Steam vegetables in low-fat broth or water, and use vegetable oil spray instead of oil, shortening, or butter.

Understanding how food affects blood glucose is the first step in managing diabetes. And following a diabetes meal plan can help keep you on track.

Is it OK for people with diabetes to drink alcohol? This is something only you and your health care provider can answer.

Carbohydrates are one of the three main parts of food; fats and proteins are the other two. All three components can affect your blood sugar level, but carbohydrates do so more quickly.

People with diabetes are encouraged to limit the sodium in their diets to help prevent or to control high blood pressure.

The majority of dieters regain the weight they lose within five years. But they could avoid doing so by gradually changing their eating and exercise habits. Your approach to weight loss should be to make changes you can keep up for the rest of your life.

Emotional eating affects most everyone from time to time, but regularly letting your feelings guide your food intake can affect your health.