GlucoMenu Tip of the Week, March 22-28, 2004

Tip of the Week:

Spring has finally arrived and you may be planning a vacation. Plan ahead to treat your diabetes while away from home. If flying, request a special meal for those with diabetes when booking your flight. Pack a snack in case your blood sugar starts to drop. You may need to check your blood sugar more often due to meal and exercise scheduling. Plan ahead and Bon Voyage!

Did You Know?

Did you know the American Diabetes Association & the American Heart Association recommend eating less than 300 mg cholesterol each day?  Consuming high amounts of dietary cholesterol can increase risk for heart disease.

Did you know all GlucoMenu plans averages less than 300 mg of cholesterol each day?  During your next doctor's visit ask about blood cholesterol levels.

Featured Article:  "Know your blood sugar numbers!"

Exercise Tip:

Minimize impact on joints with shoes designed for your exercise/activity.  If you walk for exercise, purchase walking shoes (and if you jog or run purchase running shoes).  Shoes designed for a specific activity can help prevent injury to joints and reduce foot, ankle, and knee stress. Replace running and walking shoes every three months.  *Tennis shoes & Cross-Trainer shoes are not the same as Running Shoes and Walking Shoes.

Type 2?... Pre-diabetes??... Glucose intolerance???:

• Why eat an even amount of carbohydrate throughout the day?
• Wondering what you can eat?
• Confused by carbohydrate counting & what is the story with fiber?
• Unsure what to buy at the grocery store and how to prepare meals?

Let us save you time and energy with our complete weekly meal plans!  Our professional diabetes educator staff has already created recipes, counted carbohydrates, analyzed nutrition facts, and compiled grocery lists for specific calorie needs.  Contact us toll free 877-990-3926 or use our online form:

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Diabetes Education:

Featured diabetes professional: Physician - What is an A1c test?  Should I have my cholesterol levels tested?  What is a microalbumin test?  A physician can help you answer all of these concerns. You probably already have a primary care physician, but you may want to see a specialist in diabetes.  This specialist can help you with management of diabetes.  Look for diabetes specialization including board certification in endocrinology.  Some physicians are Certified Diabetes Educators too.  You will probably want to visit your physician every 6 months depending on treatment. 

Use this link to find a listing of credentialed Diabetes Educators with expertise in areas including nutrition, nursing, pharmacology, occupational therapy, optometry, physical therapy, medicine, and podiatry.

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Diabetes Prevention:

The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) has recently found that those with pre-diabetes can make simple lifestyle changes to reduce risk for diabetes later in life.  The DPP found that subjects with pre-diabetes experienced a 58% reduction of risk for Type 2 diabetes when they:

• lost a modest amount of weight (5-7% of their body weight),
• exercised at moderate intensity for an average of 30 minutes a day, five days per week (most chose to walk for exercise), and
• lowered their intake of fat and calories.

Those following the lifestyle changes were able to reduce their risk even more so than those taking medications to lower blood sugar.  These preventative measures can "turn back the clock" and return elevated blood sugar to normal levels. For those with Type 2 diabetes, following the same lifestyle changes can help to control blood sugar more effectively.

Attention GlucoMenu Members:

Diabetes Support Group:

Gain knowledge from other people with diabetes.  Diabetes-Group is a free diabetes discussion forum available in an e-mail list-server format.  Those subscribing to Diabetes-Group automatically receive messages posted by other members of the Diabetes-Group e-mail list.  Membership to Diabetes-Group is free.

Diabetes Support Group

Food Picker:

Wondering if your dinner met your goals to control diabetes? Look up the nutrition facts of foods you normally eat.  There are over 6,000 foods to choose from, complete with analysis for diabetes!

Top Reasons Customers Choose GlucoMenu!

1. Easy to follow complete meal plans
2. New menus every week (hundreds of new menu ideas)
3. Grocery lists make shopping much simpler
4. No "special" foods to purchase
5. Carbohydrates evenly distributed throughout the day
6. Meets ADA sodium recommendations
7. Meets ADA cholesterol recommendations
8. Comprehensive Substitution List
9. Supports weight loss
10. Includes menus for holidays and all four seasons
11. We only focus on Diabetes & Pre-Diabetes