Trinkwasser
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I was given this in 2004
It does not differ at all from the advice I was previously given many years earlier
It is almost certainly still being handed out
DIETARY ADVICE
for DIABETICS
SP4775
July 1990
Diabetes is a condition where your blood sugar is too high. To reduce
this, it is necessary to change your diet.
DIET IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR TREATMENT There are two basic
principles:
1) cut out sweet and sugary foods from your diet.
2) increase the amount of fibre in your diet by eating wholegrain
products, fruit and vegetables.
How to alter your diet
Foods to avoid
These sugary foods are digested very quickly, making the blood sugar
go too high. It is essential that these are avoided.
Sweets, chocolates, sweetened drinks, sugar (white or brown), jam,
marmalade, honey, sweet biscuits, cakes, sugar coated breakfast
cereals, condensed milk, tinned fruit in syrup, packet dessert mixes,
ordinary puddings eg tinned rice pudding.
Foods to include in normal amounts
Bread Wholemeal is better than white bread as it contains more
fibre, but white bread can be eaten occasionally. Wholemeal crackers
and crispbreads can be eaten instead of bread.
Breakfast Cereals Have high fibre breakfast cereals eg branflakes,
weetabix, shredded wheat, porridge rather than other breakfast
cereals.
Rice and Pasta Brown and wholemeal varieties are preferable.
Potatoes Have in your usual amounts, preferably not chips or
fried.
Fruit Any fruit (fresh or tinned in natural juice) can be eaten,
including apples, bananas, pears, grapes, peaches, strawberries etc.
Up to three portions of fruit per day.
Vegetables Meat
Fish
Cheese
Eggs
Butter and Margarine
Milk
Desserts
Biscuits
Beverages
Sweeteners
Seasonings
Diabetic Foods
Plenty of vegetables of any type.
Choose lean varieties, grilled rather than fried. Have poultry more
often.
Any type, grilled, poached or baked rather than fried.
Any variety. Low fat cheeses such as low fat cheddar, edam, cottage
cheese are better.
Two to three per week.
Polyunsaturated margarine (eg Flora) or a low fat spread (eg Gold) are
better than butter. Spread thinly.
Up to one pint per day, for use in drinks, custard and puddings.
Suitable desserts include diet yoghurts, natural yoghurt, sugar free
instant whip, sugar free jelly, fruit tinned in natural juice, custard
or milk pudding made with sweetener.
Digestives, hob nobs, rich tea, morning coffee or marie biscuits. No
more than four per day.
Tea, coffee, bovril, marmite, oxo, low calorie squash, low calorie
fizzy drinks. Low calorie chocolate and malted milk drinks are
available. Alcoholic drinks limit to one pint of beer, cider or lager
or two measures of spirits, dry sherry, dry wine per day. Diabetic
lagers are unsuitable.
Canderel, Flix. Hermesetas, Sweetex, Natrena are all suitable
sweeteners, available in tablet or powder form.
Herbs and spices, a little salt, pepper, mustard etc, small amounts of
pickle or salad cream can be used to flavour meals.
It is not necessary to buy diabetic biscuits, cakes, chocolate,
fructose or sorbitol. Diabetic jam, marmalade or pure fruit spread can
be used in small amounts.
SUGGESTED MEAL PLAN
It is better to eat three meals a day rather than one or two large
meals Each meal should contain some bread, potatoes, cereals, rice or
pasta You do not need to eat different food from the rest of the
family. It is much healthier for everyone to change their diet to one
that contains less sugary and fatty foods and more high fibre foods.
BREAKFAST Unsweetened fruit juice or fruit
Cereal and milk
Wholemeal bread and scraping of butter or margarine
Diabetic preserve or pure fruit spread Tea or coffee
MID MORNING Tea or coffee or low calorie drink Biscuit or fruit if
desired
MAIN MEAL Soup if desired
Lean meat, fish, eggs or cheese
Vegetables or salad
Potatoes or brown rice or wholemeal pasta
Fruit, milk pudding or suitable dessert
MID AFTERNOON As mid morning
SNACK MEAL Soup if desired
Lean meat, fish, eggs or cheese or baked beans
Vegetables or salad
Wholemeal bread or roll, wholemeal crackers or
crispbread
Fresh fruit or fruit tinned in natural juice or suitable
dessert
BEDTIME Tea or coffee
1 slice wholemeal bread or 1 digestive or fruit
If you require further dietary advice please ask your doctor to refer
you to a Dietitian.
It does not differ at all from the advice I was previously given many years earlier
It is almost certainly still being handed out
DIETARY ADVICE
for DIABETICS
SP4775
July 1990
Diabetes is a condition where your blood sugar is too high. To reduce
this, it is necessary to change your diet.
DIET IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR TREATMENT There are two basic
principles:
1) cut out sweet and sugary foods from your diet.
2) increase the amount of fibre in your diet by eating wholegrain
products, fruit and vegetables.
How to alter your diet
Foods to avoid
These sugary foods are digested very quickly, making the blood sugar
go too high. It is essential that these are avoided.
Sweets, chocolates, sweetened drinks, sugar (white or brown), jam,
marmalade, honey, sweet biscuits, cakes, sugar coated breakfast
cereals, condensed milk, tinned fruit in syrup, packet dessert mixes,
ordinary puddings eg tinned rice pudding.
Foods to include in normal amounts
Bread Wholemeal is better than white bread as it contains more
fibre, but white bread can be eaten occasionally. Wholemeal crackers
and crispbreads can be eaten instead of bread.
Breakfast Cereals Have high fibre breakfast cereals eg branflakes,
weetabix, shredded wheat, porridge rather than other breakfast
cereals.
Rice and Pasta Brown and wholemeal varieties are preferable.
Potatoes Have in your usual amounts, preferably not chips or
fried.
Fruit Any fruit (fresh or tinned in natural juice) can be eaten,
including apples, bananas, pears, grapes, peaches, strawberries etc.
Up to three portions of fruit per day.
Vegetables Meat
Fish
Cheese
Eggs
Butter and Margarine
Milk
Desserts
Biscuits
Beverages
Sweeteners
Seasonings
Diabetic Foods
Plenty of vegetables of any type.
Choose lean varieties, grilled rather than fried. Have poultry more
often.
Any type, grilled, poached or baked rather than fried.
Any variety. Low fat cheeses such as low fat cheddar, edam, cottage
cheese are better.
Two to three per week.
Polyunsaturated margarine (eg Flora) or a low fat spread (eg Gold) are
better than butter. Spread thinly.
Up to one pint per day, for use in drinks, custard and puddings.
Suitable desserts include diet yoghurts, natural yoghurt, sugar free
instant whip, sugar free jelly, fruit tinned in natural juice, custard
or milk pudding made with sweetener.
Digestives, hob nobs, rich tea, morning coffee or marie biscuits. No
more than four per day.
Tea, coffee, bovril, marmite, oxo, low calorie squash, low calorie
fizzy drinks. Low calorie chocolate and malted milk drinks are
available. Alcoholic drinks limit to one pint of beer, cider or lager
or two measures of spirits, dry sherry, dry wine per day. Diabetic
lagers are unsuitable.
Canderel, Flix. Hermesetas, Sweetex, Natrena are all suitable
sweeteners, available in tablet or powder form.
Herbs and spices, a little salt, pepper, mustard etc, small amounts of
pickle or salad cream can be used to flavour meals.
It is not necessary to buy diabetic biscuits, cakes, chocolate,
fructose or sorbitol. Diabetic jam, marmalade or pure fruit spread can
be used in small amounts.
SUGGESTED MEAL PLAN
It is better to eat three meals a day rather than one or two large
meals Each meal should contain some bread, potatoes, cereals, rice or
pasta You do not need to eat different food from the rest of the
family. It is much healthier for everyone to change their diet to one
that contains less sugary and fatty foods and more high fibre foods.
BREAKFAST Unsweetened fruit juice or fruit
Cereal and milk
Wholemeal bread and scraping of butter or margarine
Diabetic preserve or pure fruit spread Tea or coffee
MID MORNING Tea or coffee or low calorie drink Biscuit or fruit if
desired
MAIN MEAL Soup if desired
Lean meat, fish, eggs or cheese
Vegetables or salad
Potatoes or brown rice or wholemeal pasta
Fruit, milk pudding or suitable dessert
MID AFTERNOON As mid morning
SNACK MEAL Soup if desired
Lean meat, fish, eggs or cheese or baked beans
Vegetables or salad
Wholemeal bread or roll, wholemeal crackers or
crispbread
Fresh fruit or fruit tinned in natural juice or suitable
dessert
BEDTIME Tea or coffee
1 slice wholemeal bread or 1 digestive or fruit
If you require further dietary advice please ask your doctor to refer
you to a Dietitian.
