dLife Diabetes Diet
The dLife experience is a comprehensive plan for all your diabetic needs.
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BACKGROUND
As a diabetic, you have plenty on your plate to worry about. Every single day you're managing a time-consuming illness. However, you don't have to go it alone. dLife Diabetes Diet was created with you in mind, by diabetic experts and dietitians. This program will help you manage your disease better than you ever imagined.
The dLife Diet is a Web-based diet program. The site is exceptionally easy to use, bright and inviting and jam-packed full of valuable tools and information. You'll find online journals to track everything from blood sugar to weight, thousands of diabetic-friendly recipes, community discussions, and many other valuable resources. dLife will also help you better communicate your lifestyle with your doctor.
Whether you have Type 1, Type 2 or gestational diabetes, dLife will customize a plan to best suit your needs. You can also choose from three different plans - weight loss, blood sugar management or meal planning.
FOOD & RECIPE
dLife, like most diets, is heavily centered around what you're eating. dLife makes meal planning, shopping, recipes so much easier you'll wonder why you didn't start sooner.
There aren't any special or radical food rules to adhere to. You pretty much get to eat your favorite things, just in a more controlled and balanced manner. Your diet will closely meet a 40/30/30 ratio for carbs/protein/fat, and all meals recommended by dLife will show calories, grams of fat and other important nutritional information.
You'll receive a 30-day pre-set meal plan with your dLife membership. Planning ahead means less work for you and it also means more successful management of your diabetes. Diet plans from dLife also accommodate special needs like low sodium or vegetarian.
dLife offers one of the most comprehensive recipe databases on the Web and it’s created with the special needs of diabetics in mind. You'll find a vast variety of delicious meals in every category. Some of these you might soon be enjoying include:
- Apple Pancakes
- Cranberry Orange Scones
- Ham and Hashbrown Casserole
- Asian Tuna Burgers
- Jamaican Pork and Mango Stir-Fry
- Baja Fish Tacos
- Spinach Parmesan Risotto
- Double Potato Bisque
Diabetics have a sweet tooth just like anyone else. dLife will appropriately feed those cravings with tempting treats like:
- Amaretto Pumpkin Pie
- Caramel Cheesecake
- Chocolate Cherry Mousse
- Mocha Brownies
- Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding
EXERCISE
You're strongly encouraged to exercise as part of the dLife Diet. You should select an exercise routine that suits your experience level. Beginners can start out slowly and gradually increase the strength and time of their exercises as they become more experienced. It's recommended that you have a snack from the carb category before exercise to maintain your blood sugar.
EXPENSE
dLife charges $20/month for membership access.
PRO
- Ideal for diabetics
- Customized meal and fitness plans
- Diabetes-approved recipes
- Online journals to record blood sugar, food, exercise and weight
- Shopping lists
- Submit your own recipes to receive a nutritional analysis
- Accommodates varying medicinal demands of diabetics
- Web based program
- Free 30-day trial
CON
- Non-diabetics should not use this plan
CONCLUSION
Start controlling your blood sugar and stop letting it control you. dLife Diabetes Diet is a premier lifestyle and wellness program for diabetics. dLife doesn't just present yet another dieting program - it has created a community dedicated to serving the sometimes strenuous needs of its diabetic friends.
dLife provides all of the most essential tools we've come to expect from Web-based diets, but it takes it a few steps further by concentrating on every detail a diabetic might find useful and inspirational. Share your photos, personal stories and interact with other members. Learn more about how laughter is great medicine and visit the Laughing Matter section to "see Diabetes through a humorous lens." You'll feel right at home at dLife and begin to know what it feels like to truly manage your diabetes.
common misspellings:
dLite Diet, dLife Deit, dLife Diabetees Diet
Anonymous: I put my husband on the dLife Diabetes diet and it's really helped his blood sugar. he's lost a few pounds too
Cindy: It's great to finally see a diet that keeps diabetics in mind
