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Follow the links below to find information on preventing and controlling diabetes with diet.
Reviewed December 2007
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Travel and diabetes
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Diabetes Australia - Victoria
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Conditions apply for domestic and international flights for people with diabetes and these vary across airlines.
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Sep 2008
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Healthy eating
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Diabetes Australia - NSW
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Healthy eating for diabetes includes selecting high fibre, lower Glycemic Index (GI) carbohydrate foods and reducing fat, especially saturated fat. Food intake should be balanced with exercise to maintain a healthy body weight.
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Aug 2008
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Healthy Shopping Guide
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Diabetes Australia - Victoria
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Diabetes Australia's best-selling Healthy Shopping Guide is now bigger and better than ever with more than 800 examples of suggested food products commonly found on supermarket shelves. It shows you how to read food labels, understand nutrition claims and recognise those that are misleading.
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Aug 2008
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Exercise or exercise and diet for preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Type 2 diabetes is mainly characterised by a reduced ability of the hormone insulin to stimulate glucose uptake in body fat and muscles (insulin resistance) combined with insufficient insulin secretion that leads toincreased blood glucose levels. It ha...
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Jul 2008
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Dietary advice for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Two trials randomised 358 participants to dietary advice and control treatment groups. The longest duration of dietary advice was six years, the only other trial lasted 12 months. Dietary advice appears to be effective in reducing the risk of diabetes b...
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Jul 2008
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Dietary advice in pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Diabetes mellitus is associated with abnormal glucose metabolism, with raised blood sugar and sugar in the urine. When this arises in pregnancy and disappears after birth, it is called 'gestational diabetes mellitus' or GDM. Between 1% and 14% of women...
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Apr 2008
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Weight management
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Diabetes Australia - NSW
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Australians are being urged to eat better and become more active in the fight against obesity and type 2 diabetes. Over 60 per cent of Australians are classed as either overweight or obese. Research tells us that carrying too much weight can increase your risk of health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
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Mar 2008
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How to eat well
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Diabetes Australia - NSW
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Following a healthy diet is one of the cornerstones of diabetes management, along with regular physical activity and, where appropriate, medication.
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Mar 2008
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Eating out
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Diabetes Australia - NSW
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Dining out is one of life's great pleasures, but does this mean that you have to compromise your healthy low fat, high fibre diet? The answer is no: careful food choices at restaurants and takeaways is the key!
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Mar 2008
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Diabetes and healthy eating
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Better Health Channel
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Healthy eating, combined with regular physical activity and weight control, is important to manage diabetes. People with diabetes should eat a diet based on high fibre carbohydrate foods, such as wholegrain breads and cereals, vegetables and fruit, and reduce their intake of fat, particularly saturated fat.
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Feb 2008
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Introduction to healthy eating
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Diabetes Australia - Victoria
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Adopting healthy eating habits can help you manage your diabetes. Healthy eating will have a positive impact on your blood glucose level, your blood fats (cholesterol and triglycerides), blood pressure and body weight. Diabetes is a lifelong condition, so establishing long term, good eating habits is essential.
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Feb 2008
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Sugar
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Better Health Channel
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Sugar is a carbohydrate and provides a source of energy. Sugar can take many forms including white, raw or brown sugar, honey or corn syrup. Too much sugar in the diet can contribute to health problems including obesity and tooth decay.
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Jan 2008
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Alternative sweeteners
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Diabetes Australia - Victoria
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New sweeteners and diet products are being developed regularly. The information included on this sheet is based on products available at the time of printing.
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Dec 2007
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Cereals and wholegrain foods
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Better Health Channel
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Cereals and wholegrain foods can reduce the risk of developing certain diseases including coronary heart disease, colon cancer, diabetes and diverticular disease. Common cereal foods include bread, breakfast cereals and pasta.
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Nov 2007
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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for type 2 diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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People with type 2 diabetes are known to be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (such as heart attack or stroke). Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the fourth leading cause of death in developed countries with a two fold excess mortality and a two to ...
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Nov 2007
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Protein restriction for diabetic renal disease
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Based on 12 studies, including from eight to 160 people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes for at least an average four-month period, restricted protein intake appeared to slow progression of diabetic kidney disease, but not by much on average. However, in...
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Aug 2007
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Regular/diet soft drinks and caffeine linked to metabolic syndrome?
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Healthy Eating Club
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Coffee's impact on sugar metabolism is currently unclear.
Coffee has been linked to a reduced risk of diabetes and an increased risk in the general population but it is not yet known whether this is due to the caffeine content or other compounds in coffee.
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Aug 2007
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High protein, low carbohydrate diet
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Diabetes Australia - Victoria
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We recommend an eating plan which includes high fibre carbohydrate foods and is low in fat, particularly saturated fat. We advise you to include regular physical activity. Replacement of carbohydrate with excess protein, as advocated by recent publications, cannot be recommended unless further research supports this approach.
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Aug 2007
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Healthy eating in gestational diabetes
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Diabetes Australia - Victoria
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This is designed for women newly diagnosed with gestational diabetes and provides basic information only. It is important to be nutritionally assessed by an accredited practising dietitian and obtain an individual eating plan. To find a dietitian in your area go to the Dietitians Association of Australia Website www.daa.asn.au.
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Food labels for people with diabetes
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Diabetes Australia - Victoria
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Since December 2002 changes to the labelling of foods made it compulsory for all food products to be fully labelled. There are a few exceptions such as small packages and foods like herbs and spices, tea, coffee and foods sold unpackaged or foods made and packaged at the point of sale. This is fantastic for people interested in making informed food choices including people who have diabetes and want to keep an eye on their nutrient intake.
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Aug 2007
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