For those with diabetes, finding a nutritional plan can be about weight loss and healthier living. Nutrisystem, a leading weight-loss program that offers a structured eating plan with prepackaged food delivered to your door, has begun offering its Nutrisystem D program for those with diabetes. It is a low glycemic index diet that promises a lower A1C number and lower blood glucose levels.
Function
The home delivery system of Nutrisystem D includes 28 days of meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack. There is also access to diet coaches and online tools. Those on the program also can plan their daily menus to their individual likes and needs.
Types
Nutrisystem D is offered in both women's and men's plans. Food choices are slightly different between the two plans, but either of the two programs has been shown to be effective. If you are a woman and prefer the food choices on the men's program, you can ask to be put on the men's food plan or vice versa if you are a man who happens to prefer the food choices on the women's plan.
Features
The Nutrisystem D program features a wide variety of frozen and prepackaged food choices for four weeks of breakfasts, lunches, dinners, desserts and snacks. Meals are low in sodium and low on the glycemic index, with no carbohydrate counting needed. The diet is centered on six small meals a day so that blood glucose is more stable and so there are less peaks and lows.
Considerations
Just as with any diet, speak with your primary care physician before beginning to see if there are any other health considerations you should take into account before signing up. Your doctor may want to monitor you while on this program to ensure that your dietary needs are being fulfilled and that you are progressing on the diet in a healthy fashion.
Clinical Study Results
According to the Temple University School of Medicine's three-month clinical study of Nutrisystem D for type 2 diabetics, participants lost 18 pounds on average. Their fasting blood sugar readings were lowered from a starting average of 149.5 mg/dl to 115.2 mg/dl. This was noticeably better results from those in the control group, who only lost 1.3 pounds and went from 151.4 mg/dl to 144 mg/dl.
