Baked Potato Cauliflower Soup...Creamy and decadent without any cream, this soup with Vitamin C-rich cauliflower is easy and the perfect dinner idea for cooler weather. Add your favorite baked potato toppings to make...reactionscomments
Do You Remember Your Diabetes Diagnosis Date?...Do you remember when you were diagnosed with diabetes? Do you have any special 'anniversary' celebrations, or do anything in particular to mark the occasion? Submit your own question!...reactions29repliesDiagnosis
Intuitive Eating: How to Do It "Right"...I was talking to a woman the other day and she was really concerned with whether or not she was following the Intuitive Eating guidelines correctly, and what she should...reactionscomments
15 Clever Ways to Eat More Vegetables...Everyone knows how important it is to eat vegetables. They are nutrient dense, meaning they have lots of vitamins and minerals with few calories, which makes them great for helping...reactions2comments
How to Break Free From All-Or-Nothing Eating...I remember when I embarked upon the very last diet of my life (and you’ll see why you should care in a minute). As usual, the beginning was exciting: the...reactionscomments
The Sugar Hiding In Unexpected Places...With diabetes, it’s important to watch your added sugar intake in order to keep your blood sugar in a healthy range throughout the day. You probably know to minimize the...reactionscomments
How to Let Go of Weight Loss as Your Focus (and What to Shift to Instead)...Is your weight a factor in your health? Yeah, sure it can be. Should changing it be the primary focus of your life? No, I don’t believe it should. I...reactionscomments
Fiber, Sugar & Carbohydrates - How Do They Relate to Each Other?...What is fiber and why is it a carbohydrate? Does it count as a calorie? Many people don’t know what fiber is or what it does. They often wonder why...reactions2comments
Is There More Sugar Hidden in Your Favorite Breakfast Foods?...We have already shared with you several sources of hidden sugars, such as tomato sauce, low-fat foods, and canned fruit. But perhaps the biggest culprit of hidden sugars is the...reactionscomments
Low Carb Dinner Ideas...Diabetes is a disease that many people try to manage with lifestyle changes including diet and exercise. When it comes to talking about diet and diabetes, there is a big...reactionscomments
Automate Your Healthy Eating Choices...You know how you set the best of intentions on a Sunday night, or the first of the month, or on New Year’s Day? Intentions like “I’ll eat healthy this...reactionscomments
Connie Burns...Connie Burns, MS/RDN, MEd has 25 years of experience as a clinical and community-based Registered Dietitian. She currently is a Health Education Coordinator in the state of Minnesota. She has...
Doctors and Discrimination: What You Should Know...I’ve recently been reading about something that is very upsetting to me, and I think might bother you, as well: Obese and overweight patients are less likely to have good...reactionscomments
Tips for Improving Post Meal Blood Sugars...A post-meal blood sugar spike is an elevation in blood glucose that occurs 1 to 2 hours after eating a meal. It is normal for the blood sugar to rise...reactionscomments
Low Carb Breakfast Ideas...The morning can be a challenging time of day to reach your target blood sugar range. Part of the reason for this is hormones that are secreted in the early...reactions2comments
Instigating a Plan For Regular Exercise...Most of us probably think of the word “instigate” as having a negative meaning, like a secret plan to cause trouble. But, the dictionary defines “instigate” simply as “provoking some...reactionscomments
Help Center...You’ve come to the right place! Get answers to the most frequently asked questions about the inner workings of Type2Diabetes.com, as well as the organization that powers it all –...
Exercise Your Way to Maintenance...So you’ve lost the excess weight, now it’s time to maintain! Did you know that consistent exercise is one of the most important parts of weight maintenance? The National Weight...reactionscomments
Diabetes and the Workplace -- Am I Being Discriminated Against?...I do not currently have a ‘full time job.’ Instead, I have many part time jobs, and free lance jobs. At one of them, I am required to be at...reactionscomments