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Figuring out how to eat can be confusing for people with diabetes – especially those who have been newly diagnosed; planning meals doesn’t have to be difficult. Three effective methods that are recommended by the American Diabetes Association for meal planning include the “Plate Method,” Carbohydrate Counting, and Exchange Lists.
Few people with diabetes realize there are good fats and bad fats. Consuming too many bad fats and avoiding good ones can be dangerous to your health. Knowing the right fats makes it easier to choose healthy food options you enjoy.
Which Fats Are Good or Bad?
It seems there are a tremendous number of medication choices available to manage the condition of diabetes. The goal of these medications is to keep your blood glucose levels within your personal target range set by your physician or diabetes educator, as well as the guidelines set by the American Diabetes Association. The physician will decide […]
There are many factors that help to control diabetes or to self-manage. Food is only one of them, however, it seems to be the first questions people ask about. Here are the 10 most frequently asked questions about nutrition and diabetes.
For many, many years people with diabetes who needed insulin to control their glucose levels had to inject themselves once a day or multiple times each day. They also needed to prick their finger to test their glucose levels several times a day to ensure that their levels were in a healthy range, not too low […]
Although we all have the best of intentions for the New Year, some resolutions are easier to accomplish than others; pushing for too many strict changes and perfection usually ends in frustration and disappointment. Try to stick to the diabetes basics this year and start with only two new goals at a time. When you can […]
You managed to survive Thanksgiving dinner with sweet potato casserole and cranberry sauce; then came Christmas Eve with plenty of pasta and seafood, if you are Italian. Maybe, it was the potato pancakes and jelly donuts to celebrate Hanukkah or just the recent holidays in general that made your clothes too tight and your level of […]
This article is part three in a series on Important Diabetes Terms. To catch up, please read part one, part two, and part three.
Another installment of common and not so common diabetes terms will be […]
Inflammation and diabetes, or is it diabetes and inflammation? Research now tells us that these conditions are definitely related, although they are not completely sure of the sequence. We do know that chronic inflammation can play a part in insulin resistance, high glucose levels, and high lipids; chronic low level systemic inflammation is also tied to […]
My patients always want to talk about food more than any topic relating to diabetes. But their favorite question is “what kind of snacks can I eat?” If you have diabetes, gone are the days of two graham crackers with 4 ounces of skim milk before bedtime.
If done in moderation, here are ten things you should […]