Using a plate format for people with diabetes
Introduction
A plate format is a simple way to plan a balanced diet. It helps people with diabetes see how much space each food should take on a plate. Anyone can use the plate format to maintain a healthy diet and to decrease the chances of having heart disease and other conditions.
Key points
- Using a plate format will help you spread carbohydrate throughout the day, which will help keep your blood sugar level within your target range.
- A plate format is an easy and simple way to plan meals until you have more time to learn about other meal planning methods for diabetes.
- It can be used along with other meal-planning methods, such as carbohydrate counting or the food guide for diabetes.
What is a plate format?
Why would I use a plate format?
How to use a plate format
Where to go from here
More information about diabetes can be found in these topics:
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes: Recently Diagnosed
- Type 1 Diabetes: Children Living With the Disease
- Type 1 Diabetes: Living With the Disease
- Type 1 Diabetes: Living With Complications
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes: Recently Diagnosed
- Type 2 Diabetes: Living With the Disease
- Type 2 Diabetes: Living With Complications
- Type 2 Diabetes in Children
- Gestational Diabetes
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| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS | Last Updated: February 10, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition Rhonda O'Brien, MS, RD, CDE - Diabetes Educator | |
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