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How to create a healthy diet plan? To create a healthy diabetic diet plan you should do the following:

Eat a variety of foods as recommended in the diabetes food pyramid to get a balanced intake of the nutrients your body needs - carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Make changes gradually because it takes time to accomplish lasting goals. Reduce the amount of fat you eat by choosing fewer high-fat foods and cooking with less fat. Eat more fiber by eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Eat fewer foods that are high in sugar like fruit juices, fruit-flavored drinks, sodas, and tea or coffee sweetened with sugar. Use less salt in cooking and at the table. Eat fewer foods that are high in salt, like canned and packaged soups, pickles, and processed meats. Eat smaller portions and never skip meals. Learn about the right serving sizes for you. Learn how to read food labels. Limit use of alcohol.

Type 1 Diabetes Diet Plan

Type 1 diabetes diet is a diabetic diet plan that focus on balance of carbohydrate intake. It is essential for people suffering from type 1 diabetes to maintain a special focus on avoiding Carbohydrates. With type 1 diabetes, there is a delicate balance of carbohydrate intake, insulin, and physical activity that is necessary for optimal blood levels of a sugar called glucose. Studies show that total carbohydrate has the most effect on the amount of insulin needed and maintaining blood sugar control. For those with type 1 diabetes, on a fixed dose of insulin, the carbohydrate content of meals and snacks should be consistent from day to day because if these components are not in balance, there can be wide fluctuations, from too high to too low, in blood glucose levels. Patients with Type 1 diabetes should have a diet that has approximately 35 calories per kg of body weight per day (or 16 calories per pound of body weight per day). Generally, carbohydrates should make up about 50 percent of the daily calories ( with the accepted range 40-60 percent). In general, lower carbohydrate intake is associated with lower sugar levels in the blood. However the benefits of this can be cancelled out by the problems associated with a higher fat diet taken in to compensate for the lower amount of carbohydrates. This problem can be improved by substituting monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats for saturated fats.

Type 2 Diabetic Diet Plan

With type 2 diabetic diet plan, the main focus is on weight control, because 80 to 90 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight. This condition requires a diabetes diet meal, with reduced calories, even distribution of carbohydrates, and replacement of some carbohydrate with healthier monounsaturated fats helps improve blood glucose levels. Examples of foods high in monounsaturated fat include peanut or almond butter, almonds, walnuts, and other nuts. These can be substituted for carbohydrates, but portions should be small because these foods are high in calories. In many cases, moderate weight loss and increased physical activity can control type 2 diabetes. Some people will need to take oral medications or insulin in addition to lifestyle changes. In case of children diabetic diet meal plans should be recalculated often to account for the child's change in calorie requirements as he or she grows. Changes in eating habits and increased physical activity help reduce insulin resistance and improve blood sugar control. When at parties or during holidays, sugar-containing foods can still be eaten, but children should have fewer carbohydrates on that day. For example, if birthday cake, Halloween candy, or other sweets are eaten, the usual daily amount of potatoes, pasta, or rice should be eliminated. This substitution helps keep calories and carbohydrates in better balance. For children with either type of diabetes, special occasions (like birthdays or Halloween) require additional planning because of the sweets that abound.

Diabetic Diet and Calories

In order to use these diet plans, you first need 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. In addition, many of them have the common question when planning their diabetic meal plan, the most common are as below:

     - How Many Calories Should I Eat Each Day?
     - What are the Foods?
     - How many Food Servings should I eat each day?

In general, a nutrition plan for a person with diabetes includes

• 10 to 20 percent of calories from protein

• no more than 30 percent of calories from fats (with no more than 10 percent from saturated fats)

• and the remaining 50 to 60 percent from carbohydrates.

Given below are the ideal nutrition portions for your diet, according to size categories.

Diabetic with 1200-1600 Calories Diet Plan

Choose this diabetic diet plan if you are a small woman who exercises, a small or medium woman who wants to lose weight or even medium woman who does not exercise much by having this serving from these food groups to have 1,200 to 1,600 calories a day:

·        6 starches

·        2 milk and yogurt

·        3 vegetables

·        2 meat or meat substitute

·        2 fruit

·        Up to 3 fats

Diabetic with 1600-2000 Calories Diet Plan

Choose this diabetic diet plan if you are a large woman who wants to lose weight, a small man at a healthy weight, a medium man who does not exercise much or a medium to large man who wants to lose weight by having this serving from these food groups to have 1,600 to 2,000 calories a day:

·        8 starches

·        2 milk and yogurt

·        4 vegetables

·        2 meat or meat substitute

·        3 fruit

·        Up to 4 fats

Diabetic with 2000-2400 Calories Diet Plan

Choose this diabetic diet plan if you are a medium/large man who does a lot of exercise or has a physically active job. A large man at a healthy weight or a large woman who exercises a lot or has a physically active job by having this serving from these food groups to have 2,000 to 2,400 calories a day:

·        11 starches

·        2 milk and yogurt

·        4 vegetables

·        2 meat or meat substitute

·        3 fruit

·        Up to 5 fats

*One carbohydrate-serving equal to one serving of starch, fruit or milk all contains 15 grams of carbohydrate.

Warning : People whom have diabetes must consult a Registered Dietitian to prepare for his/her diabetic diet plan that fits the way you usually eat, your daily routine, and your diabetes medicines.

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