Tag Archives: nutrition and diabetes

Emotional Eating Solutions for Diabetes Exercise and a Healthy Life: Ginger Tells It Like It Is!

Do you find yourself devouring your favorite snack late at night and struggling later with the guilt of your overindulgence? Throw in a high blood sugar reading and the frustration seems to ruin another evening… Ever find yourself staring into … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Pancakes – Diabetes Friendly for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner

Many of us at TeamWILD have become fans of The Feed Zone Cookbook: Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes by Biju Thomas and Allen Lim, of Skratch Labs. Coach Marcey, MS, RD, CSSD, CDE, BC-ADM recommended this version of their Sweet … Continue reading

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Yummy Winter Soup for Diabetic Wellness

I often wonder what to eat. Maybe you can relate? I frequently ask TeamWILD registered dietitian Jenny Smith for ideas. She sent me this recipe along with this note. I just had to share with all of you! YUM! Thanks … Continue reading

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Refreshing Carribbean-Inspired Low Carb Beverage Recipe

Coach Jenny was craving a Caribbean beverage with dinner the other night  so she looked online for a recipe, but of course, what she found were really high carb drinks and, like most of us, she doesn’t like to drink … Continue reading

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Coach Jenny’s Breakfast: Ideal for Diabetic Athletes

The breakfasts provided by the Millennium Hotel for our camp breakfasts were delicious and nutritious and had carb counts calculated by our outstanding diabetes and nutrition coaches, but all the campers wanted to know more about Coach Jenny’s self-made breakfast … Continue reading

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Feed Me!

I just finished my peak training week in preparation for my first century (not my first attempt, but I’m going to make it this time!). In the last two days, I put over 100 miles on my bike. This morning, … Continue reading

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CampWILD Registration is Open! Sign Up and Change Your Life Today!

It’s almost summer and it’s time to sign up for camp! No time to waste, take charge of your health and join TeamWILD at CampWILD! For ANY fitness level! CampWILD is a five-day Training Camp for diabetics in cycling, triathlon, … Continue reading

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Need More Powerful Little Greens? Grow Your Own!

As I overhaul my habits to complement my TeamWILD-inspired mantra “I am an athlete” I am paying more attention to the food I eat: increasing the greens, eating cleaner and creating more of my food myself. That last one has … Continue reading

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Hot (cool?) Tips for Getting Your Greens

While I was staying with WILD Chef Mara last weekend, she introduced me to her breakfast of choice: a smoothie packed with spinach, kale and parsley. As happy as I am with my breakfast routine, I do realize I’m not … Continue reading

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In Search of Crusty Bread – Eating Well after a Celiac Diagnosis

Our WILDfit coach, Lynnda Best-Wiss doesn’t have diabetes, but she does live with celiac disease (an autoimmune disease that seems to like to partner with type 1 diabetes). In this video, she shares some of her favorite resources and demonstrates … Continue reading

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