Diabetic Meal Plans

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"In order to use these meal plans, you will first have to know at what calorie level you should be eating. The American Diabetes Association and the American Medical Association recommend good eating habits along with being physically active, and diligence in taking your prescribed medications/insulin as an important part of diabetes self-management. Since these plans are based on food exchanges, you'll need to consult an exchange list at the back of most diabetic cookbooks to see specific amounts allowed for each choice."

Diabetic-Lifestyle Online Magazine

High Blood Pressure - Diabetic Meal Plans

"More fruits and vegetables, along with a low fat diet rich in whole grains and low fat dairy products, may help control high blood pressure. The D.A.S.H (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) research project found that by increasing vegetable intake of their clients to 4-5 servings a day, along with 4-5 servings of fruit, blood pressures dropped. Meat, poultry and fish were served in small portions of no more than 3 ounces per meal.

"To meet these new guidelines, a dietitian may need to adjust your meal plan. Few diabetic meal plans have that many fruit and vegetable servings. To see how it can be done, here is a suggested meal pattern for 2,000 calories."

Diabetes Life Lines, by Connie Crawley, MS, RD, LD, University of Georgia

Diabetic Meal Plans for Children

"People with diabetes must eat more carefully than people without diabetes. Often this involves meal plans with carefully measured food portions or diets without concentrated sugars. Within the Nutrition area, readers will find dozens of delicious recipes that will satisfy the taste buds of even the most skeptical child. All of the recipes have been taste-tested by at least one child with diabetes. In addition, cookbooks, computerized meal planning products and meal planning aids make it easy to prepare meals that fit diabetic meal plans."

Children With DIABETES