Our Philosophy

The Diabetes Center at Mercy has a strong philosophy when it comes to nutritional concerns and diabetes. We do not put people on diets. We help you learn to choose the right food at the right time.

When you join the Mercy Diabetes Team we will provide knowledge and information about eating well. We will help you understand why choosing the right food at the right time will make you feel so much better.

Carbohydrates raise the blood sugar, so controlling the amount of carbohydrates that you eat is of prime importance.

We will work with you to:

• identify your lifestyle.
• identify your food likes and dislikes.
• design a meal plan that works for you and one that you can live happily with.
• help you to learn to manage parties and special occasions while still maintaining good blood sugar control.

We believe that you are the one in control of your eating and you alone will make the choice of what you will eat.

The challenge is to eat what you want and to keep your blood glucose under control at the same time.

For example: a Nestles Crunch chocolate bar is basically equal to 2 pieces of buttered bread. Some times you might pick the bread and sometimes you might pick the chocolate.