About Marci Sloane

Marci SloaneMarci Sloane, MS, RD, LD/N, CDE, is a registered and licensed dietitian/nutritionist and certified diabetes educator. She grew up in NYC where she graduated with a degree in Nutrition and Physiology from Teachers College at Columbia University. For over a decade, Marci managed a Diabetes and Nutrition Education Center at a multi-bed hospital in South Florida and has been counseling people on healthy eating, weight loss, and managing diseases and conditions such as: diabetes, pre-diabetes, healthy eating, heart disease, weight loss, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, hypertension, hypoglycemia and a host of other nutrition-related diseases. Marci is an American Diabetes Association Valor Award recipient and lectures frequently to the public and healthcare professionals. Marci was a featured panelist for the Sun-Sentinel's "Let's Take It Off" weight loss program, was highlighted in the Palm Beach Post: Meet Your Neighbor, "Woman's book on healthy eating uses humor as a key ingredient" and was a participant in their Diabetes Series in 2007. Marci Sloane is a member of the American Diabetes Association’s Health Professional Committee.

Oct 20, 2014

DIY Handy Food Portion Sizes

By Marci Sloane|2018-07-09T15:16:18-04:00Updated: October 20th, 2014|Diabetes Management, DIY Diabetes Articles|0 Comments

Since we don’t always carry around measuring cups and food scales, here are my "handy" food portion guides. You can carry these measuring tools every where you go!

Oct 15, 2014

Marci’s Diy Diabetes Food Exchanges Guidelines

By Marci Sloane|2018-07-09T15:06:46-04:00Updated: October 15th, 2014|General Information|0 Comments

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are a macronutrient that turns completely into sugar within 1-2 hours. Below you will find 15 gram carbohydrate portions.

Starch carbohydrates – 15 grams of carbohydrates and approximately 80 calories:

1/2 cup cooked cereal (ex: oatmeal), grain (ex: barley or kasha) or starchy vegetable (ex: peas, corn, beans, potatoes, winter squash like butternut or acorn)
1/3 cup cooked […]

Oct 10, 2014

Marci’s DIY Diabetes Nutrition Guidelines

By Marci Sloane|2018-07-09T13:22:40-04:00Updated: October 10th, 2014|Diabetes Management, DIY Diabetes Articles|0 Comments

The most important nutrition message to take away from this material is to consume wholesome, slow-digesting, high fiber carbohydrates in combination with healthy choices of protein and fat.

Oct 6, 2014

Daily Food & Exercise Log

By Marci Sloane|2018-07-06T15:25:19-04:00Updated: October 6th, 2014|Diabetes Management, DIY Diabetes Articles|0 Comments

Keeping a food and activity log, as well as blood sugar records, is critical in determining our individual patterns. This will help to fine-tune your diabetes control. Try to keep up with these logs throughout the day if possible since, as human beings, we tend to truly or conveniently forget what we have consumed unless we […]

Oct 5, 2014

Marci’s Diy Tips for Dining Out at Your Favorite Restaurants

By Marci Sloane|2018-07-09T12:34:44-04:00Updated: October 5th, 2014|Diabetes Management, DIY Diabetes Articles|0 Comments

When you dine out, please continue to use your common sense. Make reasonable choices for continued success. Take a moment to consider all the foods that will have the most impact on your blood sugar and be moderate with them.

Oct 1, 2014

Avoid Low Blood Sugar While Drinking Alcohol when You Have Diabetes

By Marci Sloane|2018-07-09T12:16:59-04:00Updated: October 1st, 2014|Diabetes Management, DIY Diabetes Articles|0 Comments

Alcohol is high in calories and has few nutrients. If you drink and this is approved by your doctor, please drink wisely and moderately. Moderate drinking is 1 drink per day for women (1 ounce liquor, 4 ounces wine or 12 ounces beer) and 2 drinks per day for men (2 ounce liquor, 8 ounces wine or 24 ounces beer).

Sep 30, 2014

Calorie Diets by Marci Sloane

By Marci Sloane|2018-07-13T12:08:03-04:00Updated: September 30th, 2014|Diabetes Management, DIY Diabetes Articles|0 Comments

Marci’s 1,200 to 2,000 Calorie Diets

I’ve developed an easy way to plan your meals around calories. Although, these are especially designed for people who have diabetes, they are just plain healthy diets for anyone. I’ve included suggested foods and serving sizes for breakfast, lunch, dinners and snacks for an entire day for the following daily calorie […]

Sep 25, 2014

Marci Sloane’s 2000 Calorie Diet

By Marci Sloane|2018-07-06T13:20:00-04:00Updated: September 25th, 2014|Diabetes Management, DIY Diabetes Articles|0 Comments

Breakfast

Carbohydrate Groups (Starch, Fruit, Milk)

Each carbohydrate food listed below is ONE serving (15 grams) of total carbohydrate. Please pick THREE servings (45 grams) from the carbohydrate groups listed below for breakfast. You may choose from one group or in any combination within the starches, fruits and milks. If you have 1/2 portions like 4 ounces of […]

Sep 25, 2014

Marci Sloane’s 1800 Calorie Diet

By Marci Sloane|2018-07-06T13:16:11-04:00Updated: September 25th, 2014|Diabetes Management, DIY Diabetes Articles|0 Comments

Breakfast

Carbohydrate Groups (Starch, Fruit, Milk)

Sep 15, 2014

Marci Sloane’s 1600 Calorie Diet

By Marci Sloane|2018-07-06T13:05:03-04:00Updated: September 15th, 2014|Diabetes Management, DIY Diabetes Articles|0 Comments

Breakfast

Carbohydrate Groups (Starch, Fruit, Milk)

Each carbohydrate food listed below is ONE serving (15 grams) of total carbohydrate. Please pick TWO servings (30 grams) from the carbohydrate groups listed below for breakfast. You may choose from one group or in any combination within the starches, fruits and milks. If you have 1/2 portions like 4 ounces of […]

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