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How Many Carbs Can I Have in a Gestational Diabetes Snack?
If you have gestational diabetes, don't try this at home! The Gestational Diabetes Snack Eating the right foods is not the only important part of managing gestational diabetes. We must strive to keep...
View ArticleWhat is the Glycemic Index?
When you first enter the world of the diabetic diet, you will hear about the Glycemic Index and how foods you want to eat are rated on it. Especially for newcomers, all those numbers can be confusing....
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What is the Normal Blood Sugar Level for Adults?
The American Diabetes Association has published guidelines to help us understand just what is the normal blood sugar level for adults. While we are all individual and unique in many ways, blood sugar...
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Finding Low GI Foods for Diabetics
In order to understand how to find low GI foods for diabetics, we need to first talk about what low GI really means. The Glycemic Index is a measure of how quickly a food converts to sugar in our...
View ArticleGlycemic Load vs. Glycemic Index
There seems to be a shroud of mystery surrounding the terms “glycemic load” and “glycemic index,” both of which are very helpful for following a low carb or diabetic diet. I came across this video that...
View ArticleVideo on Blood Glucose and Diabetes
I came across this video and thought it was a very good animation on how blood glucose levels are managed by the teamwork of the liver and pancreas. The way our bodies strive to maintain a balance is...
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Recommended Blood Glucose Levels
We talk about carbs and diabetic diet info here, but we haven’t really covered the recommended blood glucose levels before. You can’t be on a low carb diabetic diet without having a target in mind, so...
View ArticleVideo: Expanded Explanation of Glycemic Index Foods and Your Body’s Reaction...
This video talks more about the Glycemic Index and how our bodies become used to high levels of sugar, causing cravings and low blood sugar after eating. By following a diet that is primarily made up...
View ArticleHow Do I Calculate Glycemic Index on Foods?
The Glycemic Index, though making great advances all the time, does not have information on all foods out there. For that reason, many people are wondering if there is a way to calculate Glycemic Index...
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What’s Your Excuse?
Countless well-meaning people start diets or try to stop a bad habit, only to fail shortly after takeoff. The reasons for this are as varied as the people behind them, but how often is the excuse...
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