Diabetes Diet and Exercise Plans


Managing Diabetes with Diet & Exercise

You and your dietician can create a meal plan that fits your lifestyle, budget, food preferences, and eating habits.

A good diabetes management plan will always include careful meal planning. Eating right will help to control blood sugar and cut the risk of developing diabetes complications.

Exercise has a number of benefits - both for you and your overall health. You'll not only control your weight and lower your blood sugar level, but you'll also feel better about yourself.

Read why being overweight makes you less able to use your own natural insulin.

View slide show on how to count carbohydrates

  View slide show on portion control

Learn about diabetes meal planning.

Learn about different exercise plans for people with diabetes.

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The BD Diabetes Learning Center describes the causes of diabetes, its symptoms, and diabetes complications such as retinopathy and neuropathy. This site contains detailed information about blood glucose monitoring, insulin injection and safe sharps disposal. Interactive quizzes, educational literature downloads and animated demonstrations help to teach diabetes care skills.

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