Good Food For Diabetics:

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As a diabetic, you have surely been told to avoid all white foods and other foods to avoid. You may even have been given a meal plan to follow. But have you ever had a chance to learn about the following?

 

                                             : Finding, cooking/baking and eating DELICIOUS low carb foods                                              :  

                                             : Learning what it takes to make a healthy and satisfying meal

                                             : Discover how to take some of your favorite recipes and change them into healthier ones

                                             : Finding out about necessary nutritional needs for the diabetic

                                             : Going beyond blood sugar control and learning about your greatest health

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The Emotional Side of Diabetes:

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Our emotions play no small part in dealing with the many ups and downs of diabetes. They have everything to do with the successful management of not only our blood sugar levels but our health in general. Let's talk about what  the emotions are that keep us from moving forward, let's talk about ways to help one another stay on a healthy track and move forward to improve our own health.

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                  Who's Behind Sweet Talkers?

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                             I'm Lisa Van Herik, MSW, Diabetes Educator and Holistic Nutritionist. I have worked many

                             years  as  a psychiatric social worker, having spent two years post Master's doing an internship

                             in advanced clinical practice (therapy) at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. I've worked both as

                             a clinical therapist and an adoption social worker over the years. I am also a Type 1 diabetic

                             and since my diagnosis, I've become both a diabetes educator and a holistic nutritionist. I have

                             organized and run many free  support groups over those years as well.

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The seeds for this group started somewhere around 18 years ago when I was first diagnosed as a                           LADA Type 1 diabetic. While I knew very little about diabetes at the time, I did know enough to know that I needed to focus the bulk of my attention on what I ate.

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What I learned early on in my career as a diabetic was that the information available at the time on diabetic diets was not only very limited but also often very wrong...not to mention confusing. 

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Many miles later, on this long, learning adventure of diabetes, I've taught myself to cook, bake and analyze recipes for the healthiest and most delicious ingredients that I can find. I've spent the past years hunting for delicious, low carb, healthy consumer products to share with other diabetics as well. I've also spent that time constantly teaching myself about the many and varied aspects of nutrition...and I want to share all that information with other diabetics.