Recorded Programs from the Stanford Diabetes Care Program

It’s harvest time, and Andrea will take you in her kitchen to make some of her favorite salads and homemade dressings. Learn how easy it is to make a salad with seasonal vegetables and a healthy and tasty homemade salad dressing.

Gina discusses and demonstrates easy ways to incorporate resistance training and cardiovascular exercise into your daily routine! Learn a handful of movements you can do anywhere with minimal equipment to help support muscle building, promote weight loss, and encourage adequate blood sugar control. Grab your tennis shoes, water bottle, and let’s get moving!

Marina Basina, MD, explores the impact exercise has on blood glucose and the reason why blood glucose fluctuates both during and after exercise. Learn how to prevent low blood glucose and also how to use exercise as a tool to decrease and stabilize it.

Learn about the benefits yoga has for people with diabetes, including improvement in blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure. Tracy will present results from studies on the impact of yoga on diabetes. Wear something comfortable for an easy yoga practice session that can be done in a chair or standing. No equipment or flexibility required, just you and your breath.

It’s time to think about summer foods. Join Katie as she shares some of her favorite recipes and how to put together healthy summer treats that are balanced and delicious.

Elaine shares some time saving recipes using the instant pot. These home cooked meals will be healthy, tasty, and kid approved! A nice bonus is that these meals will be appropriate for blood sugar management.

Jessica offers time saving techniques to meal prep for breakfast. She illustrates ways to not only be efficient, but to also have a nutritious and flavorful meal. Learn how to make Banana Almond Muffins, Chia & Flax “Noatmeal, Breakfast Egg Muffins and Berry & Walnut Overnight Oats with Chia all in this session.

Magdelena discusses strategies to implement exercise into one's daily routine during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also reviews the American Diabetes Association's exercise recommendations and the benefits exercise has for diabetes.