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 the coast of the seaside
UK dietary guidelines explained
Dietary guidelines explained Dietary guidelines is one topic everyone seems to have an opinion on. I mean we all eat right? As a result, UK dietary guidelines frequently come under
New study says sweeteners increase the risk of stroke. A review
A new study published in the Stroke journal has linked the intake of artificial sweeteners with an increase in the incidence of stroke. Historically, sweeteners have been recommended as a
Can diabetes supplements improve blood glucose levels?
Can diabetes supplements be the key to controlling blood glucose levels? About a year ago I was teaching type 2 diabetes education to a group of patients. One of the
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 a separate blog on
Do Keto Diets Work for weight loss?
Ketogenic (or keto diet) diets are one of the latest dietary trends to sweep the diet market. The idea is you reduce your carbohydrate intake to below 50g per day
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 discussed. Therefore, I looked into
Do we really need a sugar tax?
You may have seen a recent article appear in several national newspapers regarding doctors calling for a sugar tax to prevent type 2 diabetes. If you missed it, here’s a
Effect of alcohol on blood glucose levels
What is the effect of alcohol on blood glucose levels? When I run education classes for type 1 and type 2 diabetes I always talk about the effect of alcohol
Pros & cons of a vegan diet
Vegan diet and diabetes Veganism has become a very popular dietary trend recently with many people subscribing to this way of eating. Vegan has almost become synonymous with healthy. As