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A glass of juice may feel like a healthier swap for soda or sweet tea, but it can raise blood sugar just as quickly. That’s because juice contains sugar and …

Cookies tend to get a bad reputation, especially if you’re trying to keep your blood sugar steady. Traditional recipes are often built around refined flour and sugar—two ingredients that digest …

Sitting Is the New Sugar: How Your Workday Is Spiking Your Blood Glucose And 3 Ways to Prevent It If your work-style could talk, it might say, “Go ahead, sit …

If your last smoothie left your energy crashing an hour later, you might want to consider how some so-called healthy foods cause rapid glucose spikes. Nutritionists stress the importance of …

Fruits are widely seen as nature’s candy — sweet, nutritious treats full of vitamins and goodness. They are often considered the safest and healthiest foods on our plate. They offer …

It’s not just sugary sweets and fizzy drinks that can send our blood sugar levels through the roof. Carbs such as bread, pasta and potatoes, plus some fruits and vegetables, …

Could Your Diet Drink Be Increasing Your Diabetes Risk? We have all seen the zero-sugar, diet-branded soft drinks glistening in the fridge and marketed as the savvy choice for cutting …

The Lewiston TribuneInland 360 Events – Free Diabetes Education Seminar: What’s Your Diabetes Plan for the Holidays?This year, don’t let the usual post-holiday spike in A1C affect your health! Join …

When providing nutrition advice to patients with prediabetes, the foods that can increase blood-glucose levels are often not what you think. Identifying those foods are key to helping patients take …

Living with diabetes doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to bread, pasta, or potatoes. But if you’ve ever felt frustrated watching your blood sugars spike after eating your favorite …