Discuss your travel plans with your healthcare team before you go. Try regular meals, but be careful about what and how much you eat. Whether you are an Aboriginal Canadian or a Canadian from a different culture, a registered dietician will work with you to find out the kinds of foods and traditions that are important to you. Follow-up visits are important as they are the time to discuss what's working and what's not. If something in your meal plan doesn't work, tell your dietician and he or she will work with you to fix it.
Many centres also have multicultural programs in which the team speaks several different languages.
My doctor told me my blood glucose control would improve if I lost some weight. Losing even five to 10 percent of your weight could improve your blood glucose control. In other words, if you are overweight at 160 pounds, losing eight to 16 pounds could make a real difference in your blood glucose control, and that could make a real difference in preventing the complications of diabetes. For people who just can't lose weight, they need to focus on not gaining any more. Set realistic goals based on improving your health, not your reflection in the mirror.