We want to wish you a very Merry Christmas!!
It’s been an awesome year here at DMP and we thank you for being a part of our community. And hey, it’s not over, we’ve got lots in store for 2020. π
We truly are grateful to be part of your life and help make a real difference – we do what we do for you – our readers, subscribers and loyal members!
Accomplishments for DMP this year:
- Successfully delivered another 52 weeks of delicious diabetes-friendly meal plans
- Hundreds of people have sent in their words of praise about how we’ve helped them – we’re truly grateful about that π
- Regular informational blogs provided for free to our community around the globe
- Ran a Carb Course for members
- Added 12 new Food Guides for members – DMP diet guidelines, Food List, Diet βSide Effectsβ, Vegetable Guide, Fruit Guide, Protein Guide, Fat Guide, Beans & Legumes Guide, High-Fiber Foods, and more
- Added CKD resources for members – CKD food guidelines, CKD food list, foods to avoid, CKD meals
- Provided a Summer Grilling, Thanksgiving and Xmas Menus for members
- 4 weeks of Celebrity Chef meal plans
- Jedha, our founder, submits the first paper in her PhD studies titled: Web-based interventions for dietary behavior in adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
In 2022 we’re planning:
- Interactive 4 week weight loss plan & meal plans – starting 6th January
- Update the 30 Day Turnaround Program – with new resources, research, and recipes (we update it every couple of years to ensure it stays current)
- Cakes Masterclass – a delicious assortment of cakes for all occasions, including cooking classes to demonstrate exactly how to make them
- Blood sugar levels video course β to clarify best blood sugar levels and how to use your monitor and diet to make lifestyle alterations
- Food Labels Masterclass β a detailed class to help decode those pesky food labels.
- Run the 21 Day Lower Blood Sugar Challenge again β participants found the interactive challenge highly valuable and achieved amazing results in just 21 days.
- We’ll continue with our delicious weekly meal plans and improving our member resources.
- And of course, we’ll also continue to provide free educational information to our community, too!
We’re proud to say we’re making a real difference in people’s lives. And we will continue to do so well into the future.
Take time to reflect on how far you’ve come and where you want to go next year.
Enjoy wonderful times with your family and loves ones.
Have a Merry Christmas and we’ll see you in a few days. πππ
Remember, the food is good but the company is better – choose wisely and take care of YOU.
Tracy
Happy New Year!
I have a question for you. After completing the 21 day challenge you offered at the end of 2018, I was able to lower my morning fasting bs from the 120’s down to the 80’s. However, with the new year, as I’m trying new food options and recording my 2 hr post bs readings, I’m curious about something. Is the main goal to be under 140 2 hrs after your first bite? What if what you eat causes your bs to run high (200’s) but is still 140 after the 2 hr mark. Is that ok? Just curious. I have an appointment next week with my doctor to go over my last blood work (down to 6.3 from 6.8 yeah!) and will be talking to him about the changes I’ve made to my diet through your program.
I’m slowly trying to make some of the recipes and so far everything I’ve made has been good.
Thank You,
Tracy
Emily - Dietitian (MS, RD)
Great question, Tracy! You’re right that we typically only talk about the 2-hour number as that is one of the criteria we have for determining a diabetes diagnosis. (In other words, there is not set criteria for blood sugar levels 30 mins after a meal, etc.) Think of that as your first “initial” goal.
However, ultimately you want to try to minimize large fluctuations in your blood sugar and if your meals are causing you to go from 80mg/dl up to 250mg/dl and then back down to 140mg/dl then that would indicate there is still some room for improvement as far as your overall control goes.
What types of meals are you noticing the most rise? Is it a particular time of day? A particular food?
Deborah
Merry Christmas to each of you beautiful people. Your guidance and support have helped me immensely. I’m so very grateful for the information on your site. You have helped me to keep my blood sugar within normal range and to adopt new eating habits that do not leave me feeling deprived, but satisfied at all times. I look forward to a happy New Year with you. Thank you, you are blessed. π
Emily - Dietitian (MS, RD)
Merry Christmas Deborah! Thank you for your kind words. We look forward to being with you in 2019 and can’t wait to share all we have planned for the upcoming year!