Living with diabetes can sometimes be overwhelming but with a little help, you can get through the ups and downs and day-to-day struggles. 

 

That's why we're introducing Live Well, our new monthly newsletter about living with diabetes.  Get nutrition, lifestyle and exercise articles and tips along with healthy recipes and advice that will help you learn how you can live happy and healthy with diabetes.

 

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Makeover Your Summer Menu

Firing up the grill this summer for a backyard barbecue? 

Makeover your summer menu so you can make your cookout a healthy one!

 

 

• Traditional Menu Item: 1/3 lb Hamburger (566 calories, 41 gm fat)
• Makeover Menu Item: 1/4 lb Turkey Burger (170 calories, 8 gm fat)
• Calorie Savings: 396 calories and 33 grams of fat!

 

•  Traditional Menu Item: Large Hamburger Bun (210 calories, 40 gm carbs)
• Makeover Menu Item: Small Hamburger Bun (110 calories, 23 gm carbs)
• Calorie Savings: 100 calories and 17 grams of carbs!

 

• Traditional Menu Item: 4 oz Beef Bratwurst (300 calories, 25 gm fat)
• Makeover Menu Item: 4 oz Turkey Bratwurst (120 calories, 9 gm fat)
• Calorie Savings: 180 calories and 16 grams of fat!

 

• Traditional Menu Item: 15 Regular Potato Chips (140 calories, 9 gm fat)
• Makeover Menu Item: 15 Baked Potato Chips (120 calories, 3 gm fat)
• Calorie Savings: 20 calories and 6 grams of fat!

 

 

Traditional Menu Total Calories: 1,216 calories

Makeover Menu Total Calories: 520 calories 

 

Total Calorie Savings for the Makeover Menu: 696 calories!!

 

 

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Free online classes! 

Join us for our next class "Healthy Summer Menu Ideas" on July 15 and get tips on how to eat well and stay healthy all summer long!  Click here to sign up!

 

Pregnancy & Diabetes Blog

Stay tuned for our new blog on pregnancy and diabetes featuring Amanda Stansel, an Humble, TX resident preparing for the birth of her sextuplets this Fall!  Read more about Amanda here!

 

 

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