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  • Meet your Endocrinologist: Going to the "Diabetes Doctor"

    Meet your Endocrinologist: Going to the "Diabetes Doctor"

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    You just learned you have diabetes. Your primary care physician (PCP) wants you to track your blood sugar, start a workout program and come back for a follow-up visit. It’s a lot to take in. As part of your treatment plan, your PCP may refer you to…
    • over 1 year ago
    • Health and Wellness
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  • Living With Diabetes? Find Big Eats on a Small Grocery Budget

    Living With Diabetes? Find Big Eats on a Small Grocery Budget

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Food choices are so important when diabetes is part of your day-to-day life. Here’s something to keep in mind: The best healthy meal plan for those living with diabetes isn’t very different from one for people without diabetes. Our bodies have an appetite…
    • 6 months ago
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  • Side Dishes

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    These recipes are meant to complement a meal….and may include a vegetable, grain or other starchy food that accompanies an entrée to create a more balanced meal.
    • over 1 year ago
    • Nutrition
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  • Breakfast

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Starting your morning off well with these nutrient dense breakfast options will add variety to the usual breakfast and provide new and interesting foods that make you feel energized.
    • over 1 year ago
    • Nutrition
    • Recipe Book
  • Consumir y quemar calorías: El punto esencial para perder de peso

    Consumir y quemar calorías: El punto esencial para perder de peso

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Entender la relación entre la cantidad de calorías que comes y lo que quemas por lo general puede ser una tarea complicada. Y sentir que no estás informado sobre ello es una de las razones por las que puede resultar difícil mantener un peso corporal saludable…
    • 3 months ago
    • Español
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  • Who Packed the Salmonella? Preventing Picnic Pitfalls

    Who Packed the Salmonella? Preventing Picnic Pitfalls

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Picnics, pool parties and backyard barbeques make summer fun. Naturally, good food is sure to be a big part of the fun-in-the-sun festivities. But before you get your grill on, remember this important bit of info. Hot temps boost the risk for food-borne…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • How Fiber Keeps Your Brain and Heart in Shape

    How Fiber Keeps Your Brain and Heart in Shape

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Just about everyone knows eating fiber is the key to keeping you, um…regular. That's just one benefit of the food voted “Most Likely to Make a Middle Schooler Snicker.” It’s true. High fiber foods make you poop. They also make you feel full faster so…
    • over 1 year ago
    • Health and Wellness
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  • Keep Your Brain and Body Healthy by MINDing What You Eat

    Keep Your Brain and Body Healthy by MINDing What You Eat

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Healthy eating doesn’t need to be hard. You don’t have to spend a lot of time tracking your daily calories or buy special diet products. Just find a healthy approach to what you eat. One easy-to-follow eating plan — the MIND diet — steers you toward delicious…
    • 2 months ago
    • Health and Wellness
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  • Mindful Eating with Diabetes

    Mindful Eating with Diabetes

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Learning to be more mindful can help us calmly think through situations. For people with diabetes , the values of mindfulness may even help them practice better self-care. What is mindfulness? It is being tuned in to your thoughts, feelings and body…
    • over 1 year ago
    • Health and Wellness
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  • Healthy Eating: Avoid Portion Pitfalls

    Healthy Eating: Avoid Portion Pitfalls

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Most people know they should eat nutritious foods to maintain a healthy weight and avoid serious health problems. Still, there may be a big part of healthy eating you’re not paying enough attention to — portion sizes. What you eat matters. How much…
    • over 1 year ago
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