Your diabetes meal plan Healthy eating is important for everyone, but it’s even more important for people with diabetes. To manage your diabetes, you’ll want to: Eat healthy meals and snacks at regular times each day Match how much you eat with your activity level Learn to count carbohydrates, as directed by your diabetes care team You don’t need to ban any foods from your meal plan, but you may need to limit the amounts you eat or how often you eat some of them. Your meal plan should: Include a wide variety of foods so that you get needed nutrients (the healthy things in food) Include many of your favorite foods so that you enjoy what you eat Be easy to follow The goals of your meal plan are to help you: Keep your blood sugar within your goal range Manage your weight Manage your blood cholesterol and blood fat levels Manage your blood pressure
25
