PART
5

Diabetes Meal Planning

There seems to be an endless number of diet plans for diabetes management and weight loss. However, starting and stopping diets to achieve short-term success doesn’t help your health in the long run. In this part, you learn the difference between dieting and planning your meals to meet your diabetes and weight-loss goals.

We start by explaining the glycemic index and discussing four popular eating patterns that have proven benefits when it comes to blood glucose control. You’ll find that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to choosing your individualized plan. This part also shares successful strategies and nondiet approaches for weight management, as well as quick, diabetes-friendly meal and snack ideas, to help you achieve and maintain a healthy weight. We then wrap it all up with how to assess your efforts and make corrections as needed to get the payoffs you’re looking for.