Explore additional information and resources on diabetes below. Read articles from the American Diabetes Association.
Eleven Steps to Setting Your Health Goals by Tracey Neithercott
We all have goals. Sticking to them is the problem. Case in point: While most people make New Year’s resolutions, a 2007 survey of 3,000 people found that 88 percent fail to meet them. The missing piece, experts say, is goal setting.
Setting a goal might sound like a no-brainer. But when psychologists mention goal setting, they’re talking about a process, and navigating that process divides the successes from the failures.
Goal setting is motivating, says Carla Miller, PhD, associate professor of human nutrition in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University. “It helps people focus their effort on what they want to change.” Plus, setting goals can work for anyone—from workaholics with little time to kids with short attention spans. Even if your resolve tends to crumble in the face of chocolate chip cookies, there are steps you can take to make sure this time it sticks.
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New Year's Resolutions: Three Steps to Success
It’s a new year and a great time to start fresh! What was your New Year’s resolution for 2013? If it had something to do with eating healthier, exercising more, or losing weight, you are right in line with many other Americans.
If you are on track so far – congratulations to you! However, sticking to a new habit can be tough. For many people, the real work starts a few weeks after the holidays, as your initial motivation wears off and life returns to its normal pace.
Don’t let that discourage you. It may not be easy, but it is possible to make healthy changes that stick. This year, set yourself up for success. Set specific, realistic goals and make a plan to help yourself achieve them.
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New Year's Resolutions: Three Steps to Success
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20 Ways to Save at the Supermarket
Long ago, before cheese was available in a squirt can, grocery shopping was a healthful endeavor. People would shop for nourishment for their family, and grocery stores promoted, well, food.
Supermarkets still want to sell you food. And lots of it. It just so happens that their best shot at hooking the typical American buyer is with aisles and aisles of tempting products laden with fat, sugar, and sodium. “Healthy foods are not necessarily coming in brightly colored packaging saying, ‘Great! New! Buy me!’ ” says June Alpert, MS, RD, CDN, a registered dietitian in Long Island, N.Y. “Healthy, unprocessed foods have less of a profit margin.” So we’re attacked by promotions and sales for fried chips covered in cheese product, cookies with double the sugary filling, and “juice” made from everything but fruit.
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20 Ways to Save at the Supermarket
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Keep Up Healthy Eating This Winter
Winter is a challenging season when it comes to our health. Ordering take out and watching TV can sound really attractive after a long day when it’s cold and dark outside. By the time February rolls around, a lot of us start to lose our motivation to eat healthy and stay active.
No one said keeping up healthy habits was easy, but it is worth it! Healthy eating and meal planning will help you control your blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol, and your weight. What’s more, making smart food choices will give you more energy and the nutrition you need to stay healthy.
To help you out, we’ve got some great ideas for simple and healthy winter cooking, plus links to some of our best winter recipes. Try some new things in the kitchen, remember all the benefits of healthy eating, and don’t forget – spring is right around the corner!
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Keep Up Healthy Eating This Winter
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Natural Vs Organic
Natural? Organic? What does it all mean?
You’ve probably seen these terms on food labels, in the news, and on restaurant menus. But what do they really mean? And how important is buying organic or natural foods when it comes to healthy eating and meal planning for diabetes? There’s so much nutrition information out there, it’s easy to get confused. Read on for the full story on natural and organic foods.
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Natural vs. Organic
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7 Ways to Bust Clutter
What does a tidy, uncluttered home have to do with helping you achieve your best health? More than you might realize.
“There’s huge value in being organized,” says Peter Walsh, an organization expert and author of It’s All Too Much: An Easy Guide for Living a Richer Life With Less Stuff. “You can’t make your best choices [and] you can’t make your healthiest choices in a cluttered home. Good organization is the foundation to good health.”
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7 Ways to Bust Clutter
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Making a Diabetes Plan for Your Child at School
Ten-year-old Shane Reynolds used to miss significant chunks of class time whenever he had to go to his school's front office to check his blood glucose. And when his reading was as low as 40 mg/dl, walking to the nurse's office on the other side of the building could be difficult and dangerous. Shane's grades suffered, too, as he struggled through exams and brought home mainly C's on report cards.
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Making a Diabetes Plan for Your Child at School
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