Know your labels
Know your labels
For people with Type 2 diabetes
Making sense of food labelling isn't always easy.
Both 'Traffic light labelling' and Guideline Daily Amounts (GDAs), on food and drink labels, can be a starting point to help you to see how healthy or unhealthy your food or drink is.
They also allow you to compare differences between brands.
Reviewed August 2010
Next review February 2012
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Food_and_recipes/Eating-well-with-Type-2-diabetes/Know-your-labels/