Food List For Diabetes

Overview

Your feelings can affect how well you take care of yourself when you have diabetes. Negative emotions about food and your diet can make it harder to follow a healthy eating plan. But your feelings can also help you. If you feel like you're doing something good for your health, it may help you stay motivated. You can feel better about your eating plan and yourself.

To deal with your feelings in a positive way:

• Learn about your eating plan for diabetes. You can have all the types of foods you like. The key is to learn how to fit them into your meal or snack plan.
• Talk with other people who successfully follow an eating plan for diabetes. Find out what foods they like and how they have worked them into their meals.
• Try new foods and new recipes to put some variety into your meals so you won't feel deprived.