Posts Tagged ‘Accredited Practising Dietitian’

*+-I’ve been asked to write this blog as a dietitian for the Pregnancy and Parenting with Diabetes closed group for Diabetes Counselling Online. It’s a little challenging mostly because each of us has different requirements and should set personalised targets, so these tips are for a general guide only. I recommend that you should check…

*+-Some of us really dislike counting calories. It’s great for those who do, and many I know use tools/apps such as MyFitnessPal and others with success, but it’s not for everyone. This raises the question, if you’re not counting calories how do you know how much to eat to lose or maintain your weight/wellbeing? A…

*+-Earlier this month we shared a thread in Diabetes and Food – let’s celebrate it! on what people’s favourite sauces were. There were some awesome ideas presented by our members on how to swap some of the more processed sauces for lower sodium/fat/sugar varieties and some great ideas for fresh, homemade options. I thought we’d…

*+-By popular demand through a thread in our Facebook group Diabetes and Food – let’s celebrate it!, this topic deserves a blog to help explain some of the ‘stuff we hear’ around carbohydrates and type 2 diabetes. I’d also encourage people with type 1 diabetes to read this though, because some of the points made are…

*+-In today’s blog we’ll focus on which fats we should include in our diets, why this is so, and how much we should be having. Last week in the introduction to fats and d-health blog we talked about how it’s important for us, especially as people with or at risk of diabetes, to understand about…