13 Quick & Easy Snacks for Diabetics

Snacks are a great way to keep your energy levels high throughout the day. They're especially important for people with diabetes, since they can keep a person's blood sugar levels stable or quickly boost blood sugar. Eating healthy snacks can be a challenge, though, when you're on the go. You can avoid high-calorie, fat-laden foods by packing your own snacks for the day and by keeping only healthy options at home. To get you started,... read more

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10 Soda Alternatives

Do you always reach for a soda when thirst hits? You may want to consider some alternatives. Not only are regular soft drinks full of empty calories, but studies have linked the consumption of both regular and diet soda to an increased risk for heart disease and diabetes. To broaden your thirst-quenching choices, here are 10 suggestions that will help you kick the soda habit and leave your taste buds satisfied.

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8 Ways to Keep Portion Sizes in Check

The amount of a food that you are used to eating may actually equal two or three standard servings. Learning to recognize the size your portions should be can help you maintain healthy eating habits. Try comparing serving sizes to everyday objects. For example, three ounces of meat or poultry is about the size of a deck of cards. Though these comparisons are approximations, try using them as guidelines when you can't measure or weigh... read more

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Eating Legumes Slashes Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 40 Percent, Research Shows

(NaturalNews) A higher legume intake corresponds to a roughly 40 percent lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Shanghai Cancer Institute and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Researchers gave food frequency questionnaires to 64,227 middle-aged Chinese women who had no history of cancer, cardiovascular disease or diabetes. The women were then monitored for an average of 4.6... read more

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HealthSimple: Coolest Carb Count Toolkit Yet

I was quite intrigued when I stumbled on HealthSimple, a set of clear and simple products and tools to help diabetics with food choices and logging. Check out my product review at the blog.

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Dietary adherence associated with better glucose control in children with type 1 diabetes

BOSTON – July 1, 2008 – A study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown that adherence to prescribed dietary recommendations is associated with better glucose control in children with type 1 diabetes.

"In recent years, diabetes management has been focused around new medications and technologies," said Lori Laffel, M.D., senior author of the paper, which is published in the July issue of Diabetes Care. "In this study, we were encouraged to identify... read more

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What to Eat? ADA Speakers Disagree

What to eat? How should we know, when diabetes-care professionals seem to disagree on all the fundamentals?

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Cup of Cocoa Good for Diabetics

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Sipping a hot cut of cocoa might do more than just warm you up if you have diabetes. It could also be helping improve your blood vessel functioning.

German researchers have found a key ingredient in cocoa called flavanols makes it easier for the arteries to expand in the face of increased demand for blood. Since people with diabetes generally have problems with artery expansion, anything that helps open up the flow... read more

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Eating Smart at those Summer Parties

Say you get invited to your friends' home for dinner. Here are some great tips for counting carbs in some of the trickiest foods. We learned these from the nutritionist at our local diabetes clinic.

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"Mystery Carbs" Question of the Day

A community member here was confused about why "total carbohydrate count" on food labels doesn't add up -- so I investigated.

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