Eating Out, Parties and Holidays with Diabetes
Menus, festivals and dinners at a friend's home, with kind, simple ways to ask for food that works for you.
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About this course
Menus, festivals and dinners at a friend's home, with kind, simple ways to ask for food that works for you.
Food with other people should still feel like a pleasure. This course helps you read menus, handle fast food and takeout, and find good options across different cuisines.
You will also get kind, simple ways to ask for what you need at parties, festive meals and dinners in someone else's home.
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: Eating Out Without Stress
- FDAMenu Labeling Requirements (opens in a new tab)
- Diabetes CareDiabetes Care journal home page (opens in a new tab)
- CDCHealthy Eating (opens in a new tab)
- NIDDKHealthy Living with Diabetes (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationStandards of Care 2025, PubMed article 39651983 (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationStandards of Care, American Diabetes Association home page (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 2: Reading a Menu
Chapter 3: Fast Food and Takeout
Chapter 4: Restaurants by Cuisine
Chapter 5: Parties and Celebrations
Chapter 6: Asking for Sugar-Free or Low-Carb Food
Chapter 7: Festive Meals
- CDCDiabetes Meal Planning (opens in a new tab)
- FDAAspartame and Other Sweeteners in Food (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationStandards of Care
- FDA21 CFR 101.60 nutrient content claims for sugar (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 8: Eating at Someone Else's Home
Further reading on Diabic
- Diabetic Friendly Fast Food Options
- 10 Diabetic Fast Food Options Worth Trying
- Diabetes Recipes for Thanksgiving: a Festive Menu
- Diabetes Plate Method: A Simple Way to Eat Well
- Blood Sugar After Food: What's Normal
- Best Order to Eat Food for Blood Sugar
- 7 Ways to Prevent Blood Sugar Spikes After Meals
- Glucose Tablets for Hypoglycemia: When and How to Use Them
- Hypoglycemia Emergency Treatment: Act Fast to Stay Safe
- Low Blood Sugar Symptoms That Hit Without Warning
- Diabetes Road Trip Tips for Meals and Blood Sugar
- Diabetes Pasta Recipes That Won't Spike Blood Sugar
- 8 Diabetes-Friendly Mexican Recipes With Bold Flavor
- Easy Asian Diabetes Recipes for Steady Blood Sugar
- 8 Fish Recipes for Diabetes: Easy Weeknight Meals
- Alcohol and Diabetes: a Guide to Safe Drinking
- Wine and Diabetes: How It Affects Blood Sugar
- Best Low-Carb Alcoholic Drinks for Diabetes
- Blood Sugar Drops at Night: Causes and Prevention
- Low-Carb Diet and Diabetes: What to Know
- Type 2 Diabetes and Sugar Alcohol: Is It Safe
- 7 Sweet Potato Diabetes Recipes That Keep Blood Sugar Steady
- Diabetes Recipes for Cookies: 5 Low-Carb Bakes
- Best Food to Eat When Blood Sugar Is Low