diet

What is the link between diabetes complications and dietary fat?

Healthy eating on a budget

The role of vegetables in a healthy lifestyle is now front and centre. What part do they play in diabetes management? Find out how a plant-based diet affects diabetes and tips to get more veggies on your plate.

Lower carb snack ideas

Ways to avoid winter weight gain.

Many people in our community are struggling with weight gain after COVID-19 social isolation and as we slip into winter.

Is takeaway food safe during COVID-19?

Ideally, a free food for people living with diabetes is considered to have only a small amount of carbohydrate, 5 grams or less per serve.

Most people living with type 2 diabetes who are treated with metformin, thiazolinediones, or diet alone and who have blood glucose well managed, are at low risk of complications with fasting.

A diagnosis of diabetes may mean your doctor has suggested you make changes to your diet. This may be a good time to become wiser about your regular eating pattern, but does that mean you need to follow a "diabetic diet"? 

Alcohol can be enjoyed by any person in moderation, including people living with diabetes.

People with diabetes may have better brain function if they follow a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, fish and healthy fats, a US study reported by Reuters suggests. Mediterranean diets have long been linked to better heart and brain health as well as a lower risk of developing diabetes.

People living with diabetes often ask "Can I eat fruit?" We take you through the facts to help you decide what's right for your diabetes management.

It is a common health myth that our bodies need detoxifying, to achieve everything from dramatic weight loss, to better quality of sleep, or soaring energy levels. This simply isn't true.

The amount of food we can eat without gaining weight decreases for every decade we live.