Diabetes Diet & Nutrition Articles

The Diabetes Plate is the easiest way to create healthy low-carb meals that can help you manage your blood glucose (blood sugar). Using the Diabetes Plate, you can create a meal with a healthy balance of vegetables, protein, and carbs—without any counting, calculating, weighing, or measuring. All you need is a plate!  To start out, […]

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 […]

These days, there are hundreds of diet plans. One of the most popular diets that has been around for decades is the low-carb eating plan. In this eating plan, carbohydrates (carbs), especially simple carbs, are restricted while foods that are higher in fat and protein are not. High-sugar items such as soda, candy, desserts, fruit […]

It seems every year there’s a new fad diet that everyone is talking about. But recently non-diet approaches like “Intuitive Eating” or “Mindful Eating” have gained in popularity. What do these terms mean, and how do they work? What is Intuitive Eating? Intuitive Eating is a “non-diet” approach to changing eating behaviors. It focuses on […]

Healthy eating is one of the strategies to manage or prevent diabetes. Making informed food choices is essential to living well with and preventing diabetes. To help you sort through all the information on the best eating plans, schedule an appointment with a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). They’ll help you navigate what will work best […]

The term “sugar substitutes” refers to high-intensity sweeteners, artificial sweeteners, non-nutritive sweeteners, and other low-calorie sweeteners. Then there are sugar alcohols, such as erythritol, xylitol, and mannitol. Sugar alcohols are becoming more popular in low-carbohydrate diets. But what are they? And are they a good option for people with diabetes?  What are sugar alcohols?  Some […]

If you have diabetes, you probably have been told that drinking soda or eating sweets will raise blood glucose (blood sugar) levels, but what about naturally sweet food like fruit? Many people living with diabetes may be confused about the role different types of sugars that aren’t added to foods play in their blood sugar […]

This quick and easy dish from Designed for One, by Nancy S. Hughes, is the perfect lunch or quick weeknight meal for 1 or 2. Get the full recipe right here. Low Carb Veggie Rich Mediterranean Mexican/Southwestern Budget Friendly Cooking for 1 or 2 Dinner Lunch Main Dish Quick & Easy Sandwiches Related Recipes Mediterranean […]

The winter squash. Is there a vegetable that is more representative of cool weather comfort food? There are dozens upon dozens of richly colored, oddly shaped varieties to choose from, depending on where you live and where you shop. And, speaking of shopping, one of the benefits of buying winter squash is how hearty they […]