Category: Healthy Living

Healthy Breakfast Foods for Type 2 Diabetes. As the saying goes, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But some people may skip breakfast because they’re in a hurry or don’t care for breakfast foods. However, that’s never a good idea, especially if you have type 2 diabetes. “The point of breakfast is that it breaks that ‘fast’ from overnight,” says Christie Hust, RD, LD, an instructor with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing and a diabetes counselor at the Larry Combest Community Health and…

The health benefits of mangoes have always been debatable because of their excessive sugar and calorie content which generally overpower the nutritional value of the fruit. Therefore, diabetics are mostly advised to eat mangoes in moderation. But the jury is still out on whether or not mangoes are good for diabetics. Just the thought of mangeos may elicit images of tropical beaches, palm trees, ocean waves gently covering the sandy beach…eating mangeos by the ocean with cool ocean breezes wafting over you… Mangos are the fruit of the mango tree—and…

If you have diabetes, you can eat pineapple as long as you do so in moderation. You should also balance your pineapple consumption with other foods. If you‘re introducing pineapple into your diet for the first time since your diagnosis, you should watch for any changes to your blood sugar levels. Pineapple and Diabetes If you have diabetes, you know how important it is to track the food you eat. Although maintaining your blood sugar levels is important, you must also consider your carbohydrate intake. Fruits such as pineapple can…

Coconut oil and diabetes Can You Eat Coconut Oil If You Have Diabetes? If you’re living with diabetes, you’ve likely been through the diet overhaul. Out with the rippled chips, white bread, and full-fat cheese. In with the whole-wheat toast, tofu, and celery sticks. Now you may want to replace the fats you use in your cooking. You may have heard coconut oil may be a good substitute, but you may not be sure how it would affect your diabetes. Is it better or worse? Here’s what you need to…

Can Diabetics Eat Popcorn? Popcorn is one of life’s little snacking pleasures — after all, who could imagine going to see a flick without stopping by the snack counter for a small bucket? While people with diabetes should try to avoid the highly salted and buttery versions, popcorn can still be safely incorporated into the diabetic diet. Tip Popcorn has high fiber and a low glycemic load compared to many other snack foods, so as long as it is consumed in moderation it makes a healthy addition to the diabetic…