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Diabetes Meal Plan – exchange system

Posted on May 11, 2012 by janekdickinson

The “exchange system” diabetes meal plan was introduced in the 1950s. I didn’t come on the diabetes scene until 1975, so I can’t comment on the early exchange days. For the first two decades of my diabetes life; however, we … Continue reading →

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Food Scrutiny

Posted on May 5, 2011 by janekdickinson

My last post was about food insecurity. Today I’m focusing on another food-related issue that plagues people with diabetes: food scrutiny. The more common term for this phenomenon is the food police. I am willing to bet that every person … Continue reading →

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Food Insecurity

Posted on May 4, 2011 by janekdickinson

Food security is a real term, and it has to do with people’s access to food, and specifically healthy food. People with low food security have reduced dietary quality, variety or desirability, in other words, they tend to eat unhealthy … Continue reading →

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