By Katie Bacon As you look toward staying healthy in the new year, meaningful changes to your diet may help you manage glucose levels and maximize health in the face of COVID-19. Four experts – Whole Cities Foundation’s Dr. Akua Woolbright, low-carb guru Dr. Mariela Glandt, San Francisco General’s Dr. Rita Nguyen, and Harvard’s Dr. Lee Kaplan – shared insights for eating well, finding affordable food, and keeping your body's immune system strong. As we’ve learned more about COVID-19, it’s become clear that the virus presents a particular threat to people who have diabetes or other metabolic conditions, including obesity. With that in mind, I spoke with a range of experts who had specific, actionable tips on how to make nutrition and lifestyle changes during the pandemic, with an eye toward improving glucose management and metabolic health – even at a time when increased stress may make that more difficult. Though their perspectives and advice differed, each expert agreed that the disruption caused by COVID is a good time to make changes. Many of their suggestions offer ways to improve health – and not just during COVID. Others offer ways to make your money stretch further at a time when many people are economically on the edge (especially in the diabetes community), yet are also looking for healthier ways to eat. Though many of us feel helpless right now, we actually have more control than we may think, and the small decisions we make about food each meal can lead to positive changes.