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TRADITIONAL DIET ADVICE for people with type 2 diabetes is to adopt a healthy eating plan based on the Eatwell Guide that ideally we should all be following. This recommends around a third of what we eat should consist of starchy carbs, ideally high-fibre, wholegrain varieties – and that meals should be based on these foods. Current government advice is that half our daily intake of calories should come from carbs.