Nutrition

College is a tough time for staying healthy and dining halls can sometimes be difficult to navigate.

For those of you who are living on campus and are eating in dining halls, we suggest talking to the dining hall food services director and/or staff to discuss how to make the dining hall an easier for you to manage your diabetes while eating there.
Contact your Food Services using this template and begin the conversation today!

If you have any questions or tips to add to our nutrition section, please let us know: jtreitman@collegediabetesnetwork.org

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