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achampionsheart

hello all
my name is Mindey Leigh Cochran...i go by Leigh and i am excited to be here....i am here for encouragement and to encourage others...i am a newly diagnosed diabetic and am looking for some encouragement there too....any recipes or ideas for good healthy food is appreciated....have a great saturday and a blessed Easter

Becca_007

hello all
my name is Mindey Leigh Cochran...i go by Leigh and i am excited to be here....i am here for encouragement and to encourage others...i am a newly diagnosed diabetic and am looking for some encouragement there too....any recipes or ideas for good healthy food is appreciated....have a great saturday and a blessed Easter

Hi Leigh, welcome to MFP, great place to to be. There's a Diabetes thread going on you can look into, lots of great folks on it that have had it varying length of time that you might want to check out.

ETA: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/184272-type-ii-diabetics-let-s-support-each-other?hl=Diabetes&page=8

cmriverside

Welcome! There is a whole recipe section here in the forums. Also if you enter "diabetic" into the Search here you will find others who may have started a group or other recipe-share threads.


I'm sure you know to limit carbs, so you can set your Goals (go to Home>Goals>Custom) to any amount of carbs you desire. You can also track sugar, so this is a great site for keeping track of your food.

If you've been told to eat every X number of hours, you can even name your meals in the Food Diary to reflect times.....i.e.

7 AM Meal
10AM Snack
12PM Mea
3PM Snack
7PM Dinner

This site is great for all the tools you will need. I'm sure there are websites a-plenty with Diabetes Recipes - if you google it.

thumper67

Welcome! You will find lots of support here. This site has made a huge difference in my life and I will help you too! Adding you as a friend if you like. Deb