Healthy Diabetic Diet Tips – What Can You Do To Improve Your Eating Plan?
Healthy Diabetic Diet A healthy diabetic diet will be low in fat and cholesterol, low in sodium and balanced in carbohydrates, especially in simple sugars. The calorie intake will be limited and the...
View ArticleEating a Healthy Diabetic Diet – What Should You Do
If you have learned that you are diabetic or perhaps borderline diabetic and the first words you heard from your physician were probably that you will need to go on a “Healthy Diabetic Diet”. Your...
View ArticleMenus for Diabetics Based on the Diabetes Food Pyramid
Menus for diabetics are based on something called the Diabetes Food Pyramid. The very nature of the disease called diabetes is that the body is unable to process simple sugars effectively. The...
View ArticleDiabetic Snacks—Diabetics Need Good Snacks Too!
Good healthy snack foods are a big part of the diabetic diet plan whether you have type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes. Keeping your metabolism on an even level throughout the day will keep the...
View ArticleMy Plate for Diabetics
The USDA created a new meal planning tool called choosemyplate.gov that talks about how the general public should plan their menu and eat a healthier diet. The plate design includes fruits, grains,...
View ArticleDoes Impaired Glucose Tolerance Always Become Diabetes?
Recently, I read about a study* that compared people who had impaired glucose tolerance over a period of about 2.4 years to see if they developed Diabetes. This study showed that with an early...
View ArticleHow Does Diabetes Affect My Heart?
In a person with diabetes or high blood sugar, it can be a problem to try to manage just your blood sugars, let alone the other risks and complications. Last week, I talked about how you can prevent...
View ArticleEating Right Is Eating The Way You Need To Eat For Diabetes
With diabetes, the food that you choose to eat is of utmost importance. When you are diagnosed with diabetes, you are expected to modify your diet based on what your body’s needs and limitations. Most...
View ArticleControlling Your Calories on a Diabetic Diet
For just about any diet plan, there is an aspect of calorie counting. Calories are tiny units of energy that are meant to be used by your body as fuel. Too few calories and your body does not have...
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