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How When You Eat Impacts Blood Sugar

When it comes to managing blood sugar, most people focus on what they eat and how much they eat. But there's another important piece that often gets overlooked: when you eat. Emerging research in chro...

Best Beverage Choices For Diabetes

Even if you eat a perfect type 2 diabetes diet, what you drink can wreak havoc on your diabetes management. Oftentimes, what people drink is overlooked as a reason for their high blood sugars. Beverag...

The Importance of a Healthy diet with GLP-1 Agonists

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists are medications used to help individuals with Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) and obesity. These medications work by mimicking the actions of a natural hormone called...

Do I Have Prediabetes? What You Need to Know

Prediabetes is a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Alarmingly, 81% of people with prediabetes are unaware of their c...

Easy Diabetic Diet for Beginners: 4 Tips &Tricks

Most forms of diabetes are manageable with proper medical care and maintainable lifestyle changes. If you have been newly diagnosed with diabetes, it may be hard to know where to start. Our dietitians...

Summertime Snacks To Satisfy Your Cravings

During the summer temptation lies everywhere, which means watching your diet, planning ahead, and not setting yourself up for binging is very important. Be careful with snack traps that can lead you d...

Type 2 Diabetes Diet: Essential Insights and Tips for a Healthy Life

An estimated 37.3 million people in the United States have diabetes, more than 10% of the population. With diabetes rates rising, it’s more important than ever to raise awareness, combat misinfo...

Easy Steps to Reversing Prediabetes

November has been recognized as National Diabetes month since 1975, highlighting the critical need for awareness or action. During this month, there is an emphasis on the importance of comprehensive c...

Improving Your Cardiovascular Health One Step at a Time

Among adults, only about 20% had high cardiovascular health. The other 80% had moderate to low cardiovascular health. What is even scarier is the results of the children. Roughly 30% had high cardio h...

Blood Sugar Highs and Lows

Oftentimes when people have high blood sugar they blame whatever they last ate, but there are many reasons that could lead to high blood sugar. Yes, diet is one of the most important factors in contro...

Living Healthy with Diabetes and Prediabetes

November marks American Diabetes Awareness Month, a time for us to raise awareness about diabetes prevention, treatment, and risks. According to the CDC's 2023 National Diabetes Statistics Report, ove...

Watercress: Why This Green Deserves a Main Spot on Your Plate

Watercress has been moving up in the culinary world. It has advanced from a garnish to a featured dish on our plates and is now being recognized for its many benefits for our health. In fact, one&nb...

Cinnamon and Diabetes: Can This Spice Help Lower Blood Sugar?

Cinnamon has become a popular topic in conversations about diabetes management. Some studies suggest that cinnamon may help lower blood sugar, HbA1c (average blood sugar over 2–3 months), choles...