How Often Should a Person with Type 2 Diabetes Check Their Blood Sugars? Monitoring your blood sugar levels is important in the management of type 2 diabetes. If you know how high your blood sugar is, you will be able to take appropriate actions to reduce, maintain, or increase the glucose in your bloodstream. Now […]
April 22, 2013
What are the Differences in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?
What are the Differences in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes? When we think of a diabetic person, we always envision them as overweight or obese, since obesity is one of the leading causes of diabetes. However, did you know that a thin person can also be diabetic? What is prevalent in our society is […]
February 20, 2013
What to Give Your Favorite Diabetic for Special Holidays
People suffering from diabetes have to modify their whole lifestyle in order to keep their conditions stable. It is certainly not an easy task for them, especially if they have gotten used to some unhealthy habits that need to be changed in order to fit their new lifestyle. You can help your diabetic friend or […]
January 16, 2013
Oatmeal Pancake Recipe Great For Diabetic and Heart Disease Patients
Today, I want to share a recipe that I think is a wonderful way to control your AM blood sugars and keep your cholesterol low. It’s a breakfast pancake recipe that is made using oatmeal and let’s you create a higher fiber meal with little to no effort or change in taste. These are delicious! […]
June 5, 2011
My 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, dairy, proteins and vegetables as part of the healthy diet. People who are diabetics can follow this advice with some simple changes to […]
May 2, 2011
Diabetic 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 glucose or sugar levels in the blood steady. Everyone should eat three main meals and two or three snacks. […]
March 21, 2011
What is a Diabetic or CCD Diet?
A complicated term deserves a simple explanation. A CCD diet is a carbohydrate controlled diet. Which is really a diabetic diet. But I truly want you to think of it as a plan, instead of a temporary thing. Because you will live with this for the rest of your life. 1. Diabetic patients should work […]
February 8, 2011
Healthy Diet Menus for You Plans
This is a continuation of the previous informational post related to how the Healthy Diet Menus Plan can help you. How can it help you? If you are a dietitian or doctor, this can really help you get your patients off to a good start and keep them on track. Your patients can take your […]