Day-to-Day Management

Recipes

Turkey Meatballs and Spaghetti Squash

Love spaghetti and meatballs? Who doesn’t? We’re going to shake it up with a few substitutions that make your pasta meal healthier and lower in carbs! First, we love spaghetti squash. In our opinion, it’s the best substitute for pasta.  One medium spaghetti squash will serve 2-3 adults. 1 cup of baked and shredded spaghetti squash […]

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Goal Setting & Exercise

To get myself back on track, I have set a goal of running a 10k in mid-April. I have been training and will continue to work out four days a week and build my training regimen up until the race. This goal keeps me motivated and encourages me to exercise, too. What exercise goals have […]

Diabetes Management Tips When Sick & How to Stay Healthy

Everyone is sick! Rhodes’ blood sugar always spikes when he is battling something. Check out these tips for managing your diabetes when you’re sick, as well as our top tips for trying to stay healthy during this time of the year.  

Meal Planning

Basics of a Grocery List

Do you make a grocery list? We do! We are big fans of making a list and checking it twice. We have certain staples that we always keep in our pantry, and then a short list of meat and produce that we rotate week-to-week. Here’s how we start– we list items by meal: breakfast, lunch, […]

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Holiday Planning

Give Yourself Some Love This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day can be a wonderful time of remembering and thanking those you love, but not everyone has a special valentine. If you are in the camp that is without a valentine this year, or if your significant other isn’t exactly a candy and roses kind of person, how about you treat yourself this Valentine’s […]

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Take Care of Your Heart

February is American Heart Month. Did you know that the number one leading factor in heart disease is being a diabetic? We have to remain extra careful, be proactive, eat a heart healthy diet and show our hearts some love!

How to Avoid Grazing and High Blood Sugar at Super Bowl Parties

You can really run into some trouble with your blood sugar, if you aren’t careful, especially at Super Bowl parties! In this video, Rhodes shares his top strategies for keeping his blood sugar in check so he can feel his best during the big game. Go team!

Three Diabetes Management Tips for Traveling

It is challenging to stay on top of your diabetes when you are away from home! When Rhodes is traveling for work, he plans and prepares so he can best manage his diabetes. Find out his top three tips in this video!

Tips to Beat the Winter Chill

Brrrr. Baby, it’s cold outside! Do you find it hard to stay on track when it’s cold? Here are Alana’s top 3 tips for keeping your diabetes management in check when it’s cold outside, and all you want to do is curl up on the couch and eat!  

Diabetes Management and Support Team Goals for 2019

As a diabetic, have you set your goals for 2019? How about your goals as a diabetic support team member? We share our goals for the year in this video. Let’s support each other and hold each other accountable, together, in 2019. We can do it!