According to the American Diabetes Association, a diabetes free food is any food or drink that contains fewer than 20 calories and 5 grams of fat. Diabetes doctors and nutritionists have deemed these foods “free” because they lack the number of carbs and calories to significantly increase your blood sugar. The American Diabetes Association divides free […]
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Add Steps to Your Work Day: 5 Easy Ways to Move at...
We’ve all been told time and time again that exercise is one of the best ways to help manage diabetes. While hitting the gym, playing sports, and talking long walks after dinner are excellent ways to stay active, the amount of exercise you get during the work day can be just as important for your […]
The Answers to Artificial Sweeteners
When you have diabetes, learning how to satisfy your sweet tooth can often be a challenge. Instead of getting a sugar fix from natural ingredients, some people turn to artificial sweeteners as a different way to curb their craving for something sweet. Also called low-calorie or non-nutritive sweeteners, these sugar substitutes may seem like the […]
5 Diabetes-Friendly Veggies (Plus Recipes!)
How’s your daily veggie intake? The American Diabetes Association recommends eating at least 3-5 servings of vegetables per day (but more if you can!) A single serving is equal to a cup of raw vegetables or a half cup of cooked vegetables/vegetable juice. We recommend getting at 30-60 grams of carbohydrate per meal, and we’ve […]
How to Get More Healthy Fats into Your Meal Plan
Not all fats are created equal — we’re here to help you figure out which ones you should get more of. Two healthy fats are monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat. These fats are good for your heart and cholesterol, in addition they help to manage your moods, fight fatigue, and control your weight. Where you’ll […]
Smoking: The Risks with Diabetes
Smoking can raise your risk for heart attack or stroke, in addition to raising your blood pressure and cholesterol which can make it increasingly difficult to manage your diabetes. If you don’t smoke, don’t start. If you are a smoker, we know that you have a difficult road ahead of you–but we encourage you to […]
Move over, food pyramid! How to eat right with MyP...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEFmSk08LIE] We’re faced with a lot of choices every day. Sometimes, the most difficult choice can be what foods you should eat to have a healthy, balanced meal. Many of us grew up with the colorful food pyramid, which educated us on the different food groups. The USDA-created graphic helped us navigate the aisles of […]
Ways to Get Active
Feeling the February doldrums? Lacking motivation to get up and get out of the house? Feeling like your active lifestyle that you worked all summer and fall to build up has gone kaput? Well, dust off those old running shoes and get your yoga mat out, because we have some great ideas to get–and stay–active […]
How to find diabetes-friendly menu options
Managing diabetes often — and unfairly — gets a bad rap for being restrictive on people’s lifestyles, especially in terms of diet. At My Diabetes Home, we resist the stigma by pointing out that living with diabetes encourages us to make smarter, healthier decisions resulting in healthier and fuller lives. Today’s post is the second […]
Eating well in the real world: cooking healthy mea...
In previous blog posts, we’ve often said that maintaining a healthy diet is an important aspect of managing blood sugar levels and diabetes. Of course, the first step to any plan for healthy eating is to get some ideas for easy and delicious recipes that you can make at home. Today’s post is the first […]