A Business With A Purpose
For many people, being diagnosed with a medical condition that requires a change in diet means giving up sweet and savory foods in favor of only ‘healthier’ options. However, this was not the case for Vic and Lisa Johnson. The couple launched their business, Diabetic Kitchen, when their youngest son was diagnosed with Type II diabetes due to poor eating habits; Vic himself was later diagnosed with the same condition. Lisa decided that she didn't want to let diabetes stop her family from enjoying food. She began to develop recipes that wouldn't impact blood sugar.
After altering familiar recipes, she began to serve low-carb meals to her friends and family. Vic started to experience significant weight loss due to the reduction of carbs in his diet. Due to the success of her cooking experiments, Lisa had the idea to research the adverse effects of a high-carb diet further. Shocked by her findings, Lisa decided to open Diabetic Kitchen in 2014 to market her low-carb recipes.
Low-Carb Sweets?
Diabetic Kitchen offers several foods that are typically high in sugar, such as a Cinnamon Donut baking mix or a Cinnamon Pecan cereal. Their products have great reviews on Amazon and on the Diabetic Kitchen website. At this time, the products are only available through the online store and Amazon.
Lisa avoids added sugars and artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame, meaning these decadent treats will have little to no impact on blood sugar. Diabetic Kitchen has made all their products without GMO's, soy, and gluten. On top of all of that, the Diabetic Kitchen products don't break the bank: a container will make a decent amount of servings while not being too expensive.
Diabetic Kitchen has many resources on the low-carb diet, further information on their products, and articles on living with Diabetes available on their website.1
NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER
The content on this website should not be taken as medical advice and you should ALWAYS consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. We provide nutritional data for our recipes as a courtesy to our readers. We use Total Keto Diet app software to calculate the nutrition and we remove fiber and sugar alcohols, like erythritol, from the total carbohydrate count to get to the net carb count, as they do not affect your blood glucose levels. You should independently calculate nutritional information on your own and not rely on our data. The website or content herein is not intended to cure, prevent, diagnose or treat any disease. This website shall not be liable for adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result. Any action you take is strictly at your own risk.
Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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