Diabetes Meal Planning

What to know

  • A meal plan helps you get the nutrition you need and manage your blood sugar levels.
  • Counting carbs and using the plate method can make meal planning easier.
  • Ask for a referral to diabetes education for more help with meal planning.

Why a meal plan is important

A meal plan is your guide for when, what, and how much to eat. Your plan will help make sure you get the nutrition you need while keeping your blood sugar levels on target. A good meal plan will consider your goals, tastes, and lifestyle, as well as any medicines you take.

 

A good meal plan will also:

  • Include more nonstarchy vegetables, such as broccoli, spinach, and green beans.
  • Include fewer added sugars and refined grains, such as white bread, rice, and pasta.
  • Focus on whole foods instead of highly processed foods as much as possible.

 

Carbohydrates in the food you eat raise your blood sugar levels. How fast carbs raise your blood sugar depends on what the food is and what you eat with it. For example, drinking fruit juice raises blood sugar faster than eating whole fruit. Eating carbs with foods that have protein, fat, or fiber slows down how quickly your blood sugar rises.

Some useful video to, click to watch

 

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138 Keal Road, Sydenham, Durban,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 4091

 

E-mail:

 info@wesleyfoundation.org.za

NPO No: 2020/689513/08

Diabetes Specialist Nurse Educator

BHF PCNS Pr No. 8854807

  • About Us

    Diabetes Education, Support and Training.

     

    WESLEY FOUNDATION , KWAZULU NATAL , South Africa, has an objective to partner with district, and sub-district Departments of Health through collaboration with Serenity Health and Wellness, to implement the DIABETES SELF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, TRAINING and SUPPORT (DSME/S) Programme in the Ethekwini District, KwaZulu Natal.

     

    WESLEY FOUNDATION aims to increase the sustainability of the Diabetes Self-Management and Training Primary Health Care (PHC) programme, as part of addressing unmet needs. The sustainability goal is to empower and reward people with diabetes and Primary Healthcare Clinic (PHC) Nursing Sisters.

     

    Through Healthy Eating initiatives and nutrition programmes, WESLEY FOUNDATION has a mission to help people with diabetes to better understand behaviour choices which contribute towards positive life outcomes though diabetes complication prevention and control.

     

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  • Contact Us

    Office:

    +27 31 208 5831 | 5844

     

    Mobile:

    +27 83 340 5249 | +27 82 889 8354

     

    Address:

     138 Keal Road, Sydenham, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa,4091

     

    E-mail:

     info@wesleyfoundation.org.za

     

    NPO No: 2020/689513/08

     

    Diabetes Specialist Nurse Educator

    BHF PCNS Pr No. 8854807