Diet for Type 2 Diabetes
Diets for type 2 diabetes should be built around the principles of healthy eating with a focus on foods that do not adversely affect blood glucose levels.
As a general guide, your diet should include a good variety of vegetables, sources of unsaturated fats such as nuts, avocados and oily fish, while processed foods should be avoided.
Type 2 diabetes and the NHS diet
NHS diet advice generally recommends eating starchy carbohydrates with each meal, as well as more fruit and vegetables, at least two portions of oily fish a week, and less saturated fat, salt and sugars.
The most disputed part of the advice is the recommendation to eat starchy carbohydrates at each meal.
Many people with type 2 diabetes find that even low GI sources of starchy carbohydrate (such as basmati rice and whole grain bread) tend to significantly increase blood glucose levels.
Performing blood glucose tests before and two hours after meals can help you see which foods, and in what quantities, are appropriate for you.
Low-carb diets and type 2 diabetes
Low-carbohydrate diets tend to be popular with people with type 2 diabetes, with many people reporting improved blood glucose levels on a low carb diet, which can also help to reduce dependency on medication.
But despite their popularity and apparent effectiveness, low-carb diets, have yet to be endorsed by the NHS.
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