With diabetes and the desperate need to find something filling to eat came my first encounter with quinoa, the Peruvian seed or pseudocereal rumored to have a mild effect on blood sugar...
Category: Food & Nutrition
Raise up your asparagus spear and fight! Diabetes UK is funding research into foods such as garlic, chicory, asparagus and artichokes, according to a report in Telegraph. These foods, known as fermentable carbohydrates, are thought to activate the release of gut hormones that reduce appetite. It is believed such fermentable carbohydrates also enhance sensitivity to insulin, potentially leading to better glucose control.
Leafy green vegetables are low in fat, high in dietary fiber, and rich in folic acid, vitamin C, potassium and magnesium. They also contain phytochemicals, such as lutein and beta-carotene. And a new study shows that eating green leafy vegetables may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes.
Eating green leafy vegetables may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study shows.
According to the study published in the British Medical Journal, increasing daily consumption of green leafy vegetablescould significantly reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes...
The very name “vitaminwater” suggests that the product is simply water with added nutrients, disguising the fact that it’s actually full of added sugar...
Grilling season is upon us and this tip is to remind you that grilling is not just about meat. A mix of grilled vegetables like zucchini, carrots, onions, and tomatoes makes a wonderful lunch or dinner. To prepare all you need to do is coat the veggies with a little bit of olive oil.
I see in diabetes we are in a constant state of doing the wrong thing and then trying to make it right...
I went cold turkey, or cold “tofurkey,” I should say, and felt really great. I lost weight, and I felt lighter in general...
Just at the time I was struggling with the idea that food was making me feel sick, I read Eric Devine's essay, Why I Eat Like A Caveman...
Until my diabetes diagnosis, I was a big snacker - a few pretzels here, an apple there... Now I find snacking to be a complicated issue, not something that is fun and mindless. Since I'm on the go all day with my three sons, I don't have time to prepare anything in between meals, and sometimes I need more than just coffee!