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You can review the typical dietary approaches to diabetes management at https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/getting-started/approaches-to-diabetes-management/. The dietary protocol that seems to work best for many Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics is represented in the first downloadable PDF document. There are two other PDF food lists: Low-carb Food List for Diabetics 210310 Dr. Westman's Low-carb Food List (edited for Adventist Vegetarian … Continue reading Review of Dietary Approaches
Since Daylight Saving Time (in the United States) begins today (March 13, 2022), this is a good week to talk about sleep and rest (https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/getting-started/get-adequate-sleep/). There is a definite connection between sleep and diabetes, according to sources we have researched. Too little sleep can raise your diabetes risk. It is said that if you need … Continue reading Sleep – Law of Health #7
Low-carb High-healthy-fat (LCHF) We will start with explaining Low-carb High-healthy Fat (LCHF) because, when it's done right, it is the most immediately effective approach to lowering blood sugars and A1C numbers. LCHF can be utilized by all dietary lifestyles, whether non-vegetarian, lacto-ovo vegetarian, or dietary vegan. The polar opposite of LCHF is High-carb Low-fat Whole-food … Continue reading Low-carb High-fat vs. High-carb Low-fat Dietary Vegan
March is National Nutrition Month, an educational campaign focusing on the significance of physical fitness as well as eating nourishing meals. So it's a good time to further tweak your diabetes way of eating to best fit your goals for your diabetic health. Here is a detailed overview of Dietary Approaches in Diabetes Management. This … Continue reading March – Approaches to Diabetes Management
Once you have developed a representative list of "safe foods" for YOU by "Eating to Your Meter" you can now create and/or collect recipes that contain only those foods. (If you have forgotten or don't know how to eat to your meter, please click on the above link.) Recipes You can start with recipes from … Continue reading Recipes and Meal Planning
"Eating to Your Meter" is perhaps the ONE most important strategy you can employ! What it means is that you will determine what food(s) you can eat that will not spike your blood glucose (and, thus, your insulin levels) by careful testing with your blood glucose meter. When you want to test for a specific … Continue reading Eat to Your Meter
NOTE: Portion control is added to the Essential Habits you have established: mastering use of your blood glucose meter, drinking an optimum amount of water for you, eliminating all sugar, eating non-starchy whole-food vegetables instead of processed foods, and a having a daily exercise regimen. I would like to suggest that real temperance for a diabetic is “portion control.” You … Continue reading Portion Control – Law of Health #5
Now that you have Established the Five Essentials, let's refine it further to include portion control (Law of Health #5). I would like to suggest that real temperance for a diabetic is “portion control.” You need to be aware of how much makes up a “portion” or “serving” of every food you eat. “Portion control is all … Continue reading February – Refining Essential Habits
Have you mastered use of your glucose meter? Test at least once (or more) every day. Are you drinking enough water? Have you replaced all juices, sodas, and other sugary drinks with plain water? Have you replaced all (or most) processed food with real, unprocessed foods? If not, keep working at it! For help with … Continue reading Exercise Daily
Have you mastered use of your glucose meter? Keep practicing! Test at least once (or more) every day. Are you drinking enough water? Have you replaced all juices, sodas, and other sugary drinks with plain water? Keep drinking! This week you will keep focusing on eliminating sugar, especially in foods, AND eliminating most processed foods. … Continue reading Eat Real Food
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