Nutrition, food, and living with diabetes.
Short reads you can use at tomorrow's breakfast. Every article is reviewed by a health professional and carries its review date.
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Nutrition
Diabetes
Lifestyle
Nutrition
Glycaemic index: how to choose your carbs
Low, medium, high: the number helps, but portion and plate companions matter more.
Nutrition
The balanced plate, adapted for diabetes
Half the plate vegetables and fruit, a quarter protein, a quarter carbohydrate, applied to everyday home cooking.
Nutrition
Reading labels: where sugar hides
Check the serving size first, then total sugars. Sugar travels under a dozen names, here they are.
Diabetes
HbA1c and fasting glucose, explained
One number sums up three months, the other records this morning. When each one is used.
Lifestyle
Eating out without wrecking the plan
Street food, weddings, office lunches. Three situations, three simple strategies nobody will notice.
Nutrition
Fibre: 25–30 grams a day, and where to find it
Fibre slows sugar absorption. Its cheapest sources are at the market, not the pharmacy.