Greetings! November is National Diabetes Month. Along with that, the Holidays have arrived with Halloween and now we have Thanksgiving to look forward to. Even though this time of year is often a time of celebrating, it can also be a very stressful time of year, with family gatherings, an increase in our spending, figuring out what gifts to buy for those loved ones on our list, and the extra cooking we have to do before the end of the year! It is hard to take time for ourselves but it's even harder to eat healthy, exercise with the drop in temperatures and decrease in daylight and manage our diabetes. Therefore, we want you to take time to recognize how far you have come this year before you start to feel overwhelmed. Take a moment to recognize all that you have done for your health and diabetes this year. Stay positive and think of all the positive things you have done to stay healthy, move more and eat healthier. Be proud of yourself.
Unfortunately, the average person gains more than a pound this time of year. A typical holiday meal contains more than 3,000 calories and many of us have more than just one of these meals between Thanksgiving and New Years. When you are eating healthy, you recognize how much better you feel! So don't let the this time of the year change that or derail all the good you have done so far.
Please check out the link below that gives us pointers on how to stay on track and still eat healthy during this Holiday Season:
https://blogs.webmd.com/diabetes/2015/12/5-holiday-eating-tips-that-are-actually-doable.html
Here is another link below for healthy/diabetes friendly recipes for the Holidays:
http://www.diabetes.org/mfa-recipes/recipes/holiday.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
We wish you all the best this Holiday Season and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact your Diabetes Educator, Nutritionist/Dietitian or Endocrinologist. We are always here to help you get through this stressful time of the year.
