Hi! My name is Nikole and I write for healthybalanceddiet.org. In this video, I am going to discuss about what a diabetic diet is and its goals and types. What is a Diabetic Diet? Diabetes or also medically known as diabetes mellitus faces a lot of controversy as to what diet should be followed by a diabetic. Most of the time, a diet highly recommended for diabetics is one that is high in dietary soluble fiber but low in saturated fat. Although, certain exceptions may be considered depending if the diabetic becomes hypoglycemic and in instances like this, certain nutrients may require a diabetic to consume, such as carbohydrates. What is the goal of a Diabetic Diet? Basically a diabetic diet is focused on achieving or maintaining a near-normal blood glucose level as well as being on a reasonable weight. The diabetic diet wants to make sure of the prevention of acute and long-term complications, provide optimal nutrition and physical activity while considering personal and cultural preferences of the person. So from here you can see that a basic diabetic diet is focused on diet, physical activity and even medications when it is called for. Because in diabetes, it affects blood glucose and blood fat levels rise, a specific daily diabetic diet is being prepared for the person. It is with activity and medications where blood glucose and blood fat levels are being lowered. At this point, you now understand that there is no one diabetic diet menu prepared for diabetics since diabetes have different types. Basically, a diabetic diet comes in four kinds and these ar :48The Plate Model, The Diabetic Exchange Lists, Carbohydrate Counting and The Food Guide Pyramid.