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Food for Life: Healthy Eating and Cooking to Beat Diabetes in Indian Country
Welcome! This is the home of curriculum materials for a unique nutrition education program designed to address the epidemic of type 2 diabetes among Native Americans. Research conducted by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and many other research teams has demonstrated the power of plant-base |
Diet and Diabetes: Recipes for Success
Diet and Diabetes: Recipes for Success Diabetes Basics Glucose, a simple sugar, is the body’s main fuel. It is present in the bloodstream, but in people with diabetes it cannot get into the cells where it is needed. In type 1 diabetes (which was once referred to as childhood-onset diabetes), the pro |
Nutrición y Diabetes
Nutrición y Diabetes Fundamentos de la diabetes En la diabetes, las células del cuerpo no pueden obtener el azúcar que necesitan. La glucosa, un azúcar simple, es el principal combustible del cuerpo. La glucosa se encuentra en |
Section Four: Diabetes
Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Nutritional Factors in Neuropathy Low-F |
Diabetes Success Stories
Over the past few years, we have heard from hundreds of people who have had tremendous success using a low-fat vegan diet to treat type 2 diabetes. Here are just a few of their stories. John Beale When doctors diagnosed him with type 2 |
Help Your Patients: Diabetes Resources for Health Care Professionals
Patient Education Printable Patient Education Fact Sheets Diet and Diabetes: Recipes for Success (PDF-in English) Diet and Diabetes: Recipes for Success (PDF-in Spanish) |
Celebrity Chefs and New Classes Teach Plant-Based Diabetes Prevention
The new season of the TV show Top Chef just started and it’s packed with celebrity chefs. In the show’s challenges, chefs typically create high-fat, cholesterol-laden meals—like the ones that have contributed to America’s diabetes epidemic. But last month, PCRM presented its own challenge to |
PCRM Program to Treat and Prevent Diabetes Now on DVD
Jason Wyrick was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in his 20s and faced taking insulin for the rest of his life—until he turned to the diabetes treatment approach recommended PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D. Since then, Jason has lost 120 pounds, and he now has no symptoms of diabetes. His success story is amon |
Meet Caroline Trapp, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., B.C.-ADM, C.D.E.
Caroline Trapp recently joined PCRM as the director of diabetes education and care. Board-certified in adult primary care, advanced diabetes management, and diabetes education, she has worked with people with diabetes for more than 20 years. Her role at PCRM is to oversee new diabetes prevention and reversal init |
Food for Life Resources for Diabetes
Watch PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., present the Diabetes Dilemma at a TEDx conference: Nutrition and Cooking Classes Food for Life TV Webcasts Success Stories Help Your Patients |
Meet Caroline Trapp: PCRM’s New Diabetes Care Expert
Caroline Trapp, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., B.C.-ADM, C.D.E., recently joined PCRM as the director of diabetes education and care. Board-certified in adult primary care, advanced diabetes management, and diabetes education, she has worked with people with diabetes for more than 20 years. Her role at PCRM is to oversee ne |
Diabetes Fact Sheets and Recipes
Diet and Diabetes - Recipes for Success (color PDF) (black-and-white PDF) A brief summary of research and an overview of the diet. Several recipes and meal ideas are included. Diabetes y La Dieta: Recetas para el Éxito (PDF) The Spanish-language version of Diet and Diabetes. Dr. Barnard's published resear |
Nurses Nutrition Network
NEW Vegans Needed at PennMed A group of researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine are examining the differences in gut bacteria in vegans. This research can provide new information in the growing picture of how and why those |
The Vegan Diet How-To Guide for Diabetes
Introduction Diet changes are the cornerstone to treating type 2 diabetes. Current diet recommendations require restricting portion sizes, measuring and weighing foods, and limiting the total amount of carbohydrate. However, evidence suggests that a different die |
Frequently Asked Questions About Nutrition
Frequently Asked Questions About Nutrition 1. Do you recommend a vegetarian or a vegan diet? 2. I want to try a vegan diet. How should I start? 3. Is it healthy for children to be on a vegan diet? 4. How do I get protein on a vegan diet? Do I need to combine proteins? 5. How do I get enough calcium on a vegan diet |
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