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Your Muscles Manage Your Blood Sugar: A Guide for People Living with Type 2 Diabetes
Skeletal muscle is an insulin-sensitive tissue, meaning insulin acts on it to promote glucose uptake for energy and storage. In fact, skeletal muscle uses 80% of the glucose that enters the bloodstream following a meal. It is therefore essential for blood glucose regulation. People with low muscle mass, therefore, have a reduced ability to use...
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Food Noise and Food Peace With Diabetes
Managing diabetes involves many daily decisions, and food is one part of that. For some people, thoughts about eating can become constant or distracting. It may feel like food takes up a lot of space in your mind. This ongoing stream of thoughts is sometimes called “food noise.” Food noise can show up in different...
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Beyond Diet and Exercise: Unmasking the Real Barriers to Health
When we talk about chronic conditions like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, or high blood pressure (non-communicable diseases, or NCDs), it’s easy to blame the individual. Phrases like, “If that person just lost some weight,” or “If they just ate better,” are unfortunately common. However, this view is too simple. The truth is, preventing NCDs...
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Simple Diet Changes After a Diabetes Diagnosis
Being diagnosed with diabetes can feel overwhelming at first. There is a lot to learn, and it is normal to have questions and worries about your long-term health. The good news is that focusing on a few simple dietary changes can make a big difference. These first steps don’t need to be complicated, and they...
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What Does It Mean When We Talk About Lifestyle?
Lifestyle management is considered a core component of diabetes care. When someone talks about lifestyle, they’re referring to several approaches to diabetes care that do not require medication. The first approach when we talk about lifestyle may be nutrition therapy. Sometimes people refer to nutrition as their way of eating, their meal plan, or their...
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When You Eat Matters: Your Body’s Clock and Blood Sugar
The Body’s Internal Clock: What Is Circadian Rhythm? Your blood sugar levels do not just rely on what you eat, but when you eat as well. Our bodies have a biological timekeeper known as circadian rhythm. This internal clock regulates many aspects of our health and wellbeing like sleep, hormone release for growth and development,...