The key is to always have a little bit of protein with your carbs and stick to complex carbohydrates. For example a small piece of cheese with an apple. A piece of whole grain toast with natural nut butter (almond, cashew, etc)....

, and a great quick snack with some protein and complex carbohydrates.

You definitely want complex carbohydrates as opposed to simpler sugars (i.e., a bagel, not jellybeans, for sustained energy rather than a rush) and you should include protein so that he won’t feel hungry at all while taking...

agave nectar is my favorite sweetener, and diabetic-friendly thanks to its low glycemic index. plus, it’s sweeter than sugar, so you use less. one teaspoon of agave nectar = a free food two teaspoons = ½ carbohydrate exchange...

I’ve not found any restaurants that specifically cater to diabetics, but this does not mean dining out is not an option. Being diabetic does not mean that one must militantly avoid all carbohydrates, but that they be taken...

mother to believe we should have a vegetarian main dish. So, my question for all of you is, what to make? I can’t think of anything that doesn’t involve a complex carbohydrate base, and it seems like it would be...

of coke. AND, the difference between eating carbs from bread and carbs from veggies is NOT just a question of water content. It has to do with the difference between eating simple and complex carbohydrates, fiber content, etc....

Chitin and keratin aren’t the same thing. Keratin is a protein and is what fingernails and hair are made of. Chitin is a poly-saccharide (complex carbohydrate) and is what crustacean shells and reptile scales are made of....

I’ve made the Union Square nuts before and they’ve sat around for days and been fine. I recommend them. Their flavors are so complex and excellent.

Having grown up on rice, I agree. Your average chinese person eats much more rice than the average chinese restaurant serves. The dishes go with the rice, and not vise-versa. Unfortunately, They are complex carbohydrates, and a...

For many people – diabetic or not – substituting complex carbohydrates eliminates the problem of easily acessed sugars in carbs. It’s how we (over) refine our carbohydrates that makes then so unhealthy.

to carbohydate, vice versa, and carbohydrate to fat; almost no mater what you eat, you can make whatever you need from it (including complex fats like cholesterol). What determines what you end up with is the catabolic/anabolic...

while avoiding the pasta, and avoid Asian restaurants (rice, noodles, dumplings, sweet and sour). Avoid Mexican as well. Though, in most of the restaurant you can order just the protein dishes and avoid the carbohydrates.

that there’d be some sort of low-carb substitute available. (Unfortunately, I’ve managed to carry an extra five pounds or so even by eating carbs that are almost exclusively of the "complex" variety. I think...

and myself a non drinker we all opted for water – water with ice and multiple refills. After taking orders and heading to the kitchen we were brought the first of a couple rounds of dinner rolls. Tasting the incredibly complex...