Balancing your diet when you have Type 2 diabetes can be challenging but it is important. Making sensible food choices and adapting your eating habits will help you manage your diabetes and help protect your long-term health.
The good news is that you should still be able to enjoy a wide variety of food. It is better to make small changes that you feel you can stick to rather than completely altering your diet and not sticking to it.
What's in this section
Taking steps to balance your diet, as outlined in this section, will help you control your blood glucose levels, blood fats including cholesterol, and blood pressure. This section is also a good starting point if you need to think about regulating your weight.
You’re likely to have lots of questions about your diet and we’ve tried to answer those most commonly asked in this section. A registered dietitian will be able to answer any further concerns.
Reviewed January 2009.