Nutrition

Keto doesn’t feel right to me. I have read the articles. There is some evidence-based research (not just authoritative opinions), that it may be the way diabetes should be treated...

The benefits of fiber are endless. Not only does it help keep us full and satisfied, but it also helps to keep our insides working at top-notch. The American Heart...

Have you ever heard the word comorbidity? It’s long and big but essentially means that a person has two or more chronic conditions occurring at the same time. Unfortunately, type...

Breakfast is such a controversial meal. It’s been touted as the most important meal of the day, yet many people choose to skip it. There are tons of different options...

For many people with type 2 diabetes, consuming alcohol in moderation is not a problem. There may be warnings about alcohol consumption with many common medications used to treat type...

Use this chart as a tool to stay on track with your carbohydrate goals each day. You’ll find quick portion size guides and food categories for easy comparison to make...

I have, on numerous occasions, been told by patients that eating several times a day helped them to achieve their health-related goals (i.e. weight loss, improved blood glucose control, etc.)...

Whether you live alone or work alone, meal planning for one can be difficult. Add diabetes to the equation and there is much more thought that needs to go into...

Clean eating can have a variety of meaning to different people. While there is no official definition from the USDA or the FDA defining what clean eating means, people have...

In the 2019 edition of the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, it is recommended that a lipid panel be completed at the time of diabetes diagnosis. A lipid panel test...

I am a huge fan of the Mediterranean diet. It always scores high for heart health and diabetes management, and those are the exact two things we need to be...

As a registered dietitian nutritionist, I am predisposed to having great suspicion about so-called “fad” diets. In some cases, these questionable dietary approaches even worry me, especially for people with...

Vegetables, ‘veggies’, are healthy food our bodies need. I have always been okay with them, but given another option, I used to avoid them. Not because I didn’t like them...

Even before a lovely tropical vacation at an all-inclusive resort featuring all-you-can-eat buffets, carbohydrate intake had once become a concern with a less active life during winter in Minnesota. Having...

When I was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes back when I was 8 years old and way before the internet, one of my favorite “healthy” snacks (and especially before...

There are so many nut butters on the market today, it can be hard to know what to try. Each of them has its own compilation of nutrients that make...

Ever been on a crash diet? I have. Here are some extreme changes I tried to make with my eating habits over the years that crashed and burned: Giving up...

Upon your diabetes diagnosis, you were probably given an overwhelming amount of brand new information including what to eat, what not to eat, new medications, exercise recommendations, and even alcohol...

Do you find yourself succumbing to sugar cravings between meals or at particular times of day? For healthy eating, and especially for those with type 2 diabetes, it is important...

I grew up never eating breakfast. It wasn’t like we didn’t have food. We did. I vividly remember being in high school, mom wanting and encouraging us to eat before...