The holiday season doesn’t have to derail your blood sugar! Here’s a quick, 3-ingredient recipe perfect for festive gatherings:
🎁 Cinnamon-Spiced Roasted Almonds
1 cup raw almonds
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp olive oil
Thanksgiving is a time to connect with family and friends, enjoy seasonal foods, and reflect on gratitude. For people managing type 2 diabetes, the holiday can bring challenges, rich meals, desserts, and larger portions may affect blood sugar levels.
Planning ahead can make a big difference: consider balancing your plate with vegetables and lean proteins, monitoring carbohydrate intake, and staying active before or after meals. Sharing strategies, recipes, and tips with others can help everyone enjoy the holiday safely while still savoring traditional favorites.
How do you navigate Thanksgiving while managing your diabetes?
A landmark Spanish clinical trial, PREDIMED-Plus, just release their results in August 2025. It found that combining a Mediterranean-style diet with fewer calories, moderate exercise, and professional weight-loss support reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 31%.
The trial, the largest nutrition study ever in Europe (4,746 people aged 55 to 75 years) began in 2013 and involved over 100 primary care centers, 22 universities, hospitals, and research centers, and more than 200 researchers.
To see if an optimized Mediterranean diet could better prevent type 2 diabetes, researchers compared two groups. One group followed a calorie-reduced Mediterranean diet (around 600 kcal fewer per day), combined with a moderate exercise program including brisk walking, strength, and balance training, along with professional guidance for weight management. The comparison group followed a traditional Mediterranean diet without calorie restriction or exercise advice.
The intervention group not only lowered their risk of type 2 diabetes but also lost…
As the weather cools down and fall flavors come alive, it’s a great time to explore diabetes-friendly, nutritious, and seasonal recipes. I came across a fantastic collection from EatingWell that focuses on vegetarian dinners, high in fiber and protein, and designed to support blood sugar control.
Some highlights include:
Roasted Potato Tzatziki Bowls: Crispy potatoes with chickpeas and fresh veggies for fiber and protein.
High-Protein Pasta with Peas: Chickpea pasta tossed with peas, basil, pesto, and pine nuts.
Extra-Crispy Eggplant Parmesan: Creamy, satisfying, and lower in saturated fat than traditional versions.
Chhole (Chickpea Curry): Quick, flavorful, and packed with plant-based protein.
