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Reading Food Labels When You Have Diabetes

If you have diabetes, it isn’t enough to just watch your sugars. Reading the labels on your favorite foods can help you understand your blood sugar fluctuations and manage your diabetes better. Step One: Read the Ingredients Ingredients on the label are listed in descending order. The thing at the top of the list is in your food in the largest amount; each successive item is in a smaller amount than the one before it. Look for healthy ingredients like whole grains and monounsaturated fats. Know your sugars — anything that ends in -ose like lactose and sucrose or -tol … Continue reading →

Protein Power

When you are working out, it’s important to understand the nutritional needs your body is going through. The best way to understand this is to explain protein, carbohydrates and fats. Carbohydrates Carbohydrates, though derided by many popular diets (Atkins; South Beach) are easily burned during cardiovascular exercise. If you’ve ever heard the term, carb up, before working out – this is what they are referring to. When you work out without eating, you burn excess carbs stored in body fat. However, cutting out all carbohydrates when you work out is not a good idea. You will deplete your body of … Continue reading →