Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy (Kindle Edition)

Author >> Hope S. Warshaw

     

rate : ★★★★
Highly recommend, very easy to understand !!!

Planning a meal around diabetes doesn’t have to be difficult. Meal planning is one of the hardest parts of managing diabetes. The new edition of Hope Warshaw’s best-selling book gives you all the tools you need to plan and eat healthier meals. Updated to include the latest nutrition recommendations for the American Diabetes Association and the federal government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy is a resource no person with diabetes should be without.

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Children's Party Planning for the Diabetic Child

By >> Craig Aldridge

When a child has diabetes, there are many experiences that they miss out on. Halloween for the diabetic child, means collecting a bag of treats they will not get to enjoy. Playing at a friend's house entails heading home for medication or a shot, and having to say no to sweet snacks if they are offered. Class parties can leave a child feeling left out when sugary treats are being served and a birthday party without cake and ice cream seems dismal.

If you have a child that has been diagnosed with diabetes, there are ways to make their birthday special. With a little preplanning a birthday party for a diabetic child can be lots of fun for everyone.

As your child's party approaches, make sure that they are eating carefully and doing everything they can to keep their blood sugar levels in check. The excitement of the day can change their appetite and not eating can wreak havoc on blood sugar.

Type 2 Diabetes - Diabetes Myths That Even Doctors Believe!

By >> Beverleigh H Piepers

Maybe it's the lab coat. Many Type 2 diabetics look up to their family doctor or endocrinologist as some sort of diabetes oracle. Sure, they're a more reliable source of information than what you'll find in a typical Google search. However, that doesn't mean what they say it completely accurate or reliable.

Believe it or not, but many doctors aren't trained in nutrition. That's why it's a wise idea to seek out a registered dietitian or nurse that specializes in diabetic eating.

Here are diabetes myths that many doctors tell their patients everyday and are flat-out not true.

Myth #1: Stop Eating Sugar and Managing Diabetes is Easy

To doctors that treat diabetics, the "S-word" is sugar. They claim that tossing out sugar from your diet is enough to keep blood sugar under wraps. If only it was that easy.

Sure, you'd be hard pressed to find a reputable diabetes educator allowing lots of refined sugar into your diet. However, focusing on sugar while ignoring other important aspects of a diabetic diet isn't going to cut it.

It's important to take a holistic view of your disease that touches on all aspects of diet and health: carbs, protein, fat, stress, and exercise.

Myth #2: Diabetes is a Life Sentence

Like heart disease, diabetes is considered a "chronic" disease simply because when it hits you, it doesn't seem to go away. However, that doesn't mean that it won't go away with the right approach. Many studies have found that dramatically overhauling your lifestyle can actually reverse Type 2 diabetes.