My personal experience. If you have been following me you already know that I am passionate about fighting diabetes, but I don’t really talk much about alcohol and diabetes. Maybe that’s because it’s a topic filled with too many negative outcomes. Over the...
This week I wanted to share my experiences that teach the lesson: Don't depend only on your doctor to manage your diabetes. YOU need to be the manager of your diabetes and take charge! As I started writing this article, I realized that every person...
Welcome to lesson number 2 in my diabetes story: Never underestimate the power of nutrition for preventing, reversing or managing diabetes! I will share with you my story of lessons I learned about food, nutrition and diabetes. How my love of food started My nutrition...
CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring) can be a powerful tool to prevent type 2 diabetes and is becoming more and more popular. If you are not familiar with CGM you may have seen commercials for Freestyle Libre or Dexcom. These are 2 of the more popular companies...
Fermented foods, probiotic foods, gut microbiome - all these confusing words! How are they connected to diabetes, weight problems, heart disease and our immune system? Well it’s way more complicated than I understand but I am going to try and...
Have you been diagnosed with prediabetes? Are you one of the 88 million adults in the US that have prediabetes? Just to put 88 million into perspective, that's about 1 out of every 3 people. Being diagnosed with prediabetes is not news that anyone necessarily...
It’s apple season again and fresh orchard apples are my favorite! I have been challenged this year to find time to get to a local orchard but I did make a quick trip last week and got the tasty apples you see in the bowl. I love apples as a snack, but also really love...
Are you trying to eat less sugar to reverse diabetes? Eating less sugar to reverse diabetes today is much more complicated with all the different foods and products available. If you are trying to make better food choices, you might find it much more confusing than...
Eating more cold water 'oily fish' has been proven to help in prevention of diabetes for people who have a risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Looking for answers on what to eat to prevent type 2 diabetes? A recent report in the January Diabetes Care journal, talks...
Hearing that you have a new diagnosis of 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...