Diabetes-Friendly Cooking: Meal Prep Made Simple
Stock your kitchen, plan the week and cook tasty meals that suit diabetes, even on a busy day.
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Stock your kitchen, plan the week and cook tasty meals that suit diabetes, even on a busy day.
Cooking at home gives you more say over what goes on your plate. This course shows you how to stock your kitchen, read food labels, make simple swaps and pick cooking methods that suit diabetes.
You will also plan a week of meals, cook on a budget and make room for baking and desserts without guilt.
What you will learn
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Dr. Rezwana Parvin Rumpa is an obstetrics and gynaecology specialist with clinical focus on gestational diabetes, PCOS, and fertility. She holds the MRCOG (Final Part) from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London, the MRCPI (Final Part) from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, and an MBBS from Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College under Dhaka University. Dr. Rumpa serves as a Senior Medical Officer in the Obs and Gynae department at BRB Hospitals Ltd, where she has spent three years managing prenatal care, emergency obstetric cases, and women's-health surgery. On Diabic, she medically reviews content for women living with diabetes, with particular attention to pregnancy, PCOS, and reproductive-health intersections.
For learning only. Talk to your doctor before changing medicine or habits.
Chapter 1: What Makes a Meal Diabetes-Friendly
- NIDDKHealthy Living with Diabetes (opens in a new tab)
- Mayo ClinicDiabetes diet: Create your healthy-eating plan (opens in a new tab)
- Diabetes CareDiabetes Care journal home page (opens in a new tab)
- CDCHealthy Eating (opens in a new tab)
- Harvard Health PublishingGlycemic index for 60+ foods (opens in a new tab)
- CDCCDC diabetes page (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationAmerican Diabetes Association home page (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 2: Stocking the Kitchen
Chapter 3: Reading Food Labels
Chapter 4: Simple Swaps
Chapter 8: Baking and Desserts
- FDAAspartame and Other Sweeteners in Food (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationStandards of Care 2025, PubMed article 39651983 (opens in a new tab)
- Mayo ClinicGestational diabetes - Symptoms and causes (opens in a new tab)
- American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association: Whole grains refined grains and dietary fiber (opens in a new tab)
Further reading on Diabic
- Diabetes Plate Method: A Simple Way to Eat Well
- What Food Causes High Blood Sugar (and Why)
- Blood Sugar After Food: What's Normal
- Diabetes-Friendly Dinner Recipes for Busy Nights
- 5 Rules for a Healthy Diet for Type 2 Diabetes
- 7 Ways to Prevent Blood Sugar Spikes After Meals
- Diabetes on a Budget: Affordable Meal Planning That Works
- 8 High Fiber Foods That Help with Prediabetes
- 10 High Fiber Foods for Prediabetes Worth Adding
- Carb Counting Apps for Diabetes and Insulin Dosing
- Best Calorie Counting Apps for Diabetes in 2026
- Diabetes Recipes for Cookies: 5 Low-Carb Bakes
- Diabetes Pasta Recipes That Won't Spike Blood Sugar
- Whole Grains for Prediabetes: What to Choose
- Diabetes Salad Recipes That Keep You Full
- 7 Sweet Potato Diabetes Recipes That Keep Blood Sugar Steady
- 8 Foods That Won't Spike Your Blood Sugar
- 10 Chicken Recipes for Diabetes That Make Weeknight Dinners
- 8 Fish Recipes for Diabetes: Easy Weeknight Meals
- 6 Diabetes-Friendly Shrimp Recipes for Quick Weeknight
- Easy Asian Diabetes Recipes for Steady Blood Sugar
- Diabetes Casserole Recipes for Easy Weeknight Dinners
- 4 Ingredient Recipes for Diabetes: Quick and Simple
- Easy Diabetes Muffin Recipes for a Steady-Blood-Sugar
- Easy Diabetes Dessert Recipes That Keep Blood Sugar Steady
- 6 Safe Dessert for Gestational Diabetes Recipes You Can
- 7 Cinnamon Recipes for Diabetes That Taste Great
- Diabetes Bread Recipes That Actually Taste Good