Vitamin C and Diabetes
People with diabetes are more likely to have low levels of vitamin C. Having diabetic complications can also increase your need for vitamin C. And interestingly, if you have lower levels of vitamin C, …
55 Very Low Carb Foods That Won’t Send Your Blood Sugar Soaring!
When it comes to managing your blood sugar and A1c, being aware of the very low carb foods available, can help you choose foods on the run that you know won’t impact your numbers all too much. …
Are Chow Mein Noodles Better For Diabetics Than Regular Pasta?
To answer this question, we need to consider what chow mein noodles actually consist of and then see how those carbs, fats, and other nutrients compare to other types of pasta noodles. Ready? …
Cheese for Diabetes: Nutrition Facts & Best Ones To Eat
There’s nothing quite like a creamy, tasty piece of cheese for a snack. Or adding shredded cheese to melt over the top of a meal. But what about cheese for diabetes and prediabetes, is it …
Best Fruit For Diabetes Type 2
Reader question: Can I have any kind of fruit to eat? If you’re also wondering whether fresh fruit can be part of a healthy diet or what type of fruit is best to eat with type 2 diabetes and …
Kombucha and Diabetes: The Facts
Kombucha has been the health-drink craze of the last decade or so, and there are plenty of reasons why. Beyond its fun, fizzy taste, kombucha boasts numerous health benefits like easing digestion, …
Best Snacks for Type 2 Diabetes
Some claim that snacking in between meals causes weight gain, higher blood sugar levels, and kick-starts a cycle of food cravings. But is this really true? The act of snacking itself isn’t …
Are Cherries Good for Diabetics?
These fun-colored fruits taste great, are so easy to eat, and make the perfect summer treat after just a few hours in the freezer. Though modest in size, cherries pack some major flavor, with the …
The Dangers of Poor Diabetes Control
Poor diabetes control can come with a host of medical complications, ranging from the uncomfortable to the life-threatening. Keep reading to learn what those complications are, and more importantly, …
How To Reduce Carbohydrates In Your Diet?
Reducing carbohydrates helps improve anyones health, and for a type 2 diabetic it is one of the single best things you can do to lower glucose levels, improve a1c, and lose weight too. So we thought …
Soba Noodles for Diabetes: Are They Good to Eat?
There are so many noodle options out there, but do soba noodles (made from buckwheat) make the cut when it comes to blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes? Keep reading and we’ll talk nutrition, …
Guide to Healthy Carbohydrates
What are healthy carbohydrates for people with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes? What are you supposed to be eating? Especially to keep your blood sugar levels in a healthy range? These are common …
The Importance of Sleep in Blood Sugar Regulation
Quality of sleep is an often overlooked and under appreciated factor in overall health and blood glucose regulation. You see, type 2 diabetes is a condition rooted in a disruption of hormones and lack …
Can I Reverse Diabetes With Diet?
Many people ask can I reverse my diabetes with diet. From a diagnostic standpoint, once you have type 2 diabetes you have it. But from a physiological standpoint many people can and do reverse …
Is Fried Chicken a Healthy Diabetes Food?
When you think of the top foods enjoyed by the American South, you might think of grits, cornbread, BBQ brisket, and you can’t forget about the gold standard…fried chicken! Fried chicken is a classic …
Energy drinks for diabetics: Yes or No
People love caffeine, and for good reason—it helps us think clearly, lightens our mood, and even improves our athletic performance. There some healthy ways to get your daily caffeine “boost” and there …
5 Steps To Putting A Low Carb Diabetic Diet Into Practice
If you’re wondering the best way to get started with a low carb diabetic diet, the simple answer is: JUST GET STARTED! You don’t have to know everything in order to get started. You don’t …
Is Tomato Paste Okay with Type 2 Diabetes?
Can you cook with tomato paste if you have type 2 diabetes? The short answer to this question is…YES! You can definitely use and enjoy tomato paste when you’re using a low carb diet to treat type 2 …
How to Lower Blood Sugar Naturally Through Diet
If you can understand how to lower blood sugar naturally through diet, you can change your entire life – and really it all comes down to carbs, well a large part of it anyway. There are 4 main …
Practical Self Treatment Tips For Diabetes Footcare
Diabetes Meal Plans is predominantly a foodie site, but we also like to share important health tips that can help you too. Proper foot care in diabetes is critical! There are multiple complications …
Are Artificial Sweeteners Bad For Diabetes?
Artificial sweeteners can now be found in thousands of products from ‘diet’ sodas, to ‘diet’ foods, to no sugar, low sugar, desserts, yogurts, chewing gum, and even some low fat products. One of the …
Will My Diabetes Progress Regardless?
Have you been told by your doctor that your diabetes will progress regardless? That in years to come you will likely develop some type of complication like neuropathy or eye issues? Is this true? Yes …
5 Myths About “Healthy Carbs” for Type 2 Diabetes
Everybody seems to have a different opinion on what separates the “healthy carbs” from the “unhealthy” ones, especially in the context of type 2 diabetes. Because of this, …
A Multivitamin for Diabetes: Is There Any Proof They Work?
While we know that vitamins and minerals are important for good health. Are there any real benefits to taking a multivitamin for diabetes? Let’s discuss the myths, facts and research …
The Easy Way To Control and Reduce Carb Intake
Carbs, carbs, carbs – they can be a big problem for many. If you’re a person with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, the issue of carbs is in managing blood glucose and A1C. If you’re …
Diet or drugs to treat diabetes?
Here at DMP, getting questions about diet and drugs is common. We get asked things such as: These are all important questions so let’s tackle them one by one and assess whether diet or drugs …
Pizza For Diabetes: What Are Your Options?
When most people with diabetes consider switching to a lower carb diet, they immediately think about all the delicious comfort foods they’re going to miss – pasta, bread sticks, and most …
Diabetes Food Label Reading: Quick Tips to Shop Smarter
“What’s in a name?” Well, Shakespeare probably wasn’t referring to food labels when he wrote that line, but when it comes to modern-day grocery shopping the “name” …
Nuts for Diabetes and Prediabetes
Tree nuts are a favorite snack around the world. They taste great, they are easily portable, and they are super nutritious! There are many kinds of nuts to be enjoyed… walnuts, almonds, macadamia …
Diet, Metabolism & The Microbiome
The “microbiome” has become a buzzword in recent years when discussing diet, and for good reason. In the past few decades, science has discovered so much about the microbiome and its impact on human …
Milk Thistle and Diabetes: Ancient Health Secrets Revealed
Why is it that so many things have been used since ancient times yet we’re just beginning to understand the health benefits? It’s called science. Humans are very rational and we need …
Type 2 Diabetes Low Carb Diet Guidelines
While there are various “diets” you could follow, research shows that a low carbohydrate diet works very well to help control blood sugar and A1c levels in type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. …
Type 2 Diabetes Research: Reflections & highlights for 2021
We’re proud to say that since the launch of DMP back in 2015, we’ve been pioneering change in terms of dietary treatment of type 2 diabetes. Back then low carb diets were considered …
Is Honey Good for Diabetes?
Honey has been used to sweeten foods and cure minor ailments for centuries. There are even 8,000 year old cave paintings that depict humans foraging for honey in the wild! That’s because we all …
20 ‘all you can eat’ Vegetables Good For Diabetes
All of the vegetables we’re about to cover are super duper good for diabetes. They are low in carbohydrates, high in fiber, and full of vitamins, nutrients and compounds that are beneficial to …
Guide to Salad Dressing for Diabetes
With type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, is it okay just to pick any salad dressing off the shelf? Or do you have to take other things into account to make a healthy choice? If you want to keep …
Is Gluten Free Low Carbohydrate?
We recently covered whether a gluten free diet is good for type 2 diabetes and blood sugar. Strangely, many people with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes automatically think that following a gluten free …
Is Gluten Free Good for Diabetes and Blood Sugar?
Many people with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes automatically think that following a gluten-free diet is going to help their blood sugar levels. While it certainly can, unfortunately it’s not …
Diabetes Friendly Food List
Here at Diabetes Meal Plans our diet philosophy focuses on a natural whole foods, lower carb approach. This is a scientifically proven diet and nutrition strategy that can help you gain control over …
10 Low Carb Low Fat Snacks
If you’re following a low carb diet, you don’t have to eat low carb low fat snacks. It’s a natural consequence of reducing carbs that you would increase fat intake, along with …