by Nikki Wallis | Mar 1, 2019 | Stories and Tips
Do you find it hard to work out what’s in the food you’re eating?How much fibre, how many carbs and how much sugar certain foods contain?It can often be hard to navigate the world of food, especially low-carb and sugar free products.This can be even harder when the...
by Nikki Wallis | Dec 23, 2018 | Stories and Tips
“Arrrrgh!” Do you find yourself saying this a lot over the festive season? Do you avoid going to work or family parties because it’s easier than facing the dreaded temptation of decadent sweets and honey-glazed ham that you know you shouldn’t...
by Nikki Wallis | Nov 9, 2018 | Stories and Tips
It’s World Diabetes Day this week (Nov 14) and what better time to celebrate the theme of, “The Family and Diabetes”. Over 425 million people are currently living with diabetes world-wide and about 1.7 million here in Australia. The great majority of...
by Nikki Wallis | Oct 26, 2018 | Stories and Tips
Deciphering food labels, counting carbs, counting sugar and regulating insulin to suit my blood sugar levels is a full-time job and one that I thought I was doing alright at, until recently, when I walked into my local health food store. There I was, browsing the...
by Nikki Wallis | Sep 28, 2018 | Stories and Tips
Do you get confused by all the information out there about low carb diets for people with diabetes? Do you find yourself struggling to know how many carbs to eat per day, or struggling to balance your insulin and Blood Glucose Levels (BGL)?I think we can all agree...
by Nikki Wallis | Aug 31, 2018 | Stories and Tips
Do you rely on nutritional labels on food products to calculate your insulin dose?I can’t live without them, especially when I’m baking. I always find myself adding up the total carbs of each ingredient to work out the portions in my cakes and sweet...