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Learn about Type 2 Diabetes

DIABETES FRIENDLY FOODS

Diabetes Food Guide
A food guide for diabetes

What to put on your plate

Leafy greens, vegetables, non-vegetarian foods, and nuts and seeds that suit a diabetes-friendly diet. Pick a few from each group and keep portions in check.

Before diabetes we ate mostly carbs. Now the plate is reversed.

Most of us grew up with a plate full of rice and roti, with only a little vegetable and protein on the side. With diabetes, the same plate needs to flip. Eat the least carbs. Eat more fibre and more protein. The foods are familiar. Only the quantity is reversed.

Before diabetes · mostly carbs
With diabetes · reversed

Illustration of the idea, not a prescription. Ask your doctor or dietitian for the exact portions that suit you.

Go with what is available

You do not need every food on this list. Choose from what is fresh, in season, and easy to find near you, and build the plate the reversed way: least carbs, more fibre, more protein. A simple local vegetable, green, egg, or fish eaten regularly is better than a hard-to-find food eaten once.

No single food controls diabetes. This guide is general information and not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or dietitian about a plan that suits you.
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