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'diabetic' diet (Diabetes UK)


Diabetes and driving


According to Diabetes UK, the following can help you drive safely if you have Type 2 diabetes:


• Avoid delaying or missing meals and snacks • Take breaks on long journeys


• Always keep hypo treatments to hand in the car


Lunch • Swap crisps for mini oatcakes • Swap potato salad for bean salad • Swap cheese and crackers for hummus and pitta


Dinner • Swap a baked white potato for a baked sweet potato • Swap standard pizza for wholemeal pitta pizza • Swap white rice for quinoa • Swap sugary puddings for fresh fruit salad


If you need advice on healthy eating – or any other aspect of Type 2 diabetes management – speak to your local Careway pharmacist. Find your nearest Careway pharmacy at www.careway.co.uk/find-a-pharmacy.


To snack or not to snack?


Snacking regularly can make it harder for you to maintain a healthy weight. However if you feel hungry between meals, try one of these snacks under 100 calories, as suggested by Diabetes UK:


Sweet One small apple, two satsumas, a handful of grapes, one kiwi fruit or one peach – all come in under 50 calories. A mini box of raisins (14g) has 45 calories, or choose a pot of sugar-free jelly.


Savoury One light cheese triangle and eight cherry tomatoes (49 calories). One lighter cheese slice with a quarter cucumber (45 calories). Four bread sticks (92 calories).


For more information including loads of recipe ideas, take a look at Diabetes UK’s Enjoy Food resource for people with all types of diabetes (www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Managing-your- diabetes/Healthy-eating).


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For more information about driving with diabetes, visit the Diabetes UK website at www.diabetes.org.uk.


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