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Gluten Free for Autoimmune Disease

Gluten-Free for Autoimmune Disease

September 22, 2020

Gluten is found in just about everything, even places where you wouldn’t expect. People with celiac disease need to avoid gluten at all costs, but there is also a large portion of the population who have a gluten sensitivity. Gluten is linked to more than 50 different disease states.

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Gluten isn't all bad, even if you have diabetes

I have diabetes. Should I avoid gluten?

July 17, 2019

Cue the imperial death march because I’m going to talk about everyone’s favorite villain, gluten. It seems no one is eating it this century, or at least no one is admitting to eating it.  This is partly because gluten really IS dangerous for a segment of the population, including possibly some people with diabetes. But…

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How to Take Charge of Your Diabetes with Mindful Eating

February 28, 2019

When it comes to managing your diabetes, what you eat is important ( I realize I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know – yet). Believe it or not, how you eat is just as important. Mindless eating (i.e. eating while doing other things) can impact what and how much you eat. On the…

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How Eating More Plants Can Help You Control Your Diabetes

January 16, 2019

Believe it or not, what you eat is really important when it comes to controlling your diabetes. Eating a diet that’s full of fruits and vegetables can make your diabetes substantially more manageable.   According to this study, vegetarians had a substantially lower risk of developing diabetes than non-vegetarians. Now this doesn’t mean you have…

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Mindful eating for blood sugar control

Mindful Eating for Diabetes

December 4, 2018

Is it actually possible to have diabetes and NOT have a list of “good” or “bad” foods to eat?  Is it possible to be able to eat what you want and still manage your blood sugars?  Most of you are saying “Heck NO!” (or some version of that).  Well, I’m here to tell you, I…

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Why Oh Why Does My Blood Sugar Go So High (after fasting all night)?

October 5, 2018

Here are the top 3 possible causes: Maybe you had a really big dinner with saturated fat that delayed sugar release into the blood and the saturated fat created some insulin resistance, leading to higher morning readings….think pizza or Chinese food. You had a super healthy dinner, but your blood sugar went from 110 before…

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Even though diabetes is present in your life, there is hope. Hope that harmony between you and diabetes can be attained.

Angela Manderfeld, RD

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