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Contributor Marc O’Meara, RD, LDN, CDE Controlling blood sugar with diet style palette-deep-blue showJumplinks true

For people with diabetes, carbohydrates tend to dominate food conversations. It’s common to count carbs, dose for them, and watch how they spike blood sugar. But there’s another nutrient shaping glucose levels behind the scenes: protein.

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Humans have been drying and eating fruit for thousands of years. To illustrate just how long: researchers have discovered wall paintings from the Mesopotamian era depicting dried fruit. This practice also has deep roots in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions, where early civilizations likely dried fruit in the sun to extend its shelf life.…