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Diabetes recipes

I was involved in writing this book a year or so ago and I keep going back to the recipes to use for Summer eating

Diabetes – Foods, Meds and More

Diabetes – Foods, Meds and More

The aim of this new book is to help people with diabetes and their families to understand more about living with the condition with an emphasis on lifestyle, dietary information and recipes. However, it is not a typical recipe book, as it aims to cover real life, day to day situations.

The book has been written as a result of listening to people with diabetes and their families who contact the InDependent Diabetes Trust [IDDT]. People with diabetes or at risk of diabetes, are often told that they need to eat healthily and while this is not bad advice, it can leave people feeling confused and without the information they need, at what can be a stressful time.

Our experience is that healthy eating means different things to different people and despite views that people should not feel restricted by having diabetes, many people prefer to be given more direction about their diet, especially at the time of diagnosis, for special occasions or if they are unwell.

We differentiate between lifestyle essentials and lifestyle choices. The book not only includes everyday meals but also what to eat if you are ill, when you are taking exercise, if blood glucose levels are low, if you are travelling or if you are having a party. It also has sections for people with diabetes and coeliac disease, a lifestyle essential, and for vegetarians and vegans with diabetes, lifestyle choices.  It is a book to dip into when necessary rather than to read from cover to cover.

The book aims to cover:

• Management – the different types of diabetes and information on lifestyle issues.
• Medication – the ways Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are treated, including information on different types of meals and how these link with insulin, medication and physical activity.
• Meals – recipes and ideas for meals and snacks, including those for special occasions.

We hope that this book makes life a little easier for people with diabetes and their families and friends, who often worry about what meals to provide.

Finally, we would like to thank the people living with diabetes who have asked our charity for more information about food, drink and meals that they can eat safely. They and their needs are the inspiration for this book.

NUTRITION AND HEALTH HANDBOOK

I recently updated this book which is a really good basic book on nutrition. It also accompanies training courses on nutrition.

It is available from Highfield

fruit and vegetables

I am a public governor for Kettering General Hospital and was delighted to see they have a really popular stall for patients, visitors and staff.

Kettering General Hospital now has a fruit and vegetable stall outside of its main entrance as part of a plan to help promote healthy eating for patients, visitors and staff.

And the innovative move has been welcomed by local people who have been flocking to the stand - run by experienced green grocer Penny Benedict.

KGH Deputy Director of Human Resources, Sue Newing, said: “Selling fresh fruit and vegetables on site was an idea developed through our staff Health and Wellbeing Group, which is made up of staff drawn from across the Trust.

“It fits in well with our Health and Wellbeing Plan and our aim to become a Health and Wellbeing Campus in the future.

“We strongly believe that hospitals should be promoting good health and encouraging people to adopt healthy lifestyles choices.

“We felt that having an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables easily available on site would very much help with this.

“So far the reaction we have had from patients, visitors and staff has been very positive indeed and we are delighted things are going so well.”

Greengrocer Penny Benedict, who has two other shops in Leicestershire, said: “I approached the hospital to do some selling on site at same time as the hospital was looking for someone to do this - so the timing was perfect for both of us.

“So far it has gone really, really, well and I have practically sold out every day.

“It has been great to see patients, staff and visitors all dropping in and buying fruit and vegetables.

“Some people take in things for patients on the wards and I know some people have bought thank you gifts for staff they are grateful to.”

The stall is open from 8am-4pm Monday to Friday and the produce is very fresh – and competitively priced - because it is bought the same day at Leicester wholesale market.

Public response to new fruit and veg stall has been positive

Patients, staff and visitors have all been very positive about