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Diabetes-Friendly Veggies That ACTUALLY Do You Good (Bonus: Recipes Inside!)
Vegetables are important for a healthy, balanced diet to ensure that you are getting enough vitamins and minerals. Most people in the US are not meeting the recommended three to five servings of vegetables per day. We are here to help and have put together some information about the importance of vegetables and have included some of our favorite recipes to help you achieve this goal.
Supplements for Diabetes: Which to Keep & Which to Skip!
It’s essential that those with diabetes are getting enough nutrients, whether it be from their daily diet or supplements that they buy.
4 Trusted Tips to Beat Diabetes in the Heat
The heat can make it harder to control your blood sugars and keep your diabetes in check. But if you follow these tricks, you can enjoy the warm weather and summer sun without having to worry about it affecting your health.
Grill Season Special: Healthy Substitutes to Common Grill Foods
It’s easy to make grilling nutritious and delicious with tons of different protein and vegetable options to choose from. Included is a recipe for some quick and easy Kabobs that are perfect for the grill.
The BIG Dietary Question: To Graze or Not to Graze?
Grazing, which is eating multiple smaller meals throughout the day instead of 3 larger meals, is a commonly accepted diet with both pros and cons. While everyone is different, the grazing diet may be a great way for you to achieve your healthy eating goals.
5 Tried & Tested Diabetes Hacks to Make Your Life Easier
Simplifying your diabetes care routine can make living with diabetes less overwhelming, allowing you to stay on track with your daily lifestyle. These 5 diabetes life hacks have proven to be helpful in managing and organizing your sugars, supplies, and travel.
Mounjaro: What You Should Know About the New Type 2 Diabetes Medicine
Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) is new to the market, and has shown greater reductions in A1C and weight loss compared to those GLP-1 alone medications such as Ozempic and Trulicity. It is also seen to be more effective in lowering A1C and weight loss when compared with basal insulin.
Caring for Someone with Diabetes the RIGHT Way 🙌
Being a person that is a caregiver for someone with diabetes can be very stressful, but it doesn’t always have to be. Finding a support system for both, a person with diabetes and the caregiver, learning to manage diabetes without policing, and having frequent open conversations about diabetes are just some of the ways to make life as a caregiver a little bit easier.
