Menu It’s Personal LIVING WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES “I always thought of myself as a very healthy person. Sometimes I’m still surprised when I think about my diagnosis.” “One of the challenges in treating diabetes is many people will have it for a number of years before they’re even aware of it.” — Sam Engel, associate vice president, Merck Clinical Research, Diabetes and Endocrinology THIS IS KAREN’S STORY DIABETES AND HEALTHY EATING Diet is an important part of an individualized diabetes management plan to help people with type 2 diabetes reach their A1C goal. In general, diabetes-friendly recipes are lower in: SODIUM CARBOHYDRATES SATURATED FATS TRANS FATS They are also higher in fiber compared with other dishes and include appropriate portion sizes. DIABETES AFFECTS APPROXIMATELY 415 MILLION ADULTS WORLDWIDE TYPE 2 DIABETES ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 90% OF ALL CASES OF DIAGNOSED DIABETES IN ADULTS Published May 2016 Copyright. © 2009-2017 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Forward-Looking Statement Privacy Terms of Use Site Map