Managing your diabetes requires you to approach cooking and eating with mindfulness; fortunately, it doesn’t mean you have to give up dessert.

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Q: I often see regular recipes that look delicious, but I know I'm not supposed to eat a few of the ingredients due to diabetes. Do you have any tips for turning a regular recipe into one that would work well in a diabetic meal plan?

When it comes to what to avoid when you're diabetic, carbohydrates pose a particular dilemma, don’t they?

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On a strict Paleo diet, dairy of any kind is not allowed, hence the controversy of this dessert. This is because dairy was not on the menu in the Paleolithic era. Aside from human milk in infancy. Dairy however has its benefits. The choice to consume dairy is yours.