If you or someone you love is managing type 2 diabetes, this breaks down exactly what to put on your plate and why.
The plate breakdown: ๐ฅฆ Half your plate โ non-starchy vegetables ๐ Quarter โ lean protein ๐ Quarter โ whole grains ๐ฅ Small amounts of healthy fat ๐ Low-glycemic fruit โ 1-2 servings daily
The four daily habits that make it all work: โ
Eat regular meals โ skipping backfires every time โ
Drink more water than you think you need โ
Use smaller plates for effortless portion control โ
30+ minutes of movement daily
The biggest mistakes I see women make:
โ Skipping meals to lower blood sugar โ it actually raises it
โ Drinking fruit juice instead of eating whole fruit โ juice strips the fiber
โ Going low-fat instead of right-fat โ healthy fat stabilizes blood sugar
I'm Becky โ founder of The Aligned Diabetes Collective, a midlife woman living with diabetes, and a nurse. I created this free community specifically for women like me who are managing type 2 diabetes in midlife and tired of figuring it out alone.
We cover meal planning, blood sugar education, and the hormonal side of diabetes that nobody talks about โ because managing diabetes in midlife is a completely different experience than managing it at 30.
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