Posts Tagged ‘sodium’

*+-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…

*+-This week 4-10 May 2014 is Heart Week. It’s about raising our awareness and understanding more about our heart health, what the risk factors are, and how you can recognise a heart attack or a stroke. We know that people with diabetes are 3 to 4 times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (including heart attack…

*+-As people with diabetes, it’s important that alongside managing the day-to-day needs of our diabetes we also pay attention to avoidance or awareness of issues that may creep up when we least expect it. Two such issues are celebrating their Australian national awareness week this week: Salt Awareness Week, through the Heart Foundation 10-16 March,…