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Cereal can be a great way to add fiber in your diet.

Ways To Increase the Fiber In Your Diet

December 1, 2022

Fiber can help control your blood sugar because the body is unable to absorb and break it down. It doesn’t cause a spike in…

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Are Avocados A Good Food To Include in Your Diet

Are Avocados A Good Food To Include in Your Diet

November 22, 2022

Avocados Do Not Cause Weight Gain Hi, this is Elizabeth Hanawalt and I’m coming to you after I read an interesting study last night…

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Holiday eating and exercise tips for people with diabetes - dinner

Holiday Eating and Exercise Tips for People with Diabetes

November 17, 2022

Staying healthy and active during the holidays can be a challenge even for the most disciplined. Below are a number of tips to help…

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Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Stage 1 Hypertension

Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Stage 1 Hypertension

November 10, 2022

Recent studies have shown that reducing systolic blood pressure to below 130 mm Hg and making lifestyle changes may prevent 26,000 heart attacks and…

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Restaurant Menu Terms To Watch Out For

Restaurant Menu Terms To Watch Out For

October 20, 2022

Whether you’re going out for breakfast or dinner, there are certain terms that are common on a restaurant menu that you may not know…

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traveling as a diabetic

Traveling as a Diabetic

October 11, 2022

Today I want to talk about traveling with diabetes and the ins and outs of safely getting to where you are going with all…

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Benefits of Chia Seeds

September 27, 2022

Chia seeds are nutritious and can be part of a balanced diet because they are an excellent source of fiber, which can improve heart…

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Stomach flue and diabetes

Stomach Flu and Diabetes

September 14, 2022

This is a cautionary tale and its not to educate on any big topic, but I got the stomach flu yesterday! It just made…

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Understanding fiber on a nutrition label

Interpreting Fiber On a Nutrition Label

August 23, 2022

I want to bring up the fact of how fiber affects diabetes and what it looks like a label.  So today’s labels all look…

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5 100-Calorie Snacks You’ll Want to Make this Fall

August 15, 2022

It’s not too soon to start thinking about Fall and the many delicious snacks that seem to taste better when the weather cools off.…

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Prediabetes Linked to Heart Attack

Prediabetes Linked to Heart Attack

August 1, 2022

Prediabetes is not only a precursor of diabetes, but it is also a risk factor by itself for myocardial infarction (MI).   A myocardial…

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Non Alcoholic Liver Disease

July 17, 2022

In this video I talk about NALD. I told you and warned you all about this before and so I’ve drawn it out on…

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