Nutrition
Gestational diabetes: food diary and carbohydrate counting
A diary for gestational diabetes is not about self-discipline or “try writing things down.
Diabetes and blood sugar
What is known about eating with diabetes, and which anti-spike tricks were ever tested.
Nutrition
Fruit and blood sugar: how an apple differs from juice
Fruit is the only food that is simultaneously called a source of sugar and recommended for daily consumption.
Nutrition
Diet for type 2 diabetes: what diet comparisons have shown
Debates about diet for type 2 diabetes often focus on choosing the right diet.
Calorie counting
Bread units: how to count them and who needs them today
A bread unit is a measure of carbohydrates designed to convert food into an insulin dose.
Shopping
Diabetic products: what changes in them besides the price
The label "for diabetic nutrition" describes one property of a product — it contains fewer simple sugars than its standard counterpart.
Biohacking
Glucose spikes after meals: which of the hacks actually flatten them
Consumer glucose sensors turned the post-meal curve into a spectator sport, and a market of tricks grew up around flattening it.
Health
PCOS and insulin resistance: what is known about nutrition
The most common belief regarding these conditions is that "as long as insulin is high, fat is not burned, and losing weight is useless.
Technology
Glucose monitoring without diabetes: what the sensor on your arm shows
A coin-sized sensor on the shoulder and a blood sugar graph on a phone are no longer exclusive to diabetes: people without a diagnosis are using them to "understand their reaction to food.
From reading to doing. All of it starts in one place — knowing what is on the plate. Photograph it and the calories and macros appear on their own.
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