Type 2 Diabetes Menu
🩸 Blood Sugar Stabilization • 🍽 Simple Dishes • 📊 GI Control
Nutrition for type 2 diabetes is not a temporary diet, but a lifestyle that helps maintain stable glucose levels. A properly designed menu allows you to eat deliciously without sharp blood sugar spikes.
Main Principles
- 🥩 Balanced Macronutrients - proteins, slow carbs, and healthy fats.
- ⏱ Regularity - 4–5 meals in small portions.
- 📉 GI Control - choosing foods with low glycemic index.
- 🥦 Fiber - the base of every meal to slow sugar absorption.
- 💧 Water - at least 1.5–2 liters per day.
Sample Daily Menu
- Breakfast: 🥣 Oatmeal cooked in water with berries + low-fat yogurt
- Snack: 🍎 Apple + handful of almonds
- Lunch: 🍚 Buckwheat + stewed turkey + fresh vegetable salad
- Afternoon Snack: 🧀 Cheesecakes made from whole grain flour without sugar
- Dinner: 🐟 Baked fish + steamed vegetables
* Portions are selected individually based on your weight and activity level.
Healthy Plate Infographic
🟩 50% of the plate — vegetables and greens
🟨 25% of the plate — proteins (meat, fish, eggs)
🟦 25% of the plate — slow carbohydrates (grains, legumes)
This principle helps control blood sugar without complicated calculations.
What’s Allowed / What to Limit
| ✅ Allowed | ⚠️ Better to Limit |
|---|---|
| Vegetables, whole grains, lean meat, fish, legumes | White bread, sweets, carbonated drinks, fatty sauces |
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