Salma Mehar, Consultant Diabetes Dietician, says that meal planning has to be practical. She also talks about how meal planning needs to be sensitive to cultural issues, religious beliefs and also cost. Salma talks about how diet can be challenging for some ethnic groups but that there are many meal plans available for people on online resources. She then talks about portion control especially when eating out and at festivals and controlling the amount of Carbohydrate you eat.