Tuesday 22 June 2010

Diabetic Exchange Diet

If you are diabetic your doctor may possibly put you on a diabetic exchange diet to help control which helps control weight and sugar and cholesterol levels in your blood.

Normally a diabetic exchange diet will consist of three meals and around one to three snacks per day. Basically this diet will divide allowable foods into six groups and measures and calculates each food type by an exact portion size.

You can swop portions in a diabetic exchange diet, hence the term, and still be assured you are getting the right levels.

Frequently, to ensure you are obtaining maximum nutrition, diabetics on this kind of diabetic diet menu will also take various supplements for diabetes.