Many people believe the diabetic diet is an unusual and costly diet to follow.
In fact, the diabetic diet uses the same foods used for any well-balanced diet. Foods chosen for the diabetic diet come from the dairy group, the meat group, the vegetable and fruit group, the starch group and the fat group. Few, if any, special foods need to be purchased. If the person with diabetes and his family follow the diabetic diet, they will follow a meal plan recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association. Cutting calories by 500 - 1000 calories a day can lead to a weight loss of one to two pounds a week.