Posts by Karen Marschel RDN LD CDE
What You Don’t Know About Diabetes CAN Hurt You
I often hear people refer to Type 1 Diabetes as “the really bad diabetes” because people have to take insulin. However, did you know that with Type 2 diabetes blood sugars start to go higher than normal up to 10 years before you are diagnosed? This means that for up to 10 years blood sugars…
Read MoreDiabetes Prevention Starter Carb Plan
If you are looking for a food plan with a little structure to get you jump started with blood sugar or weight management, this is a plan I have used. Here are some quick tips if you want to try this plan for yourself. 2-5-6 Plan 2-5-6 means that you eat 2 carbohydrate choices –…
Read More4 Ways to Get Your Mind Set to Fight Diabetes
“Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you chances are it will burn very briefly.” Stephen Covey This quote sums it up. The motivation for lifestyle change has to be yours. You want to change not because your doctor tells you . . . not because your…
Read MoreControlling Diabetes is Like Taking a Road Trip
You need to map your destination for your Diabetes goals. When you take a road trip you need to figure out the best way to get there right? I was going to say you need to get out the map but now we just pull out our GPS and let it guide the way. Too…
Read MoreThe Inflammation-Diabetes Connection
There is a connection between diabetes and inflammation and it’s hidden. What is Inflammation? Inflammation is the body’s reaction to infection or injury. Classic signs of inflammation are redness, swelling and pain. Living in Minnesota the example I think of is a mosquito bite, where you feel very little pain but you get the annoying…
Read More7 Starter Tips for Newly Diagnosed Diabetes
Hearing that you have diabetes is a very emotional experience and many questions go through your mind. When I was told I had gestational diabetes 14 years ago I’m pretty sure I went home and cried, feeling the “why me”? reaction. Well all those emotions are perfectly normal and you really just need to let…
Read MoreGrapes: Good or Bad for Diabetes?
This is a common question I get a lot from people with diabetes. Many people have been told grapes are too high in sugar and if you have diabetes you should not eat them. Grapes are actually very heart healthy and have a low glycemic index, in the 43-53 range. One serving is about 15-20…
Read More3 Questions for Faster Food Label Reading with Diabetes
Do you get completely confused about what to look at on the food label for your diabetes? Well considering the large number of products today, so much information on the packages and the confusing news reports, how could you NOT be confused? Hopefully the answers to these 3 questions will help you save some time…
Read More10 Foods You Can Mix & Match to Make Fast Healthy Meals
Time for cooking seems to run short during the holidays. Between our jobs, cleaning house for the holidays and shopping for gifts, not only do we run out of time to enjoy the spirit of the season but we run out of time to cook and plan our meals. Try this list of foods to…
Read MoreMy New Favorite Probiotic for a Strong Immune System
How many of these probiotic foods have you had in the past few days? Buttermilk Yogurt Cottage Cheese Kefir Sauerkraut Pickled beets I usually try to eat yogurt at least twice a week to get the good bacteria, but recently I have discovered Kefir. It’s like a yogurt smoothie that taste’s a little sweet but…
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