Eat This! Navigating the holidays on a diabetic diet

Eat This! Navigating the holidays on a diabetic diet
Eat This! Navigating the holidays on a diabetic diet

Eat This! Navigating the holidays on a diabetic diet

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November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Heading into the holiday season, 3.2 million diabetic adults in the Midwest will be facing holiday gatherings and parties full of sugary treats. What can they do and what can their family members do to help them stay on a healthy path? What is a diabetes-friendly diet and could we all benefit from following it? Certified Diabetes Educator and corporate dietitian for Meijer stores Melissa Hehmann has helpful hints to stay healthy. (Photo: Flickr/lynn.gardner)