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)