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10 Tips for Healthy Dining
Meal-planning

10 Tips for Healthy Dining


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Alcohol and Diabetes
Meal-planning

Alcohol and Diabetes


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Carb Counting
Meal-planning

Carb Counting


Since the 1990s, carbohydrate counting has been the most common method taught to people with diabetes to manage their blood glucose. It is the method you will most likely be discussing if you work with a diabetes educator or dietitia ...
Eight Myths Dispelled
Meal-planning

Eight Myths Dispelled


Each month, Johns Hopkins Medicine provides OneTouch® Gold members with a handy tip sheet on some aspect of diabetes care. This first tip sheet highlights eight commonly held misconceptions about diabetes. Do you assume any of ...
Food and Blood Glucose Monitoring
Meal-planning

Food and Blood Glucose Monitoring


The food you eat directly impacts blood glucose levels. In order to create a meal plan that works best for you—one that helps you stay within your target range and eat the foods you like—you should be aware of how the foods you eat c ...
Food Is Not the Enemy
Meal-planning

Food Is Not the Enemy


You've got diabetes. Your next thought may be: there goes any hope of enjoying an ice cream cone or Aunt Sadie's famous apple pie. Not so! ...
Mixing Alcohol with Your Diabetes
Meal-planning

Mixing Alcohol with Your Diabetes


People with diabetes often assume alcohol is off limits. Not so! For most people, keeping an eye on how much and what you drink will help avoid the alcohol-related pitfalls of low glucose levels, weight gain and high blood pressure. ...
The 7 Healthy Behaviors
Meal-planning

The 7 Healthy Behaviors


Managing your diabetes is a lot of work, and requires a lot of knowledge and skills in order to manage it. Oftentimes, the person we look to for guidance is our diabetes educator. But, in a 15-minute visit, are you really learning ...
Carb Counting Made Easy
Nutrition

Carb Counting Made Easy


Johns Hopkins Diabetes Tip Sheet, no. 12 ...
Climbing the Food Pyramids
Nutrition

Climbing the Food Pyramids


The amount of information about what you should and shouldn't eat can be overwhelming. But if you concentrate on two major sources of guidance–the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA)–yo ...
Dairy: Got Calcium?
Nutrition

Dairy: Got Calcium?


We've all seen the "got milk?" commercials telling us how milk, naturally rich in calcium, can help build strong bones and prevent osteoporosis. Now there's evidence that calcium, contained in a variety of dairy and other food produc ...
Fast Facts
Nutrition

Fast Facts


You can't beat fast food for price and convenience—but it can be disastrous for your diabetes management. Fortunately, by planning ahead and choosing wisely, you can eat a meal that's good for your wallet and your diabetes. ...
Food and Blood Glucose Monitoring
Nutrition

Food and Blood Glucose Monitoring


The food you eat directly impacts blood glucose levels. In order to create a meal plan that works best for you—one that helps you stay within your target range and eat the foods you like—you should be aware of how the foods you eat c ...
Fuel for Fitness
Nutrition

Fuel for Fitness


You wouldn't think of taking an aerobics class without first fitting yourself with supportive shoes. Nor should you plunge into physical activity before consuming enough fuel to take you through your workout. Here's how to equip your ...
How Sweet It Isn't
Nutrition

How Sweet It Isn't


Over the years, many culprits have been implicated in America's obesity epidemic. Recently, another one has started making a name for itself—high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). ...
How to Read Food Labels
Nutrition

How to Read Food Labels


To make sure you're making the most appropriate food choices, you should plan your meals ahead of time and carefully read food labels when shopping. Almost all packaged food includes a list of nutritional information in a section cal ...
No More Carb Confusion
Nutrition

No More Carb Confusion


What is low-carb dieting and what can it do for you when you're trying to control your glucose and your weight? It's true that carbohydrate-rich foods have the most immediate impact on your blood glucose control. But you'll find that ...
Treatment of Hypoglycemia
Nutrition

Treatment of Hypoglycemia


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