Menu Planning

One of the first and most important things to do, after a diagnosis of diabetes, is to work with a registered dietitian (and/or certified diabetes educator) on menu planning and food choices. Diabetes doesn't mean giving up the pleasures of good eating. In this section, you'll find food suggestions, strategies, cooking advice, low carb menus, and great recipes to help you make your diabetes eating plan painless and pleasurable.

Using an RD(N)/CDE Finding a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator may be your ticket to the healthiest diabetes life possible.	Go Out to Dinner at Home Want to save some money this month? Browse these diabetes-friendly menus for a special restaurant-like meal you can make right at home.
Tips for Grocery Shopping Here are some helpful tips to make food shopping easier, healthier, and better for your diabetes management.	Healthy Swaps With some ingredient swapping, you can have many of your favorite dishes without suffering the consequences.
Baking Low Carb Learn how to creatively curb the carbs in baked goods or mediate their impact on your blood sugar.	10 Best Cooking Oils Here's a guide to the healthiest cooking oils for people with diabetes and ideas for making good use of them in your kitchen.
dFriendly Sides: Healthy Holiday Eating Follow these tips and tricks for traditional holiday eating without the excess carbs and calories.	The Scoop on Sugar Substitutes So many choices! How do you know which sugar substitute is the best one for you?
Low Sugar Desserts Here are six great recipes for sweet treats without all the sugar.	Cheap Eats: Recipes That Won't Break the Bank Recipes for diabetes-friendly fare that won't break the bank.
Diabetes Nutrition Tips A great collection of tips you can use right now to help you eat better for your diabetes health.	Celiac and Gluten-Free Eating
dLife Recipe Book PDF Downloadable collection of 18 delicious, diabetes-friendly recipes, as prepared on dLifeTV.	Everyday Eating from Lara Rondinelli Get great eating advice, tips, tools, and delicious recipes from this diabetes dietitian.

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Dream Diabetes Devices

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by Brenda Bell

Because today's going to be a bit busy to be doing actual art (and because I just saw STAR TREK: Into Darkness yesterday), I'm going to take the Diabetes Blog Week wildcard: "Tell us what your fantasy diabetes device would be? Think of your dream blood glucose checker, delivery system for insulin or other meds, magic carb counter, etc etc etc. The sky is the limit — what...

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