Fueling Your Life: National Nutrition Month
Joslin’s Certified Diabetes Educators have created a list of suggestions to fuel your day in a healthy way. Read their tips and nutritious breakfast recipes.
Read more on Fueling Your Life: National Nutrition MonthFasting during Ramadan with Diabetes
Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan is an important spiritual practice. When you have diabetes, you may be wondering how fasting will affect your diabetes. There is a lot of misinformation about...
Read more on Fasting during Ramadan with DiabetesHow to maintain mindful eating when ordering takeout
So you are thinking of ordering out again... Eating out is a nice way to break up the routine of home-cooked food. During the pandemic, many have fallen into a rut of eating the same foods week after...
Read more on How to maintain mindful eating when ordering takeoutPersonalizing Your Plate for Your Culture
Food nourishes our body, provides us nutrition and helps in managing diseases. Food also gives us comfort, brings back memories, and binds one another. How we eat and what we eat reflect our culture...
Read more on Personalizing Your Plate for Your CultureHow to Use the AADI Healthy Plate
Healthy eating starts by following the ratio 2:1:1 - 2 portions of vegetable to every portion of protein (meat, fish, or egg) and carb (rice, potato, naan). This AADI Healthy Plate will help and guide...
Read more on How to Use the AADI Healthy PlateNational Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month, a nutrition education campaign sponsored annually by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics . The campaign is designed to focus attention on the importance of making...
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Heidi Karner, MS, RDN, LDN, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Adult Diabetes Educator at Joslin. She provides medical nutrition therapy and diabetes self-management education to patients by...
Read more on Meet One of Joslin’s NutritionistsDiwali and Diabetes
Every culture has its big celebratory holidays. For Hindus one of these is Diwali, the “Festival of Lights.” Starting on November 4 and continuing until the 9, the five-day holiday signifies the...
Read more on Diwali and DiabetesHealthy Halloween Treat Recipes
Monster Apple Bites Yield: 12 servings 3 granny smith apples, cored and cut into corners. 1 ½ Oz Mini M&M’s 1 ½ cup(s) creamy peanut butter ¼ cup(s) slivered almonds Using a paring knife, cut a wedge...
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Autumn’s warm mid-afternoon days and chilly nights are upon us and its apple picking season here in the Northeast. Apples really are one of the perfect fruits for people with diabetes. High in both...
Read more on Autumn, Apples and DiabetesYour Fall Tune-Up
Forget January, the change of seasons with its reinvigorating cooler weather and changing leaves are great motivators to spend some time focusing on your health. It’s a great time to check in with...
Read more on Your Fall Tune-UpHow Does Fiber Affect Glucose Levels?
Dietary fiber is a type of carbohydrate just like sugars and starches (see Carbs, Protein and Fats – Their Effect on Glucose Levels ). This sometimes can be confusing for people living with diabetes...
Read more on How Does Fiber Affect Glucose Levels?Carbs, Protein and Fats – Their Effect on Glucose Levels
“How do I know if a meal or snack is going to spike up my glucose levels?” “Why does it seem like every time I eat a carbohydrate (Carbs), foods my glucose levels skyrocket?” “Why is it that some...
Read more on Carbs, Protein and Fats – Their Effect on Glucose LevelsGrill Healthy! Tips for Barbecuing Diabetes-Friendly Foods
It’s beginning to look a lot like barbeque season. The sun is shining, the air is warm and the days are long. Time to haul out the charcoal or make sure you have extra propane for your gas grill. The...
Read more on Grill Healthy! Tips for Barbecuing Diabetes-Friendly FoodsWhat Impacts Glucose Levels in Your Diet
“How do I know if a meal or snack is going to spike up my glucose levels?” “Why does it seem like every time I eat a carbohydrate, my glucose levels skyrocket?” “Why is it that some foods make my...
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