Type 2 Diabetes Meal Planning

The facts about healthy eating

When people with type 2 diabetes consume excess carbohydrates, the body reacts by creating too much blood glucose (sugar). This builds up in the blood stream and can lead to a number of harmful complications.

Additionally, excess fats, salt and calories in foods can lead to unhealthy blood cholesterol and blood pressure levels and can also make weight maintenance a challenge.

These issues all increase the risk of diabetes complications such as heart disease, kidney problems, and nerve damage. A healthy eating plan is vital to help people with type 2 diabetes live well and reduce the risk of these and other complications.

The aim of healthy eating with type 2 diabetes is to help control:

Type 2 diabetes meal planning

The good news is that people with diabetes do not generally have to eat totally differently from everyone else. By and large, a healthy type 2 diabetes meal plan reflects Canada’s Food Guide. This means increasing the consumption of vegetables, fruits and whole grains, and reducing or removing processed foods and unhealthy fats from the diet.