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 … Continue reading Master Use of Your Glucose Meter
Are you still reading a book you have selected from our Book List? If so, keep reading! Have you mastered use of your glucose meter? If not, keep practicing! At a minimum, you should check your blood glucose at least once a day--or more--unless you have been at 5.0% (or lower) A1C for at least … Continue reading Eliminate ALL Sugar, Drink Sufficient Water
Happy New Year 2022! 1: January 5 is National Keto Day, established in 2019 by The Vitamin Shoppe "to educate and bring awareness to the ketogenic diet and further highlight the many health benefits a keto lifestyle offers." If you already "eat keto," this article will affirm and support you. If you do not, this … Continue reading January – Establish 5 Essential Habits
Once you have started to Learn About Diabetes, you should 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: Master Use of Your Glucometer Drink Sufficient Water Eliminate … Continue reading Establish Essential Habits: Master Use of Your Glucometer
The phrase, "eat to your meter," means using your glucose meter to help you determine what foods/beverages you can consume that will not harm your diabetic body. Goal: To eliminate (abstain from) foods that cause blood glucose spikes. Here’s how to test for a specific food, recipe, or meal: Baseline: Test pre-meal to get a fasting … Continue reading Eat to Your Meter
Goal: To establish regular consumption of non-starchy green vegetables to replace highly refined processed foods and trans fats. Continue to monitor your blood glucose daily, drink your optimum amount of water every day, and ADD 3-5 servings of non-starchy vegetables every day. If you wonder how you're going to get in that many vegetables every … Continue reading First Month, Third Week – Green Vegetables
This week, keep using your glucose meter every day and focus on drinking more water. If you are still drinking sodas, regular or diet, or just have to have your morning orange juice (and I don't care if it's fresh-squeezed!), this is a good time to stop. Yeah, cold turkey. Make sure you have plenty … Continue reading First Month, Second Week – Water
We are all here for one purpose: to manage our diabetes by managing our blood sugar. I posted the words of this image on my Timeline a few days ago, and someone was offended by it and unfriended me. So, for sure, I had to create this as a meme and share it widely! The … Continue reading First Month, First Week – Blood Glucose Meter
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