There are many misconceptions that people with diabetes must follow a strict diet, when in reality they can eat anything a person without diabetes eats. They have to use diabetic test strips, insulin and other things to control their diabetes.
Amy Campbell, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, nutritionist at Joslin Diabetes Center and co-author of 16 Myths of a “Diabetic Diet,” debunks some common food myths for people with diabetes.