So, you want to cook a healthy meal but your schedule is crazy, you have a picky eater and you are exhausted. You may want to give Fall Back Spaghetti a try. I call this pasta dish Fall Back Spaghetti because it truly is my cooking lifesaver: It is quickly assembled and well likedRead more
Nothing like waiting around for blood test results. Good times.đł Twice a year, I get blood work before my checkup. A day later, I gingerly pull up the results on the MyChart app. Like everyone with blood sugar problems, I worry about my numbers for fasting blood glucose and Ha1C – a number that reflectsRead more
Itâs possible to kick a serious, serious diet soda habit. For years – decades, actually – I drank at least two Diet Dr. Peppers every day. If I didnât have a bottle or can in the house, I really missed it, and would buy a drink the next time I went out. Sometimes, I wouldRead more
How much you weigh makes a difference in the likelihood of getting Covid-19. It turns out that obesity is a risk factor for the illness, Â along with advanced age, heart disease, diabetes and a host of other health problems. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that 42.4 percent of Americans qualify as âobese,â whichRead more
Iâm excited about Donatoâs lower carb pizza, made with cauliflower crust. It has 30 percent fewer carbs than regular pizza – but it tastes like regular pizza! I did a stint as a newspaper restaurant critic, so Iâm pretty picky about food. This pizza passes my test – it has a crispy/chewy crust that servesRead more
Consider the following: Amy and Carmen both have prediabetes. The two friends go out to dinner and eat the same foods in the same amounts. Two  hours later, Amyâs blood sugar level is normal while Carmenâs is way too high. Confusing? It turns out there is no one-size-fits-all-diet that is good for all of theRead more
Gripe: Having to be a sugar vigilante. When ordering beverages out, I always double check to make sure my sugar-free drink is truly sugar free. I feel frustrated. So do others.  Posters on the message board of  www.diabetesdaily.com complain that their orders for a sugar free beverage are messed up so often, they give up orderingRead more
Have high-ish blood sugar? You  may be on your own to figure out what to do; unless there’s an actual diagnosis of diabetes, insurers may not offer extensive professional counseling. One  self-help strategy is to read online to learn about lowering blood sugar. How do you know what information to trust? Type  “high bloodRead more
With prediabetes comes routine blood tests. Truth: Â They will be frequent but they don’t have to be bad. The following tips really help needle phobes! 1. Drink lots and lots of water the day before. Phlebotomists say that being well hydrated “plumps up” veins, which makes it easier for the phlebotomist to draw blood, resultingRead more