out for reduced/low sodium foods, eg bread

• Avoid salt substitutes

Eat regular meals based on Eat regular meals based on carbohydratecarbohydrate::

Breakfast

Lunch or snack mealLunch or snack meal

Main mealMain meal

Weight management and Weight management and diabetesdiabetes

Be more activeBe more active

Slimming tipsSlimming tips

• Be realistic about your target weight

• Aim to lose weight gradually

• Eat regular meals

• Make small changes you can stick to

Drink alcohol in moderationDrink alcohol in moderation

That’s

2 units a day for women

3 units a day for men

How many units in your drinkHow 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 2.3• Large glass (250mls) white or red wine 3.3• Pub measure (25mls) spirit 1