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Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most common diseases in the world. The reason why a person becomes afflicted with Type 2 Diabetes is complex and is associated with some irreversible and some reversible risk factors.
Irreversible factors
Reversible factors
Diabetes prevalence has been rising at an alarming rate in middle- and low-income countries. Diabetes can be treated and its outcomes avoided or delayed with diet, physical activity, medication, regular screening and treatment for complications.
The most important reversible factor is diet. Planning a healthy diet for type 2 diabetes afflicted people is essential. Keep in mind that people with diabetes are at a higher risk of getting heart problems.
Here are a few tips about what to include and what to exclude in a diet for a person with diabetes.
Include
Exclude
These are just a few tips to help you with planning a diet for a diabetic person. The other factor which is very important if you are diabetic is physical activity. Make sure you get adequate exercise and that your body weight is in the ideal range. Most diabetic people are overweight or obese.
A diabetic diet and a healthy diet are not very different. Both are planned on the same principles. A diabetic diet can be followed by everyone in the family. That way a diabetic person does not feel isolated.