type 2 diabetes

With recent evidence highlighting nutritional inadequacies in people with type 1 diabetes, particularly in adolescent years, and Dr Sue Shepherd’s PhD work also highlighting nutritional inadequacies and excesses in people diagnosed with coeliac disease, it seemed sensible to present the new Guidelines for Healthy Eating relating them to those of us with these chronic conditions.…

Diabetes is Not a Game of Perfect Balance is my favourite word when I think about my diabetes. I always think of trying to maintain a balance between a ‘normal’ life and my target for great diabetes control. I believe the key to such a delicate balance is moderation. Life is so full of extremes.…

Hello Sweeties! I had a query from one of our members asking about health concerns with artificial sweeteners, so thought I’d explore the topic a bit for everyone’s benefit. Through this blog I’ve tried to give you an overall view (by Dr Alan Barclay), a look at safety related issues for artificial sweeteners, a look…

Eating well involves following the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating by consuming foods from the 5 food groups in the right amounts (averages for adults provided) and to drink plenty of water: Plenty of vegetables of different types and colours, and legumes/beans – the more the merrier! Fruit – aiming for 2 pieces per day Grain…

Just like anybody, men with diabetes are at risk of a number of diabetes related complications including heart attack, stroke, kidney and eye disease. And just like anybody, living well and taking time out from worry about diabetes and its complications is important, as we wrote about earlier this week. Men are also at just…