Using Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro? Reduced appetite can make it harder to get enough protein. Learn why protein matters, the risk of muscle loss, and simple ways to structure your eating.
A practical dietitian’s guide to eating well while using GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. Learn how to maintain protein intake, manage appetite changes and support long-term nutrition while using these medications.
Building healthy habits with Type 2 diabetes takes time. Learn how small behavioural goals, realistic eating and activity plans, regular check-ins and flexibility can help you maintain changes over the long term.
Does every ingredient, meal and snack need to be perfect when you have Type 2 diabetes? Explore why restrictive diets can be difficult to maintain, how to build more satisfying meals, and practical ways to make flexible food choices that support your diabetes management.
I've always enjoyed my morning coffee, but I started questioning whether I actually needed the caffeine or was simply following a familiar routine. Switching to decaf became a small experiment in understanding habits, making deliberate choices and recognising how everyday behaviours can change.
Knowing what to eat with Type 2 diabetes doesn't always make it easy to put into practice. Hunger, busy schedules, food preferences and everyday habits all influence our choices. Explore practical ways to turn nutrition knowledge into actions that work in everyday life.
Holidays, birthdays and celebrations often mean different foods, larger meals and changes to your usual routine. Discover practical ways to plan ahead, enjoy favourite foods, manage blood glucose levels and make confident food choices while living with diabetes.
Can you drink alcohol with Type 2 diabetes? This practical article explains how alcohol can affect blood glucose, food choices, sleep and diabetes habits, with simple tips for drinking more safely.
Are you looking for ways include exercise to help your diabetes control? Expert advice for getting started and staying on track with exercise? 3 Exercise Specialists provide their tips for how to include exercise to help with controlling diabetes.
Fasting during Ramadan with diabetes needs careful planning. Explore practical tips for Suhoor, Iftar, hydration, glucose monitoring and medication considerations, with four easy-to-follow infographics to help you prepare.
Do you need to snack between meals with Type 2 diabetes? Explore the difference between hunger and habitual snacking, how satisfying meals can help manage appetite, and practical snack ideas that provide useful nutrition, including protein, fibre and healthy fats.
How Do I Eat Healthy on A Budget?
This week it’s budget week. As we look at who wins and who loses after the Government handed down the 2018 Budget, let’s see how you can eat healthy and make sure your budget in the kitchen isn’t blown out.
Thankfully, here’s some tips to do just that:
Many people expect a diabetes dietitian to tell them which foods to stop eating. But what about the foods you're not eating enough of? Adding protein, fibre, vegetables and more satisfying food choices can be a practical starting point for improving your diet.
What can a single square of chocolate teach us about mindful eating? Drawing on a memorable clinical experience and the Zen philosophy that inspired Deconstructing Diabetes, I explore how paying attention to food, eating habits and satisfaction can help us make more confident food choices.
With so much advice about managing type 2 diabetes, where should you start? From food choices and physical activity to weight management and everyday habits, discover why identifying the changes that matter most can make diabetes management more manageable and sustainable.
Just been told you have Type 2 diabetes? This practical article explains what to eat after a diagnosis, including meal structure, carbohydrates, everyday foods, occasional choices, movement and where to start.