What to buy? It’s the infamous question we ask ourselves around the holiday season. The harder question I feel is what to buy the person that has everything. To make matters worse, I’m a firm believer in giving practical presents. It’s so easy to default to chocolate or cookies for […]
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In recognition of National Diabetes Month, we’re here to offer you tips and tricks to manage diabetes, as well as healthy recipes to coincide with a balanced, diabetes friendly diet. But before we start with all of that, what IS diabetes? There are several types of diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, […]
Read more →Today, March 24, 2015, is the American Diabetes Association Alert Day®. If you’ve never heard of it, it is held the fourth Tuesday of March each year. On this day, the American Diabetes Association brings awareness of diabetes to the American public by asking everyone to “Take it. Share it.” […]
Read more →November is Diabetes Awareness Month! Instead of waiting until the problem starts, let’s discuss prevention tips now. The National Diabetes Education Program through the NIH recommends that every American over the age of 45 have their blood sugar checked yearly and individuals under the age of 45 if they have […]
Read more →Happy birthday! The older I get, the faster the time seems to go. It is hard to believe that is has been about a year since Eat Fit Health was launched and wow what a year it has been! We just got back from a much needed family vacation at […]
Read more →What is diabetes? Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease in which blood glucose (blood sugar) levels are too high. Glucose comes from the carbohydrate foods we consume. Once glucose is absorbed and enters the bloodstream, a hormone known as insulin is secreted from the pancreas to help glucose enter our […]
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