November is American Diabetes Month and Nutrition That Heals is your partner in managing your type 1, type 2, or pre-diabetes health challenges.

 If you struggle with the day-to-day challenges that come with living with diabetes, know that you’re not alone, and there are an abundance of resources at your disposal including the Nutrition That Heals team insurance-based counseling services.

Here are some of the ways Nutrition That Heals is helping clients with diabetes right now.

Personalized Meal Planning

Our team of certified and registered dietitians can create individualized meal plans tailored to blood sugar levels, personal preferences, cultural considerations, and specific dietary needs. Let us do the thinking while you enjoy the meals!

Carb Counting Education

Accurate and informed carb counting is essential for getting insulin dosages right. Our team can double-check to make sure that you’re accurately counting the carbs for the foods you most commonly eat. Accurate carb counting is fundamental for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Glycemic Index Guidance

Choosing foods with lower glycemic index scores will help to stabilize your blood sugar throughout the day. Our nutritionist can help find lower glycemic substitutes for your regular choices or introduce you to new lower glycemic index foods you may not be aware of.

Portion Control

When it comes to blood sugar it’s not just what you eat, but also how much. Our nutritionists will provide you with easy ways to understand your ideal portion sizes and apply them to your meals. Often, changing how much we eat to better suit our activity levels is just as important as changing what we eat.

Check out our feature on Berry Street's blog, where we explain how portion control helps to take the guesswork out of eating.

Blood Sugar Monitoring Support

Your blood sugar reading is more than just the numbers on the screen. Our team can help you learn to identify patterns in your blood sugar spikes and crashes and adjust your diet accordingly.

Nutrient Timing

Timing your meals and snacks can be an incredibly effective way for diabetics to get their sugar levels under control and more predictable. Our team will talk with clients to help them time their meals and minimize blood sugar spikes and crashes.

Weight Management

Healthy sustainable weight loss and maintenance can help clients with Type 2 diabetes improve their insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control. Our dietitians will work with you to make setting and reaching your weight loss goals achievable and sustainable.

Education on Medication-Nutrition Interactions

Medications can affect how your body absorbs nutrients including sugars and carbohydrates. Our team will be able to review your medications and give advice on food combinations that may have adverse effects on your blood sugar levels.

Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidance

Physical activity is great, but it can often lead to overeating. Our registered dietitians will teach you how to adjust food intake to support exercise and manage blood sugar during and after activity.

Stress and Emotional Support

Emotional eating or stress eating is a challenge for all types of clients whether they have to also manage diabetes or not. At Nutrition That Heals we’ve developed strategies to help combat and overcome the urge to stress eat.

Pre-Diabetes Counseling

For those diagnosed with pre-diabetes, our team will craft a personalized risk reduction plan that focuses on preventative nutrition and lifestyle changes to lower your chances of progressing into type 2 diabetes.

Consistent Follow-Up Support

Your dedicated nutritionists will conduct regular check-ins and adjustments to your nutrition plans based on your progress, lab results, and lifestyle changes, helping you to stay on track with your diabetes management.

Telehealth-Friendly Resources

Nobody knows the digital tools and platforms better than telehealth dietitians. We can provide you with recommendations for digital platforms to track blood sugar, food intake, carbohydrate counting, and exercise to help ensure you have the tools for self-management success.

Insurance-Based Diabetes Nutrition Counseling

Nutrition That Heals is proud to offer insurance-based diabetes nutrition counseling. Check out our list of accepted service providers, as well as our phone scripts so that you can call and check your insurance benefits. If you do not have insurance, and would still like nutrition counseling, we offer self-pay services as well.

Diabetes Challenges? The Support and Solutions You Need Are Here.

At Nutrition That Heals, we’re equipped to help with your day-to-day diabetes challenges so that you’re no longer at the mercy of your energy-sapping spikes and crashes, and instead you can apply strategies and knowledge to gain a better understanding and control of your sugar levels and improve your quality of life.