Diabetes Planner

About this download

This diabetic meal planner printable is a fillable weekly diabetes planner template: you plan the meals, using plate ideas built on the American Diabetes Association Diabetes Plate and NIDDK guidance. It is a blank planner with sourced plate ideas, not a meal plan or a diet prescription.

Every food and tip in the planner comes from a named public source, listed with links on the last page. The quick picks use the same three tiers as our Diabetes Food List.

WHAT'S INSIDE (7 pages)

• Page 1: cover with how to use it on screen or on paper
• Page 2: quick picks sorted into Choose often, Limit and Choose less often, six Diabetes Plate ideas, and a few good-to-know notes
• Page 3: weekly meal planner, 7 days with breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and drinks
• Page 4: fillable grocery list sorted by store section, with tick boxes
• Page 5: weekly check with tick boxes for 10 habits taken from the sources (no scores)
• Page 6: notes and questions for your care team, with three starter questions based on NIDDK guidance
• Page 7: sources with links and the full important note

HOW TO USE IT

Fill it on screen: open it in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader or a browser PDF viewer, click a box and type, then use Save As to keep each week. Or print it and write by hand: every box, line and tick box prints. The three tier marks use different shapes (filled, half filled, open with a line) as well as colors, so they read clearly in black and white.

WHAT YOU GET

This is an instant digital download. Nothing physical is shipped. You get 3 PDF files:

• Diabetic-Weekly-Meal-Planner_Start-Here.pdf: quick start, filling and printing tips
• Diabetic-Weekly-Meal-Planner_US-Letter.pdf: 7 fillable pages, 224 form fields, 8.5 x 11 in
• Diabetic-Weekly-Meal-Planner_A4.pdf: 7 fillable pages, 227 form fields, 210 x 297 mm

Print at Actual size or 100%. The form fields are made for Adobe Acrobat Reader and most browser PDF viewers; some phone apps cannot fill forms.

SOURCES

• American Diabetes Association: Plan Your Diabetes Plate; What is the Diabetes Plate?; What Can I Eat? class guide
• NIDDK (National Institutes of Health): Healthy Living with Diabetes
• U.S. FDA: How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label

Utility Forge Studio is not affiliated with or endorsed by the American Diabetes Association, NIDDK or the U.S. FDA.

IMPORTANT

For general education only. This planner is not medical advice and does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition. It is not a substitute for care from your doctor, registered dietitian, or care team. Food needs differ from person to person, especially with medications, allergies, kidney disease, or pregnancy. Talk with your healthcare provider before changing your diet. Compiled from public health sources listed on the last page. Not affiliated with or endorsed by those organizations.

If you take insulin or medicine that can lower blood sugar, ask your care team before changing what or how much you eat. This planner is a blank template with general plate ideas. It is not a meal plan, a calorie plan or a diet prescription.

Pairs with the Diabetes Food List from Utility Forge Studio (sold separately), which sorts everyday foods into Choose often, Limit and Choose less often from the same sources.

For personal use only. Please do not resell or share the files.

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