Printable Diabetic Diet Chart

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A diabetic diet is a type of diet that is done to help people with diabetes to do blood sugar control and have a good health condition. So, they have to improve their diet regularly to control the body's metabolism with good insulin..

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What is Meant by a Diabetic Diet?

A diabetic diet is a type of diet that is done to help people with diabetes to do blood sugar control and have a good health condition. So, they have to improve their diet regularly to control the body's metabolism with good insulin.

To achieve all of these goals, diabetic patients who are on a diabetic diet must implement an eating schedule in these ways.

  • After 1 and a half hours of waking up from sleep in the morning, don’t forget to eat breakfast.
  • You should eat every 4-5 hours every day. Don't forget to have a snack too.

So, doing healthy eating habits and making diabetic diet food list are important things to do. That is the main key to the diabetic diet. By consuming 1-2 high-fiber snacks, blood sugar will also be normal.

Topic Detail
Diabetic Diet To help people with diabetes control blood sugar and improve health
Eating Schedule Breakfast after waking up, eat every 4-5 hours, include snacks
Exercise Regular cardio exercises like jogging or walking to lower blood sugar levels
Diabetic Diet Chart A chart providing information about safe food categories for diabetics
Meal Portions Use plate method or hand grip method to control portion sizes
Best Foods Vegetable protein, fiber-rich foods, healthy fats
Worst Foods Fatty meat, processed meats, sugary and starchy foods, trans fat and saturated fat foods

Cardio exercise for diabetic and blood sugar levels

Don't forget to do regular exercise every day. Reporting from the site eatingwell.com, based on an explanation from the American Diabetes Association, diabetics should start doing cardio exercises every day. An example is jogging or walking. Not only makes the body healthier, but cardio exercise can also help lower blood sugar levels.

What is Needed for a Diabetic Diet?

  • Diabetic Diet Chart: To do a diabetic diet, the thing that is most needed is a diabetic diet chart. This is a chart that provides information about food categories that are safe for consumption by diabetics.
  • Diabetic Meal Plan: The diabetic diet chart can be used as a guide to determine a diabetic meal plan. With these two items, you can control blood sugar levels.
  • Diabetic Grocery List: Don't forget to use the printable diabetic grocery list to help you determine the types of food you should buy.

How to Create a Diabetic Diet Chart?

If you want to do a diabetic diet, make a diabetic diet chart first. How? Follow a step-by-step guide to create a diabetic diet chart below, which is reported from metropolisindia.com.

  • The first thing to do is measure food portions and the type of food consumed. You can find various types of healthy and unhealthy foods at dietaryguidelines.gov

  • Calculate the glycemic index because it can affect the level of your blood sugar.

  • It is recommendable to use the plate method by dividing the amount of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

How to Determine Meal Portions Using The Diabetic Diet Chart?

The first method is to use a 9-inch plate or diabetic plate method as a serving plate for the diabetic diet. Based on the explanation on medicalnewstoday.com, the plate method can help diabetics to visualize their diabetic diet daily menu list.

An example is the diabetic diet plate method presented on lybrate.com. There, you are only allowed to consume fat, calcium, sodium, carbohydrates, protein, and iron in certain doses (mg). The menu ratio using the plate method is as follows.

  • 45-65% comes from carbohydrates
  • 20-35% of fat
  • 10-35% comes from protein

The second food portion control method is to use hand grip method to determine your daily meal planner each day. Because you have to eat the right portions, you should cook it yourself at home. You can consume drinks without sugar such as mineral water.

CDC daily diet recommendations

Meanwhile, cdc.gov states that you should add more vegetables to your diet every day. So, apply the 50:25:25 ratio on your menu. It is that 50% of your meal should contain vegetables, 25% should be protein (chicken, eggs, beans, or tofu), and 25% should be carbohydrates that come from grains.

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What are The Best and Worst Foods for Diabetics?

From dietaryguidelines.gov, the average US population consumes 24% of added sugar from foods with sweeteners, coffee, tea, desserts, sweet snacks, fatty milk, candy, sugar, yogurt, and sandwiches. This can cause diabetes.

Therefore, you should reduce the consumption of foods that contain sugar. Find out about a list of good and bad foods to eat. Based on data obtained from medicalnewstoday.com and webmd.com, there are several types of food that diabetics may and may not consume.

  1. Proteins

    The type of protein that should not be consumed is meat which contains a lot of fat. Examples are beef, lamb, and pork. In addition, avoid protein foods that are cooked by frying. An example is fried fish. Processed meats should also be reduced because they are high in sodium.

    So, you should consume vegetable protein such as fresh vegetables, seafood, eggs, and chicken. However, make sure you remove the skin if you want to eat chicken.

  2. Carbohydrate

    Carbohydrates are a type of food that diabetics must reduce. An example is sugar and starch which are the main source that cause diabetes. So, avoid consuming white rice and flour.

    Meanwhile, the type of carbohydrate that can still be consumed is fiber. Fiber is found in brown rice, millet, and oatmeal. So, consider these various foods if you are on a diabetic diet.

  3. Fat

    Bad fats can make your blood sugar rise. Therefore, avoid consuming some foods that contain trans fat and saturated fat such as butter, fast foods, salad dressings, french fries, cream dressing, potato chips, and palm oil.

    You are still allowed to consume types of fat that come from vegetables and fruit such as nuts and avocados. You can consume omega-3 fats from tuna or salmon. Compared to using palm oil, you are better off using olive oil for cooking.

The diabetic diet chart is a chart that is really needed by diabetics to monitor and control their daily food intake. The combination of the plate method and hand grip method to determine food portions using a diabetic diet chart is also the best step. So, it can help them to get optimal benefits from a diabetic diet.


Article written by Shasmitha Mutiara, last updated on Oct 11, 2023 and edited by Printablee Team.

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