Healthy food choices in diabetes 
Vegetable options in diabetes 
Healthy food choices in diabetes 
Food portion control in diabetes
Nineteen million adults are living with diabetes in Africa, out of which 4.6 million are in South Africa. As it is in several other African countries, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in South Africa is generally a poorly controlled condition warranting innovative interventional measures. Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) is very beneficial in improving diabetes outcomes and feasible in resource-limited settings. Nutrition education support is particularly important in T2DM, a condition associated with unhealthy lifestyles and obesity with consequent insulin resistance and faulty metabolism of macronutrients. With good self-management, people living with diabetes can have a quality of life and a reduced risk for diabetes complications. Effective diabetes self-management can help to prevent hospital admissions or reduce the number of hospital visits for whatever reason, and a better experience when they do.