Managing Type 2 Diabetes for People that have access to a microwave and grill
We understand it can be difficult to prioritise Type 2 diabetes when you do not have access to a permanent kitchen.
This leaflet is designed to provide some basic dietary tips to help you manage your Type 2 diabetes if you are not in stable accommodation but do have access to a microwave, fridge and grill.
The key is not having too much sugar or carbohydrates in your meal at any one time
We understand it can be difficult to prioritise Type 2 diabetes when you do not have access to a permanent kitchen.
This leaflet is designed to provide some basic dietary tips to help you manage your Type 2 diabetes if you are not in stable accommodation but do have access to a microwave, fridge and grill.
The key is not having too much sugar or carbohydrates in your meal at any one time
- Try using sweeteners or ‘half and half’ instead of sugar in your tea and coffee
- Below are some food options that can help you manage your diabetes and what can make it worse
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Better food options if you have Type 2 Diabetes To be avoided if possible if you have Type 2 Diabetes
Breakfast: • Porridge oats or instant porridge sachets with milk or water (1 medium bowl portion) • A high fibre cereal with milk such as bran based flakes (1 medium bowl portion) • Fresh fruit (1 palm size portion) and ‘lite’ or ‘diet’ yogurt • 2 medium slices of wholemeal or seeded toast (medium thickness) with butter or plant based spread Other meals: • Meat sandwich such as ham, luncheon meat, corned beef, chicken, fish with salad on wholemeal or seeded bread (2 slices medium thickness) • Noodles (1 single packet) with any available vegetable frozen or tinned with cooked meat or tinned beans and herbs/spices (no added salt) • Microwaveable rice ½ a single packet with frozen or tinned vegetables and a portion of beans or cooked meat • Beans or tinned tomatoes on wholemeal toast (2 slices medium thickness) • A microwaveable healthy options ready meal portion for 1 with extra vegetables • Flavoured packet couscous (1 single packet) with vegetables and cooked meat or cheese or any canned bean • Avocado or humus on toast with cooked meat (if available) or sandwich on wholemeal (2 slices medium thickness) • Cooked meat and salad with ‘light’ dressing or salsa on tortilla wrap or pitta bread (1 large or 2 small) |
To be avoided if possible if you have Type 2 Diabetes
Breakfast: • Sugar coated cereals • Large portions of jams or marmalades • Adding sugar onto cereals • More than 2 slices of toast • Sugary pastries Other meals: • Meals that only consist of carbohydrates (starchy foods) such as potato, pasta, rice etc. • Meals that consist of very large portions of carbohydrates as above • Meals that have sauces that you think may be very sugary. High sugar would be 10g of sugar in 100g of the product. Download:
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