Key points
- Managing blood sugar is the key to living well with diabetes, and healthy eating is the key to managing blood sugar.
- Simply put, eat healthy foods in the right amounts at the right times so your blood sugar stays in your target range as much as possible.
- Work with your dietitian or diabetes educator to create a healthy eating plan and check out these resources to learn more.
Eating well with diabetes
Discover helpful tools like the plate method and carb counting and learn about portion sizes.
Here’s how counting carbs can help people with diabetes manage their blood sugar levels.
Find out how many carbs are contained in common foods.
Here's how to enjoy a meal out while sticking to your healthy eating plan.
Can People With Diabetes Have Dessert?
These tips can help people with diabetes plan ahead to enjoy sweets and manage their blood sugar.
Healthy Eating and the Holidays
Enjoying the holidays doesn’t mean you have to have mean a setback in your diabetes goals.
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Help for figuring out what to eat if you have diabetes and kidney disease.
Fiber: The Carb That Helps You Manage Diabetes
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These tips can help people with diabetes eat healthy on a budget.
Buffet Table Tips for People with Diabetes
Provides tips for healthier eating at buffets for people with diabetes
Find out how to choose the most nutritious carbs if you’re living with diabetes.