Diabetes and Diet
Losing just 5-10% of your body weight can reduce your chances of developing Type 2 Diabetes, or even put your Type 2 Diabetes into remission.
There isn’t a specific diet for Type 2 Diabetes – and advice may vary depending on your specific need. You might be able to achieve this by reducing your portion sizes, following a low carbohydrate diet (reducing bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, cakes, biscuits etc), reducing your intake of fizzy drinks and/or cutting back on processed food. There are several services in Bristol that may help you with your weight and diet – for more information see our weight management page
Diabetes UK
Eating well with diabetes
Diabetes UK
10 tips for eating healthy with diabetes
BDA (Association of UK dietitians)
Glycaemic Index (GI)