Diabetes Diet & Nutrition Articles

Expert advice, nutritional guidance, and practical tips for managing diabetes through proper diet.

Smart Shopping: Staying Healthy While Staying Home

April 2, 2025

Smart Shopping: Staying Healthy While Staying Home

COVID-19 is causing closures, quarantine, and “social distancing” protocols across the nation. For many, this means eating more meals at home, and possibly limited access to grocery stores. Most of us are making less trips to the grocery store, or relying on grocery delivery. Smart shopping is more important than ever to keep your kitchen […]

To Snack, or Not to Snack?

April 2, 2025

To Snack, or Not to Snack?

With social distancing and mandates to stay at home, many people are having to get creative with eating and cooking more meals at home. When you’re cooped up inside with easy access to the kitchen, it’s easy to start grazing all day and lose the structure of planned meals. How can you enjoy snacks and […]

Tips and Recipes to Stay Healthy While Staying Home

April 2, 2025

Tips and Recipes to Stay Healthy While Staying Home

COVID-19 is causing closures, quarantine, and “social distancing” protocols across the nation. For many, this means eating more meals at home, and possibly limited access to grocery stores. Eating healthy in this situation can be challenging, but it is possible! We’ve got tips on what to buy at the grocery store, and easy recipes that […]

ADA’s Statement on COVID-19

April 2, 2025

ADA’s Statement on COVID-19

In general people with diabetes face greater risks of complications when dealing with viral infections like flu, and that is likely to be true with COVID-19. Here’s what you should know. | Read more.

Why diets don’t work for everyone (and what to do instead)

April 2, 2025

Why diets don’t work for everyone (and what to do instead)

When you’re diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, it’s easy to start imagining all the foods you’ll “never” be able to eat again. After all, you’ve heard that diet and weight loss are important for managing type 2 diabetes, so it’s natural to assume that means people with diabetes have to follow a strict […]

What is the Best Diet for Diabetes?

April 2, 2025

What is the Best Diet for Diabetes?

If diet is so important for managing diabetes, surely there is one perfect diet that everyone with diabetes should follow, right? The media, the internet, your Facebook feed, and even your Aunt Judy all have opinions about the correct diet for diabetes. So, what’s the answer? Every year, U.S. News surveys popular diets and eating patterns—including […]

Tips for Managing Diabetes and Heart Health

April 2, 2025

Tips for Managing Diabetes and Heart Health

Diabetes is a condition that affects the way the body processes blood glucose. High blood glucose levels (also known as hyperglycemia) can damage your body in different ways and make you more likely to develop heart disease or stroke. The good news is that you can help manage both—your cardiovascular risk and your diabetes—by eating […]

Better than Resolutions: 6 Steps to Success in 2020

April 2, 2025

Better than Resolutions: 6 Steps to Success in 2020

A lot of New Year’s resolutions sound like great ideas. They seem like the solutions to so many problems. That strict diet that you start on January 1st or next Monday will better your blood glucose, slim you down, control your cholesterol, get you off blood pressure medications and so much more. And your new […]

A Clean & Simple Meal Plan for the New Year

April 2, 2025

A Clean & Simple Meal Plan for the New Year

Do you have a resolution to eat healthier this new year? Cooking more meals at home is a great way to start, but it can be challenging to plan, shop, and prepare meals every week. To help, we’ve come up with a clean and simple meal plan of recipes featuring natural, healthy, whole foods. This […]