When you find out you have Prediabetes, your thoughts immediately race to full-blown Type 2 Diabetes and pricking your finger dozens of times a day. I’m sure you’ve already asked yourself, "Should I Test My Blood Glucose At Home?" Read on to find out if you should...
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Why I Love My Instant Pot
Ladies, one of the biggest changes you have to make in your life when you find out you have Prediabetes and Insulin Resistance is to learn to cook your food yourself!
No more take out and fast food meals! Home-cooked high-fiber meals have to be on your menu...and the more the better.
But don't think that means you have to spend hours and hours in the kitchen. Because, you don't. There's an easy way to avoid spending a lot of time cooking...it's called an Instant Pot. Learn why I love my Instant Pot and all the cool high-fiber yummy foods I cook in mine!
Why I Love My Fibit
Something very cool happened to me the other day. I found out I have walked over 28 million steps! (I didn't do this all over night!) This all started just over 6 years ago... Read on to learn my own story of why I got my Fitbit, why I love my Fitbit, and why I'd never let anyone take my Fitbit away.
Vitamins for Prediabetes: Part 2 of 2 – Vitamins and Minerals for Prediabetes
Doctors know your body is deficient in certain vitamins and minerals if you have Prediabetes or Insulin Resistance. Learn about the vitamins and minerals that can help you prevent diabetes (and why) in this Vitamins and Minerals for Prediabetes post.
Vitamins for Prediabetes: Part 1 of 2
A lot of ladies ask me — Joan, do I need Vitamins for Prediabetes? I’m sure you’ve seen dozens of websites talking about many vitamins and things that will supposedly restore you to blood sugar control bliss and make you effortlessly drop all that stubborn weight. Is any of this true?
Prediabetes: Do You Need to Count Carbs?
Do you need to count carbs when you have Prediabetes or Insulin Resistance? That's one of the questions ladies ask me a lot! Today you get the answer! (And a few surprises you probably didn't see coming.)
Chocolate Drizzled Fruit Skewers
My dark Chocolate Drizzled Fruit Skewers won’t send your blood sugar soaring and they’re totally fun to make too! Fruit chunks drizzled with healthy dark chocolate sounds a match made in heaven!
Healthy U Group: Online Diabetes Prevention Program February 2021 Update
February is the month of love. And all month long our Healthy U Group will be focusing on loving ourselves! And we have a special event that will help us get the self-love going!
All February long our Healthy U Group will be running our Helps Me, Hurts Me Event.
How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
Ladies, first the bad news (sorry)...if you're overweight or obese, you're at risk for Diabetes. AND I'm sure you already know that you need to lose weight.
Plus the odds aren't great that you'll actually lose even a few pounds. AND if you do beat the odds and drop a few dress sizes, keeping that weight from coming back could be extremely difficult.
Now the GOOD news (yay!). There is a better solution! Learn how to lose weight and keep it off AND do it in a sustainable, realistic and totally healthy way! Are you interested? Keep reading...
How to Set Exercise Goals You’ll Actually Keep: The 5 Truths You Must Know Before You Start AND the Easiest Exercise You Can Do
Ladies, setting the goal to get more exercise is an awesome goal to have! You'll get many health benefits from exercising and you'll feel great too!
But did you know that most women who set an exercise goal never do their exercise goal for more than a few weeks? That's why you need to learn how to set exercise goals you'll actually keep by following The 5 Truths You Must Know Before You Start.