
Discover clear meal planning guidance for diabetes management, answering questions like what to eat today, carb intake, and how to enjoy the foods you love without confusion.
Meet the diabetes education team and their mission to improve lives through meal planning, education, and technology, with Christine Burke, Molly the dietitian, and Drake pharmacist leading the videos.
Understand what diabetes is, its types (type 1, type 2, gestational), risk factors, symptoms, and diagnosis, plus insulin and blood sugar targets before and after meals.
Learn to manage diabetes feelings with three steps—monitor emotions, seek support, and pace changes—to improve blood sugars and prevent retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy.
Learn how carbohydrates, protein, and fats differently affect blood sugar, with emphasis on limiting carbs and pairing them with healthy fats and lean proteins to smooth blood sugar curves.
Explore meal planning with practical structure for controlling blood sugars, debunking misconceptions about dieting, and embracing variety, nutrient-rich swaps, and portion control.
Learn how the diabetes myplate guides meal planning by making non-starchy vegetables the largest portion, with protein and carbohydrates like whole grains and fruits.
Plan meals by tracking servings for carbohydrates, protein, non-starchy vegetables, fruits, and dairy using a daily meal planning form, and start at the beginning of the day.
Plan weekly meals, build a master grocery list, avoid shopping hungry, and use a basket or online ordering to curb impulse buys and stay focused.
Discover how the glycemic index ranks carbohydrate foods and affects blood sugar, with low GI examples like beans, lentils, and whole grains, guiding sugar-friendly meal planning.
Use a diabetes plate method meal plan template to organize meals by carbohydrates, protein, non-starchy vegetables, and healthy fats to support blood sugar control.
Track your progress to stay motivated, adjust goals, and stay accountable for weight, calories, and blood sugars. Log data with myfitnesspal, mynetdiary, or the Iowa diabetes portal to guide choices.
Master meal planning to improve blood sugar control with the diabetes plate method, prioritizing vegetables, complex carbs, and protein, plus glycemic index awareness, grocery prep, and tracking progress.
What you'll learn-
This comprehensive course empowers you to take control of your health through the power of mindful meal planning.
This course is all about making things easier. We’ll help you understand blood sugar, feel better,& eat delicious food that works for you. Let's plan meals together!
Unlike other courses, we focus on:
Holistic Approach: We understand diabetes impacts your entire life. We address emotional well-being, common misconceptions, and long-term complications to empower informed decision-making.
Flexibility & Personalization: Learn how to customize meal plans based on your preferences, dietary needs, and activity level. We provide tools and resources to create a sustainable plan that works for you.
Skip the guesswork with our simple plans, delicious recipes, and grocery lists. Let’s turn healthy eating into a breeze.
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
Make informed food choices: Discover how different foods affect your blood sugar levels and choose balanced meals for optimal health.
Create a personalized meal plan: Decode common meal planning myths, master the Diabetes Plate Method, and learn proper portion control.
Eat to feel good: Strategically split your daily calorie needs into meals and snacks for sustained energy and optimal blood sugar control.
Course Details:
Part 1: Introduction to diabetes & blood glucose goals
- Identify common emotions that are associated with living with diabetes
- Know the most common complications of diabetes and how to prevent them.
Part 2:Discover the effect of different foods on blood glucose levels
Part - 3 Understand the key elements of the Diabetes Plate Method
- Learn how to split your food requirements for the day into meals and snacks"
Part -4 Tips and tricks to adopt while grocery shopping
- Section-by-section breakdown & foods to look out for
- Understanding the grocery store layout & using it to your advantage
- Discovering some of our dietitian’s favorite products"
Part - 5: Develop meal plans that consider both glycemic index (GI) and macronutrient balance.
- Understand the glycemic index (GI) and its impact on sugar levels
- Create a meal plan that is balanced in macronutrients and appropriately spaced for optimal sugar control
Part - 6: Make diabetes-smart meal plans with templates and grocery list strategies.
- Utilize a template to create a sugar-friendly meal plan
- Understand strategies to help create sugar-smart grocery lists
Part - 7: Understand the importance of tracking progress and explore tools to help.
- Identify why tracking weight, sugars, and calories are important
- Define tools that can help you track your meal-planning progress