The Paleo Diet Imagine a time before, cars, supermarkets, agriculture, heck, before houses existed. You’d spend the day roaming the planes of the land or
Diet
Type 1 Diabetes
How to prevent post meal glucose spikes in type 1 diabetes
People with type 1 diabetes have had it tough over the years. They still do. It’s not an easy disease to manage. Yet, it is
Should you be following the Paleo Diet
The Paleo Diet Imagine a time before, cars, supermarkets, agriculture, heck, before houses existed. You’d spend the day roaming the planes of the land or
Type 2 Diabetes
What is a low carb diet?
Every week I receive questions. Whether in type 2 diabetes education or via our online community. One question that came up this week was ‘what
One thing causing high glucose levels no one tells you
When we think of high glucose levels and diabetes, people automatically jump to the big 3. Insulin, the pancreas and carbohydrates. Yet, did you know
Diabetes Health
Age of type 2 diabetes associated with cardiovascular & mortality risk
The journal Circulation has published a new study. The study compared the age of diagnosis with type 2 diabetes and adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
What you need to know about saturated fat and CVD
The effect of saturated fat on CVD outcomes. The debate put to bed Introduction What’s the truth about dietary saturated fat intake and cardiovascular disease
Gestational Diabetes
Everything you need to know about gestational diabetes and diet
One part of my day job is acting as the specialist dietitian for the gestational diabetes clinic. I therefore see quite a lot of women
Exercise
Diabetes and physical activity recommendations. How much is enough?
The department of health describes physical Inactivity as a silent killer. The benefits of physical activity are well known and it is an important part
The Truth about HIIT –
MY problem with HIIT High intensity interval training (HIIT) has been the buzz in the fitness industry for a number of years now. The principle
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Do Keto Diets Work For Diabetes?
Following on from my previous blog on my services page about ketogenic diets (usually known as a keto diet) and weight loss I wanted to
Do Keto Diets Work
Do Keto Diets Work?? Ketogenic (or keto diet) diets are one of the latest dietary trends to sweep the diet market. The idea is you
Does Intermittent Fasting Work?
This weeks blog is all about intermittent fasting. It’s been a hot topic for a number of years now but rarely see a balanced argument
Preventing erratic glucose levels in type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is a tricky condition to manage. Improving blood glucose levels can be difficult. It truly is a 24 hour condition that requires