Carbohydrate Restriction: An Option for Diabetes Management
I’m very happy to share the article I recently wrote for Diabetes Self-Management magazine. Like many dietitians and CDEs, I read this publication regularly and think it’s a great source…
“Confessions” of a Not-So-Paleo Low-Carb Dietitian
I love eating the types of natural whole foods my grandparents grew up on: a wide variety of meat and seafood, eggs, cheese, yogurt, fresh vegetables, nuts, and berries. Overall,…
Ketogenic Diet vs. Low-Carb Diet: A Personal Choice
Fruit with whipped cream: too many carbs? Ketogenic diets (aka keto diets, nutritional ketosis or NK) are currently all the rage, and for good reason. As I wrote in a…
Very-Low-Carbohydrate Diet vs. Oral Diabetes Medication
A recent study by Kaiser Permanente and Yale Medical Center found that severe hypoglycemia is quite common in people with Type 2 diabetes who take insulin-stimulating medications. This was true…
Misrepresenting the Evidence on Low-Carb Diets
Burrata with heirloom tomatoes, arugula, olives, olive oil Recently I found an interesting article about low-carb diets on WebMD. I know that much of the information found online is critical…
Staying Low Carb While on Vacation
We just returned from a two-week European vacation and thoroughly enjoyed it! We visited London for the first time and were very impressed by this amazing city that has the…
Carbohydrate Restriction for T1 Diabetes: IDF “Diabetes Voice” Debate
I just learned that my piece on low-carbohydrate diets for management of T1 diabetes has been published in the International Diabetes Federation’s Diabetes Voice magazine. My pro-carbohydrate restriction article is…
People with diabetes need balanced snacks, right?
Wrong. People with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes don’t require snacks, and anything eaten between meals should contain as few carbohydrates as possible. I recently joined Pinterest and came…
Protein on a Low-Carb Diet: Too Much? Too Little?
I’ve been toying with the idea of writing about protein on low-carb diets for a while but until now have resisted due to all the conflicting information I’ve found on…
Six-Month Update: My Very-Low-Carb Ketogenic Diet
Back in August, I wrote about my decision to try lowering my carb intake in an attempt to improve my blood sugar levels. Already eating a low-carb diet (about 30…