How nuts can help prevent and manage diabetes [re-release]

16 July 2025

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About this episode

Did you know that nearly 1.9 million Australians are living with diabetes, with type 2 diabetes accounting for 85-90% of all cases? As rates continue to rise, the right dietary approach is more important than ever.

On the back of National Diabetes Week (13-19 July), we revisit a popular episode (originally released in November 2023, as “What’s the best diet for diabetes prevention and management”), with guest Tim McMaster, an Accredited Practising Dietitian with Diabetes Victoria, who shares his expertise on the diabetes dietary recommendations.

In this episode, we explore how plant-based dietary patterns and effective weight-management interventions can play a pivotal role in diabetes prevention and management. Tim also explains how nutrition goes beyond just managing blood glucose levels, and shares the clinical goals that drive lasting change.

And it wouldn’t be an episode of The Healthy Handful without talking about nuts!

Tim delves into the science-backed benefits of nuts – debunking myths about specific nuts, like cashews and chestnuts, and highlighting how nuts fit within diabetes dietary recommendations.

Whether you’re making changes for yourself or guiding clients and patients as a health professional, this episode is packed with actionable advice, and supporting resources.

About today’s guest

Tim is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Sports Dietitian, based in Melbourne.

He has been working in diabetes for more than 10 years and is a senior diabetes dietitian with Diabetes Victoria. He is also the director of his online private practice ‘Master Nutrition’, which specialises in his two favourite areas of nutrition, diabetes nutrition and sports nutrition.

When Tim isn’t working, he enjoys spending time with his young family, drinking coffee and watching all kinds of sports (not necessarily in that order). Occasionally, he still pulls on the running shoes, when his body allows it.