Diabetes Friendly Halloween, is that possible?
20 October 2020
Halloween. Samhain. All-Hallows Eve. Whatever name you call it, the 31st October brings with it spooks, goblins, thrills, chills, and sweets for kids of all ages. And many adults too. Living with diabetes can make Halloween a difficult time for people who love this particular holiday. What’s not to love, right? You get to dress up in costumes, decorate your home, and dish up delicious treats to your close friends and family. When you have diabetes, Halloween can be a mountain of temptation, making it easy to stray from the healthy plan you have worked so hard to create for yourself. It does not have...
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Technology in diabetes worldwide
12 October 2020
Worldwide, there are approximately 463 million adults living with diabetes. This is an increase of over 300% in the last 20 years,...
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Fitness instructor with type 2 diabetes – Meet our model Dex!
12 October 2020
At mySugr we love to show the many different faces and stories of people with diabetes in the real world. We do our own photoshoots and feature real people living with diabetes instead of using stock photos. In this series, we want you to get to know our shooting stars a little bit better. Meet Dex, one of our models living with type 2 diabetes. What...
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Indian lamb biryani recipe
5 October 2020
In celebration of National Curry Week and as we continue our theme of diabetes from around the world, here is a diabetes friendly Indian lamb biryani recipe. This delicious well balanced dish brings together a range of North Indian spices and can be altered to your preferred heat. This biryani dish is versatile and brings the taste of India to you. Indian lamb biryani (6 servings): 150 ml fat free plain yogurt (3/5 c)...
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Tasty butternut squash and spinach Italian lasagna
30 September 2020
The thought of making lasagna from scratch could sound like a time consuming process but this vegetarian and diabetes friendly recipe with less than 10 ingredients, it is a meal idea that will impress at any occasion. Each serving provides 57g of carbohydrates along with 15g of protein and just 12g of fat putting this Italian lasagna recipe into a low carb meal category. butternut squash and spinach Italian lasagna Ingredients (4 servings...
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Italian ricotta and cherry tomato pizza recipe
21 September 2020
The thought of pizza might automatically make you think of an indulgent high carb and high fat treat meal but this ricotta and cherry tomato pizza recipe is different. Follow this simple 4 step recipe and enjoy the tastes of Italy guilt free. Ingredients (10 slices): 300 g pizza crust (10 oz) 10 g chopped fresh basil (1/2 c) 5 ml olive oil (1 t) 114 g ricotta cheese 75 g greated parmesan...
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Meet Jessica, living with type 2 diabetes
21 September 2020
“I have learned not to be embarrassed or ashamed of living with diabetes or sharing my story.” At mySugr we love to show the many different faces and stories of people with diabetes in the real world. So we do our own photoshoots and feature real people living with diabetes instead of using stock photos. In this series, we want you to get to know our shooting stars a little bit better. Meet...
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Transition from paediatric to adult diabetes care
16 September 2020
Do you feel a bit out of place at the children’s diabetes centre? It can be tricky when children move to adult diabetes care and the independence that comes with how diabetes is managed It may be time for you, your family and your healthcare team to start discussing you making the move to adult care. Or you may even have already started having the conversation. Moving to an adult diabetes service, also known as transitioning, is an important step for everyone with diabetes and hundreds of young people make this change every year across the UK and Ireland. The age that you actually transition, will depend on...
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Diabetes Friendly Halloween, is that possible?
20 October 2020
Halloween. Samhain. All-Hallows Eve. Whatever name you call it, the 31st October brings with it spooks, goblins, thrills, chills, and sweets for kids of all ages. And many adults too. Living with diabetes can make Halloween a difficult time for people who love this particular holiday. What’s not to love, right? You get to dress up in costumes, decorate your home, and dish up delicious treats to your close friends and family. When you have diabetes, Halloween can be a mountain of temptation, making it easy to stray from the healthy plan you have worked so hard to create for yourself. It does not have...
Read More Technology in diabetes worldwide
12 October 2020
Worldwide, there are approximately 463 million adults living with diabetes. This is an increase of over 300% in the last 20 years,...
Read More Fitness instructor with type 2 diabetes – Meet our model Dex!
12 October 2020
At mySugr we love to show the many different faces and stories of people with diabetes in the real world. We do our own photoshoots and feature real people living with diabetes instead of using stock photos. In this series, we want you to get to know our shooting stars a little bit better. Meet Dex, one of our models living with type 2 diabetes. What...
Read More Indian lamb biryani recipe
5 October 2020
In celebration of National Curry Week and as we continue our theme of diabetes from around the world, here is a diabetes friendly Indian lamb biryani recipe. This delicious well balanced dish brings together a range of North Indian spices and can be altered to your preferred heat. This biryani dish is versatile and brings the taste of India to you. Indian lamb biryani (6 servings): 150 ml fat free plain yogurt (3/5 c)...
Read More Tasty butternut squash and spinach Italian lasagna
30 September 2020
The thought of making lasagna from scratch could sound like a time consuming process but this vegetarian and diabetes friendly recipe with less than 10 ingredients, it is a meal idea that will impress at any occasion. Each serving provides 57g of carbohydrates along with 15g of protein and just 12g of fat putting this Italian lasagna recipe into a low carb meal category. butternut squash and spinach Italian lasagna Ingredients (4 servings...
Read More Italian ricotta and cherry tomato pizza recipe
21 September 2020
The thought of pizza might automatically make you think of an indulgent high carb and high fat treat meal but this ricotta and cherry tomato pizza recipe is different. Follow this simple 4 step recipe and enjoy the tastes of Italy guilt free. Ingredients (10 slices): 300 g pizza crust (10 oz) 10 g chopped fresh basil (1/2 c) 5 ml olive oil (1 t) 114 g ricotta cheese 75 g greated parmesan...
Read More Meet Jessica, living with type 2 diabetes
21 September 2020
“I have learned not to be embarrassed or ashamed of living with diabetes or sharing my story.” At mySugr we love to show the many different faces and stories of people with diabetes in the real world. So we do our own photoshoots and feature real people living with diabetes instead of using stock photos. In this series, we want you to get to know our shooting stars a little bit better. Meet...
Read More Transition from paediatric to adult diabetes care
16 September 2020
Do you feel a bit out of place at the children’s diabetes centre? It can be tricky when children move to adult diabetes care and the independence that comes with how diabetes is managed It may be time for you, your family and your healthcare team to start discussing you making the move to adult care. Or you may even have already started having the conversation. Moving to an adult diabetes service, also known as transitioning, is an important step for everyone with diabetes and hundreds of young people make this change every year across the UK and Ireland. The age that you actually transition, will depend on...
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