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Diabetes Diet

Managing type 2 diabetes or prediabetes can often feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to knowing what to eat.

Focusing on the right diabetes diet is a crucial step in keeping your blood sugar levels in check, supporting weight loss, reducing medication dependency, and helping you feel your best.

In fact, diet and nutrition are the primary natural treatment strategy for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes!

Here at DMP we cover a wide range of diet and nutrition topics specifically tailored for people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes.

Whether you're looking to learn more about carbohydrates and how they affect your blood sugar, how to start your diet plan, you're curious about the best beverages to drink, or want to explore the best low carb diabetes diet guidelines and tips, we've got you covered.

Here’s a glimpse of what you may find here:

  • Understanding Carbohydrates: Carbs are a big deal when it comes to blood sugar management, but not all carbs are created equal. We’ll break down everything from simple to complex carbs, helping you make informed choices about which ones to include and which to limit in your diet. You’ll find easy-to-follow advice on how to enjoy carbs while minimizing medication and keeping blood sugar levels stable.
  • Smart Beverage Choices: It’s not just about what you eat—what you drink matters too. You can find guidance on selecting the best beverages for blood sugar control, hydration, and overall health. From water and herbal teas to which sweeteners to avoid, we’ve got the lowdown on sipping smart.
  • Curbing Hunger and Cravings: Managing hunger at night and sugar cravings can be one of the most challenging aspects of a diabetes-friendly diet. We’ll share practical tips and proven strategies to help you stay on track, feel satisfied, and avoid those tempting foods that can send your blood sugar soaring.
  • Low Carb Diet Facts: Are you wondering whether a low carb diet is right for you with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes? Learn the facts about how reducing carbohydrates can benefit blood sugar levels, promote weight loss, and help you achieve better overall health. We’ll cover everything from low carb meal ideas to understanding the impact of carbs on your body to putting a low carb diet into practice.
  • Weight Loss Diet Tips: Weight management is a key aspect of controlling blood sugar levels, and we provide info on the best diabetes weight loss diet to get results, and tips that make it easier to shed those extra pounds while keeping your blood sugar in check. Our trusted advice covers everything from portion control to meal planning to  beverages that boost metabolism, ensuring you stay on track without feeling deprived.

Evidence-Based Information You Can Trust

Our goal is to empower you with practical, science-backed diabetes diet and nutrition information that you can use in your everyday life.

Whether you're newly diagnosed or have been managing diabetes for years, this is the go-to spot for trustworthy, easy-to-understand guidance on how to make dietary choices that support your health.

You’ll discover how to make lasting changes to your diet that can help lower blood sugar levels, improve A1c, and even reduce your dependence on medications.

If you have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, you will appreciate simple explanations that take the confusion out of managing your diet, and gain confidence in your ability to take control of your blood sugar and health.

Poppi Soda Ingredients and Nutrition Facts for Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes

Someone in our community recently asked whether Poppi Soda is good for diabetics and what the ingredients and nutrition facts were. Without a doubt, type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, choosing healthy …

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How to Gain Weight with Diabetes

If you’re living with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, chances are you’ve browsed the wild west web and found lots of information about losing weight. But what if your goal is the opposite, …

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Protein Shakes for Diabetics: A Smart Way to Lower Blood Sugar and A1c

Managing your blood sugar levels can feel overwhelming at times, especially when it comes to choosing the right foods and drinks. If you’ve ever wondered whether protein shakes are a good option for …

Read moreProtein Shakes for Diabetics: A Smart Way to Lower Blood Sugar and A1c

How Many Carbs Per Day For A Diabetic?

Did you know that one of the most commonly asked questions we get is: how many carbs per day is best for a diabetic to eat? No doubt that’s why you’re here reading this as well, right? And …

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How To Stop Diabetes Hunger

If you’ve ever found yourself constantly battling hunger with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, you’re not alone. That insatiable craving, often referred to as “diabetes hunger,” can feel overwhelming, …

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12 Sugar Detox Tips for Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes

With type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, you know that sugar can feel like a trap. It’s everywhere—hidden in processed foods, sneaking into your drinks, and even in “healthy” snacks! But …

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Low Carb T2 Diabetic Pantry Stocking Guide

Keeping a good stock of low carb diabetic items in the pantry is the key to making stress free low carb meals. Even if you only have a few fresh vegetables on hand, your pantry supply means you can …

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Diabetic Weight Loss & Wellness Drink

A magical drink that helps boost metabolism and weight loss, cleanse & detox your liver, stimulate digestive function, and lower blood sugar. Find out more.

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Controlling Blood Sugar Levels: What? Why? How?

Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and not sure what all this talk about controlling blood sugar levels actually means?! It can be hard enough getting your head around what normal blood sugar is and when …

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Top 5+ Diabetic Chocolate Picks

Are you a chocolate lover? Then, you may have wondered: can diabetics eat chocolate? The answer is yes – chocolate can be part of a diabetes friendly diet! So, importantly you’re about to …

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Best Sweetener For Diabetics: The Ultimate Guide

If you want to optimize your type 2 diabetes or prediabetes health, understanding which sweeteners or sugar substitutes are safe and effective is crucial. With over 50 different types of sugars and …

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Alcohol and Diabetes: Carb Counts & Facts

Here you’ll find all the carb counts for different alcoholic beverages and we’ll cover all the intricate details about alcohol and diabetes. But no doubt the one burning question you want …

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7 Foods for Reducing Triglycerides Naturally

Triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood, which your body uses for energy. And they are connected to the foods you eat. When you go for a cholesterol test you will also have your …

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Carbs vs Calories for Type 2 Diabetes & Prediabetes

Calories and carbohydrates are two words that get thrown around quite frequently when talking about nutrition and diabetes. A question we often hear is: “What is more important to manage my diabetes: …

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Foods To Lower Blood Sugar Levels

Are there really foods that can help lower blood sugar levels? Well according to many studies, yes there are! The main influence on your blood sugar control comes from eating an overall healthy diet, …

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#1 Remedy for Diabetes Sugar Cravings

In the realm of natural remedies, Gymnema sylvestre stands out for its potent anti-diabetic properties and ability to curb sugar cravings. This plant, revered in ancient Ayurvedic medicine, has …

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Does Maltodextrin Raise Blood Sugar?

Along your type 2 diabetes and prediabetes journey, you may have heard of an ingredient – maltodextrin; and wondered: does it raise blood sugar? It’s no wonder it’s confusing as …

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What Can Diabetics Drink Besides Water?

Water is obviously the best hydration option for diabetics due to its zero calorie and sugar content. But, we understand that variety is the spice of life; and we know some people just can’t …

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Diabetes Breakfast Ideas + Top Tip For Stable Blood Sugar

When it comes to regulating blood sugar, we often hear that coming up with breakfast ideas is a challenge. You may be wondering, if you’re sticking to a low carb diet plan, what kind of healthy …

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Can Diabetics Eat Squash?

From barrel-shaped pumpkins to yellow crooknecks, there are so many varieties of squash out there. But are any squash low carb? And are all squash diabetic-friendly? We’ve got answers (and fun …

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5 Delicious Type 2 Diabetes Meal Ideas + Recipes

With type 2 diabetes we understand it can sometimes feel like your diet is restricted and there’s nothing left to eat. Or on the other hand it may be that your usual eating routine seems boring, …

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Low Carb Cereals For Diabetics: Store-Bought & Homemade Options

As a diabetic, it’s important to be particularly mindful of your carbohydrate intake, as carbs have a direct impact on your blood sugar levels. One of the most popular breakfast choices …

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How To Control Diabetes Without Medication

If you have type 2 diabetes, you may be wondering if there are any alternatives to taking medication to control your blood sugar. The good news is, YES! Not only can you control type 2 diabetes …

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Prediabetic Food List: Free Download & Sample Menu

If you’ve been looking for a prediabetic food list to help you control or reverse prediabetes, we can help. We’re proud to say that for the past decade, we’ve been helping people …

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How to Curb Hunger at Night with Type 2 Diabetes

Whenever we meet with clients for the first time, we always ask them: “take me through a typical day” describing the foods they eat and meal patterns they follow. Often we hear something like this: …

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Where to Start with your Diabetic Diet Plan

Reader problem: “I need some advice on how to get things started. I know that I need to make changes to my diet, but I really don’t know how to start. I crave sugars so badly right now. I …

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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, …

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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. …

Read more55 Very Low Carb Foods That Won’t Send Your Blood Sugar Soaring!

10 Low Carb High Fiber Foods for Diabetics

The best way to get enough fiber in your diet is to eat lots of whole grains…right? We hear this all the time. Grains may be marketed as an ideal source of fiber but they’re not only high in …

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Best Diabetic Diet for Weight Loss (Science Reveals the Facts)

What is the best diabetic diet for weight loss? Ask 10 experts and you just might get 10 different answers! Look at the American Diabetes Association, weight watchers, or talk to a registered …

Read moreBest Diabetic Diet for Weight Loss (Science Reveals the Facts)

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, …

Read moreKombucha and Diabetes: The Facts

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 …

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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 …

Read moreHow To Reduce Carbohydrates In Your Diet?

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 …

Read moreGuide to Healthy Carbohydrates

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 …

Read more5 Steps To Putting A Low Carb Diabetic Diet Into Practice

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, …

Read more5 Myths About “Healthy Carbs” for Type 2 Diabetes

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 …

Read moreThe Easy Way To Control and Reduce Carb Intake

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. …

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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 …

Read moreType 2 Diabetes Research: Reflections & highlights for 2021

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 …

Read moreIs Gluten Free Low Carbohydrate?
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