How can I eat healthy at Italian restaurants if I have diabetes?

For Italian meals, if you have diabetes, choose minestrone or a bean and pasta soup, steamed clams, or a cold seafood salad as a first course. Alfredo sauces are high in saturated fat and calories so choose a light tomato sauce, a red or white clam sauce, or shrimp marinara. Or try other main course options such as chicken or veal cacciatore, veal or chicken piccata sautéed in olive oil, shrimp scampi cooked in olive oil, or grilled fish.