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Diet and exercise
Diet
Every time your diabetes team see you, they should encourage you to have a healthy diet. They should tell you how this can help with your diabetes, and with reaching and staying at a healthy weight. They should also encourage you if you are trying to lose weight and finding it hard.
You should try to eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Your diabetes team will explain how much is in a portion.
People with diabetes have a higher chance of getting problems such as heart disease later in their lives. Planning a healthy diet with your diabetes team can help you avoid these problems.
Younger children can find out more about a healthy diet on the Diabetes UK website.