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Prediabetic Diet & Health Tips

The good news is, you’re prediabetic! While that still might be a hard pill to swallow, the fact is, a person can be prediabetic for up to 10 years before getting a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. …

Cucumber and Type 2 Diabetes

While traditional cucumbers are long and green, they can come in a variety of colors, including white and orange. They also come in various sizes and shapes, including more rounded or oval. …

Testimonials

Real People; Real Results! I have had diabetes for many years, but I was feeling stuck – I was tired of the foods I was eating, using the same old recipes, and didn’t want to put forth the …

The Low Down on Diabetic Weight Loss Supplements

It’s estimated that more than 50% of people with diabetes take supplements. You’ve probably heard of many supplemental options that seem too good to be true. Cinnamon can cure diabetes, protein drinks …

Can Weight Loss Cure Type 2 Diabetes?

If you define cure as it’s most commonly understood: “a healing or remedy by which health is restored,” then in all accuracy, weight loss is not a “cure” for type 2 diabetes. That …

Setting Smart Goals for Your Diabetic Weight Loss Plan

Happy January!!! I hope the holidays have found you well. While I’m sure you may have eaten foods and portions outside the normal routine, I hope you’ve not gotten yourself too far in the hole in …

The Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Healthy Holiday Eating with Type 2 Diabetes

In addition to the stress, temptations and hustle-bustle of the holiday season, emotionalism sneaks in along with childhood favs and nostalgia. It doesn’t take any time for me to conjure up special …

19 Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Facts

This long list of type 2 diabetes treatment facts is here to help you get better results. According to the International Diabetes Federation, there were 415 million people with diabetes in 2015, which …

How To Enjoy Your Diabetic Thanksgiving and Avoid Spiraling Down Into Holiday Mode

Here we go once again – ready or not, the holidays are looming ahead! This year I noticed Hobby Lobby had their Christmas items out and on sale in August! And along with the festivities, …

Tomatoes and Type 2 Diabetes

There are hundreds of varieties of tomatoes with slight differences in color, texture and flavor; however, there is very little difference in the plethora of nutritional benefits they offer. One …

10 Easy Home Remedies to Stop Sugar Cravings

Nearly every single one of us comes up against the sugar cravings every now and again. For some of us, it’s on a daily basis. It’s made all the more difficult because everywhere you go sugar is …

4 Critical Drawbacks with Glycemic Index for Diabetes

Chances are, you’ve heard of Glycemic Index (GI) related to diabetes foods before. And while we often hear about how many calories, carbs, or fat a certain food item contains, few of us are familiar …

Diabetic Food Psychology and Mindless/ Mindful Eating

What was the last thing you ate? Why did you eat it? Okay, now think about what you ate yesterday…can you remember? If so, how much thought and planning went into those choices? If you can easily …

Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction and Diabetes: Helpful Info for Men and Women

While we are predominantly a diet, food and lifestyle site, we are always discussing diabetic health topics, sometimes ones that no one wants to tackle – like sexual dysfunction in diabetes. …

Diabetic Diet Secret: Could Gut Health From The Inside Out Be The Answer?

What if I told you there were billions of bugs crawling around inside of you? If that idea creeps you out, I regret to inform you that for every one of your human cells, there are about 10 of these …

Diabetes and Depression: Strategies to Cope Better

We’ve all felt sad or down from time to time. It’s a simple fact of life that challenges and hardships come to us all. And part of the coping process involves dealing with emotions. However, if this …

7 Key Ways to Control Blood Sugar

How is your blood sugar control? More importantly, how is it compared to a year ago? Even slow progress in the right direction is a good sign. Have you set a realistic goal for your blood sugar? …

7 Diabetic Diet Questions

We’ve collected a combo of diabetic diet questions with the corresponding answers and resources below. 1. My sugar levels are always shooting high no matter what I eat. That’s frustrating. I …

8 Blood Sugar Questions

We often have the same repetitive questions arise around blood sugar, so we’ve collected a range of them and put together some short answers below. 1. What should my fasting blood sugar levels …

1 unit insulin lowers glucose by how much? Calculating insulin/carb ratio

Remember High School algebra? Problem after problem wondering, when am I EVER going to use this? I sure remember thinking that on more than one occasion. Well, it turns out math does have more …

Sauerkraut and Diabetes: Facts + Recipe

Do you like sauerkraut? The answer may be yes. Or perhaps you have never tried it, yet. Did you know that it can be one of the simplest (2 ingredients!) healthy recipes to prepare at only pennies per …

Diabetic Restaurant Tips for Dining Out

While not ideal, eating out is certainly inevitable for most of us in this day and age. And though being mindful that most meals you prepare at home can be healthier, less expensive, and tastier, the …

Diabetes Exercise: Walking

Welcome to Fitness Friday! Where we help provide exercise options and motivation to move more. This is a new thing we’ve added to the DMP blog because so many people kept asking about it. Your …

Type 2 Diabetes and Exercise

First things first. Exercise is something EVERYBODY should be doing! In the same way that a person shouldn’t only eat a healthy diet when they have diabetes, a person shouldn’t only exercise if …

Dealing with ‘sudden’ high blood sugar readings

Have you ever checked your blood sugar and found it to be 50 (2.8 mmol/l) or more points higher than you’d expected? Say it normally runs in the low 100s (5.6-7). Suddenly you see a reading of 215 …

7 Day Prep Ahead Diabetic Meal Plan

Sick and Tired of Thinking About What You Should Eat? Looking for Some New Low Carb Meal Inspiration? Try this deliciously awesome 7 Day Prep Ahead Meal Plan! The idea of a ‘Prep Ahead Meal Plan,’ …

5 Important Things to Know About Blood Sugar Monitoring

Blood sugar monitoring can be a bit of a chore but it is important to get into a good monitoring routine. I know the numbers can sometimes be surprising, such is having high morning levels when you …

Metformin 101: Blood sugar levels, weight, side effects

As a type 2 diabetic, you’ve probably heard of Metformin, or you might even be taking it yourself. Metformin (brand name “Glucophage” aka “glucose-eater”) is the most commonly prescribed …

Top 9 Diagnostic Tests for People with Type 2 Diabetes

Having type 2 diabetes can be overwhelming. Not only are you expected to make drastic changes to your diet and lifestyle, but when you go to the doctor, talk with friends, and start doing a bit of …

Top 8 Easiest & Best Snacks For A Diabetic

We all get hungry in between meals. So instead of reaching for those chips and nasty saltine crackers, opt for one of these easy tasty snacks instead. They are all low in carbs and perfectly diabetic …

Type 2 Diabetes? Want to Get Better Results?

So, you’ve changed some things and made some progress but you want to get better results… Well that’s great news!! Since our health is so important, it’s always great to …

7 Great Blood Sugar Resources For T2 Diabetics

There are lots of great resources hiding in the trenches of the DMP blog. So I thought I’d compile a list of the stuff that can help you know the right numbers, lower your blood sugar, and …

Research on Type 2 Diabetes/ Prediabetes

Below you will find a growing collection of dietary and health research on type 2 diabetes treatment, with a particular focus on low carbohydrate diets. Overview It has long been believed that when …