Posts Tagged ‘healthy food choices’

*+-Sometimes going on holiday with diabetes can be a worry when you don’t know what to expect food-wise. As requested by the Diabetes Counselling Online closed Facebook group ‘Men living with diabetes’, today’s blog will look at how you can prepare for your wonderful cruising holiday and how to make the most of it while…

*+-As you would know, the Easter long weekend is the one after next (Good Friday being the 18th April) and you will have noticed all the Easter so called ‘goodies’ in the supermarkets set out to tempt you. As we have four days off, it’s also a time of year, similar to Christmas time, when…

*+-With diabetes it’s important that we consider all the nutrients that contain energy (macronutrients) and understand what their roles are and how to ensure that we have enough of them for our Wellbeing. Protein is one of the four macronutrients that also include carbohydrates, fats and alcohol. Also, as protein is one of the 5…

*+-Last Monday’s blog was about the benefits of including low-glycemic index carbs in your diet. We mentioned aiming to include at least 1-2 serves in every meal to help to stabilise your blood sugar levels and energy levels and to keep you satisfied for longer as well as those many other benefits we covered. So…