Healthy Diet for Diabetes and Kidney Disease

A healthy diet plan help people with diabetes and kidney disease mange blood glucose levels and reduce the amount of waste and fluid your kidneys process.
What can I eat?
Your dietitian knows the importance of variety and will give you options on the types of foods you can eat. Your diet will include a list of foods from different food groups to help you plan meals. Below is an example of food choices that are usually recommended on a typical renal diabetic diet. This list is an example only. It is based on sodium, potassium, phosphorus and high sugar content of foods included.
Your own individualized diet may include additional foods or limit some of these recommended foods. Your blood test results, stage of kidney disease, size, nutrition status and dietary goals help determine your exact diet therapy. Remember to always ask your dietitian whether or not you can have any of these listed foods and make sure you know what the recommended serving size should be. Do not make any changes to your diet without your dietitian’s approval.
Foods Which should be limited or avoided:
Candy (candy bars, hard candy, chocolate, jelly beans, gum drops)
Regular sugar
Syrup (maple, chocolate)
Honey
Molasses
Pies, cakes, cookies, donuts
Ice cream
Canned foods
BBQ sauce, ketchup
Onion, garlic or table salt
TV dinners
Meat tenderizer
Marinades
Nuts
Pizza
Salted chips and snacks
Soy Sauce
Worcestershire sauce
Because each patient has different needs, you should always follow your dietitian’s recommendations. More food list? Email to kidneyask@hotmail.com