Christmas and New Year are times of celebrations, happiness and of course some tasty rich foods and drinks. Families and friends get together to enjoy this special festive season and you may tempted to deviate from your routine diabetic diet.

      There is a lot of food involved over Christmas and New Year's Eve, Plates full of yummy red meat preparations, tasty duck roast, sausages, and gorgeous Christmas cakes and puddings etc. But don't worry, no need to keep a diabetic diet plate for your Christmas lunch, just keep an eye on your portion size and timings.

      All the festive foods are high in calories, fat and sugar, and won't be healthy for anyone. And a little extra over Christmas should not affect your long-term diabetes control. As you all know diabetes management through diet is not just about control of what you eat but also it is balancing your diet with a variety of foods.