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Stumped on what to cook for Thanksgiving? We've got you covered! This all-in-one handbook has everything you need to prepare a diabetes-friendly Thanksgiving feast on a budget, including recipes, a grocery list, a game-plan, tips for building a healthier Thanksgiving plate, and ideas for leftovers. Our healthier Thanksgiving has one-third the calories, carbs, and fat of a traditional Thanksgiving meal, and at less than $10 a serving, it's easy on your budget, too.

Got a sweet tooth—or a semi-sweet one? You’re not alone. American adults consume an average of 17 teaspoons of added sugar daily. That’s 129 cups (or nearly 60 pounds) of added sugar every year! The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020–2025 recommends Americans two years and older keep their intake of added sugar to less than 10% of total daily calories. That’s about 12 teaspoons of added sugar and nearly 200 extra calories for a 2,000-calorie eating plan.

To celebrate the release of our new cookbook, The Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook, we held a recipe contest to "instant-pot-ize" your favorite family recipes and make them diabetes- and instant-pot friendly! Cookbook author Nancy S. Hughes tested dozens of recipes, and ultimately chose one lucky winner and four runners up. Read on to see the winning recipes!

The holidays are a wonderful time of year where you get to spend time catching up with family and friends. It’s also a time where there is a lot of focus on food, which can be hard if you have diabetes. With some planning and prep, you can still enjoy holiday traditions and food favorites while still managing your blood glucose (blood sugar). Read on for tips to help you prep for a happy, healthy holiday season.

Snacks can serve a lot of purposes—tiding you over between meals, preventing hypoglycemia, helping you recover from a workout and more. Whatever the reason for your snack, we’ve got 25 simple ideas to help you make healthy choices.

If you’re a busy person, you know all too well how challenging it can be to make time for breakfast. It’s why breakfast cereals are so popular, particularly cold breakfast cereal. All you need is a bowl, a spoon, and a quick pour of cereal and milk. But is cereal a good breakfast choice if you have diabetes?

Having diabetes doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy all the flavors and fun of a Thanksgiving feast. Diabetes Food Hub has plenty of healthy recipes you can use for your Thanksgiving (or Friendsgiving) meal. We’ve put together a list of recipes to pick and choose from to help you monitor your carbs and calorie intake.

Navigating snack options when you have diabetes can feel like a tricky balancing act. With a busy schedule, it's even more challenging to find snacks that tick all the boxes: tasty, healthy, and diabetes-friendly. However, with a little planning, you can have plenty of snacks ready to grab-and-go in your fridge and pantry. Should people with diabetes eat protein-powered snacks? Protein is essential for everyone, especially if you're managing diabetes. It works alongside carbohydrates to help moderate the absorption of glucose (sugar) into your blood. This balance is key in avoiding the