Author: Jacquie

“What Can I Eat?”

Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics™ has done extensive research on the foods that provide the best blood sugar control and recommends eating whole foods that are unprocessed (or minimally processed) and in as close as possible to their natural state. Read this following article for more comprehensive information: https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/2024/03/03/what-can-i-eat-2/ Recipe: Parmesan Roasted Cabbage Wedges https://momjscookbook.wordpress.com/vegetables/cabbage/parmesan-roasted-cabbage-wedges/ If you got … Continue reading “What Can I Eat?” →

Sleep Awareness Month

March has been designated as Sleep Awareness Month. Since Daylight Saving Time began this morning (March 9) for most of us in the United States, sleep (or lack thereof) is probably on our minds. Read this informative article: https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2015/03/04/national-sleep-awareness-month/ The Law of Health #7 - Rest/Sleep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhaPs5n98Zs If you got this email from someone who … Continue reading Sleep Awareness Month →

National Nutrition Month

March is National Nutrition Month, an educational campaign focusing on the significance of physical fitness as well as eating nourishing meals. https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-nutrition-month-march/ This is also a good time to talk about the “Eden Diet.” It began with my gut response to a post on a friend’s Timeline. She posted about having eaten a sandwich made … Continue reading National Nutrition Month →

Practice Portion Control

The Law of Health #5 is Temperance, or abstemiousness. That is, to abstain from everything that is harmful to your body. At the top is that list is sugar! I would like to suggest that real temperance for a diabetic is “portion control.” First of all, you need to be aware of what constitutes a … Continue reading Practice Portion Control →

Establish Essential Habits

Once you start to learn about diabetes (and this should continue indefinitely), it’s time to establish five essential habits that will provide the foundation for your success. Regardless of your dietary lifestyle (vegan, vegetarian, or “Adventist non-vegetarian”) or diabetes dietary protocol (ADA, LCHF, WFPB, etc.), it is vital that you establish these daily habits: Mastering Use of Your Glucometer Drink Sufficient Water Eliminate … Continue reading Establish Essential Habits →

Snacks for Super Bowl Sunday

[NOTE: This post was initially intended for Sunday, February 9, but we decided to give you a couple days to plan ahead!] Are you ready with low-carb snacks for Super Bowl*? While we normally don’t recommend snacks, Super Bowl Sunday might be an exception. However, if you’ve had an early breakfast, you might be able … Continue reading Snacks for Super Bowl Sunday →

Recommended YouTube Channels

We have found these YouTube channels worth subscribing to! Some publish new videos every week, others publish less often. You can choose which videos you want to watch. Adapt Your Life (Dr. Eric Westman) – https://www.youtube.com/@AdaptYourLife Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics (Jacqueline Lemi-Hegarty) – https://www.youtube.com/@adventistvegetariandiabetics Beat Diabetes (Dennis Pollock) – https://www.youtube.com/@beatdiabetes3 Diet Doctor (Dr. Bret Scher) – https://www.youtube.com/@dietdoctor Bernstein’s Diabetes University (Dr. Richard K. Bernstein) – https://www.youtube.com/@DrRichardKBernstein … Continue reading Recommended YouTube Channels →

Eat to Your Meter

“Eat to your meter” means to test pre-meal and post-meal. The idea behind testing at 1 hour and 2 hours is based on the premise that your blood sugar will peak at 1 hour after eating the first bite, and that blood sugar will go back down to normal at 2 hrs. Anyone with an … Continue reading Eat to Your Meter →

Master Use of Your Glucose Meter

As you may have noticed, Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics has a tagline: “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (1 Thess. 5:21). It’s another way of saying “eat to your meter.” However, you can’t “eat to your meter” unless you have and use a blood glucose meter. Mastering use of your glucose meter is perhaps the one … Continue reading Master Use of Your Glucose Meter →

Can Diabetes Be Cured?

The first thing to understand is that Type 1 diabetes (often called juvenile diabetes) and Type 2 diabetes (often called adult-onset diabetes) are two completely different diseases. In Type 1 diabetes, due to the body’s inability to produce insulin, injections of insulin must be administered daily. In Type 2 diabetes, the body often makes adequate … Continue reading Can Diabetes Be Cured? →