Minimum Daily Calorie Intake To Avoid Malnutrition

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The "Bare Minimum Method" of Diabetes Management

I've been in a bit of a diabetes funk lately.

 

This month will mark my fifteenth year living with this disease. When I was diagnosed, my care consisted of several blood glucose tests (with a meter that took 45 seconds to display a result) and injections of NPH and Regular insulin. Back then, the "bare minimum" resulted in blood sugars running in the 300 mg/dl range and very poor A1c averages. Thanks to my insulin pump, more efficient insulin and glucose monitors, today I can get by with...

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Nutrition: the bare minimum

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Fruits Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the fruit group.  Be careful of the sugar content in some fruit juices or canned fruits as they can be high in sugar. Eating a diet rich in fruit may protect against heart disease,...