Suggestions for ADA

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/suggestions-for-ada.html

I am sure all of us could all come up with favorites for the American Diabetes Association to do, but being a group by and for doctors, I do...

Change May Be Coming for Prediabetes

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Yes, it may still be a few years in the future, but if researchers continue to make their voices heard, the American Diabetes Association (A...

Correspondence after the ADA Blog

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/correspondence-after-ada-blog.html

I was expecting the harsh emails telling me that I should not be saying the points I made and that the American Diabetes Association had the...

Diabetes Self-Management Education Needs

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/diabetes-self-management-education-needs.html

I have a difficult time understanding the logic behind not educating people with diabetes the basics of Diabetes Self-Management (DSME). If...

Meeting with People Needing Help

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/meeting-with-people-needing-help.html

Our meeting on September 26 involved all 17 of our members plus 13 people Jerry had contacted. In addition there were three doctors and two...

Help Advance Diabetes Research

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/help-advance-diabetes-research.html

A University of Virginia researcher named Hannah Menefee contacted me recently to ask for our help.  She and her colleagues are conducting a...

Study Says Salt's Effect on Blood Pressure Insignificant

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Now if the American Heart Association would believe this we could be on to something. I do expect to see something from them and it will be...

Possible Help for Diabetes Apps, Devices, and Tools

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/possible-help-for-diabetes-apps-devices.html

When I read this Joslin blog, I had two reactions. First, I wondered why they would do this and second, I wondered if they would botch this...

How Much Protein?

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Because there are different guidelines for protein needed I will show the chart first, which is from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Exactl...

The Questionable ADA

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-questionable-ada.html

I do need to say that I do not follow the guidelines of the ADA. I did refuse for a couple of years to read what was happening on the ADA (...

A Discussion on Food Plans

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Lately I have been writing about low-carb/high fat eating plans (diets for those that insist). I have to laugh, as this has really brought ...

The Groups at Our September Meeting

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We knew that several support groups would be present for the final with the specialist on interventions. We had 95 people present and had ro...

Warning! Terminology Is Important

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When a doctor or nurse asks you who is your emergency contact, do you know whom they are asking about – 1) the actual person to contact for ...

Catering For Different Tastes When Cooking

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/catering-for-different-tastes-when_19.html

I see variations on this question asked many times on the various forums I am on: Being head cook and bottle washer, I have a question. Havi...

Food Reward Friday

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Today's lucky "winner"... waffles!!! Read more »

Meeting on Helping Others

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/meeting-on-helping-others.html

On Wednesday evening, eight of us were talking with Jerry and asking him questions. Jerry asked if this was something we wanted to do and t...

My AHS14 Talk on Leptin Resistance is Posted

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/my-ahs14-talk-on-leptin-resistance-is.html

The Ancestral Health Society just posted a video of my recent talk "What Causes Leptin Resistance?"  Follow the link below to acce...

Take Care of the Feet and Legs

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/take-care-of-feet-and-legs.html

A.J asked me to stop by Wednesday and said you helped me with the sore on my leg and I want you to look at a sore on Jerry's left foot. ...

Eating to Your Meter

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/eating-to-your-meter.html

I know you have heard this or eat to your meter. Many people with diabetes refuse to do this and often wonder why their blood glucose readi...

Before You Get a Tattoo

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Now what would a woman or for that matter a man with diabetes want with a tattoo? Unless your diabetes is extremely well managed, you will ...

Should Current Way of Diagnosing Diabetes Be Changed?

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/should-current-way-of-diagnosing.html

Normally I avoid this topic when it deals with women that have had gestational diabetes. The healthcare system in the United States tried a...

Helping a Fellow Person with Diabetes

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This last week has been a busy one. Barry tried and lost getting his friend separated from his wife. She has become very guarded in her des...

Should CDEs Be Teaching Nutrition?

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/should-cdes-be-teaching-nutrition.html

Yes, I have realized that many titles often are associated like RD (registered dietitian) and CDE (certified diabetes educator). To be hone...

Is There Value for Patients in the New AADE Leadership?

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/is-there-value-for-patients-in-new-aade.html

There will be much debate in 2015 and especially 2016 about the possible actions of the officers of the American Association of Diabetes Edu...

Doctor-Patient Communication for Diabetes Patients

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/doctor-patient-communication-for.html

Today this is even more important, but communication is happening even less. The main culprit is the electronic medical record and the time...

CPAP Effective for Older People

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/cpap-effective-for-older-people.html

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective at treating sleep apnea in older people, a new study has found. I can believe this ...

Weight Loss Drugs May Not Be the Answer

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/weight-loss-drugs-may-not-be-answer.html

Even with the algorithm from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the use of weight loss drugs is still not the blockbuste...

Thoughts on the McDougall Advanced Study Weekend

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/thoughts-on-mcdougall-advanced-study.html

For those of you who aren't familiar with him, Dr. John McDougall is a doctor and diet/health advocate who recommends a very low fat, h...

Be Careful of People Advising Against Low Carb

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/be-careful-of-people-advising-against.html

Before I learned that the glycemic index for foods was developed by using only healthy people, I was an advocate for using low glycemic food...

Impromptu August Meeting

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We do have a scheduled September meeting, but Tim and Allen have been working on something they wanted to present. Last Saturday August 30 ...

Factors in Managing Your Blood Glucose – Part 2

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/factors-in-managing-your-blood-glucose.html

This is a continuation of the previous blog. Activity: Light activity - Light activity can have a surprising glucose-lowering effect. Walki...

Factors in Managing Your Blood Glucose – Part 1

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/factors-in-managing-your-blood-glucose_4.html

This was somewhat surprising and made me realize how different each person can be when it comes to factors that affect the management of blo...

What about the Other Weight Loss Diet Study??

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/what-about-other-weight-loss-diet-study.html

The same day the low-fat vs low-carb study by Bazzano and colleagues was published, the Journal of the American Medical Association publishe...

Patient Mentors Are Important

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/patient-mentors-are-important.html

Over the last few weeks, I have been doing more research about what patients with type 2 diabetes can do to improve their care and learn at ...

What Is Unmanaged Diabetes?

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/what-is-unmanaged-diabetes.html

When reading this blog, some very definite thoughts came to mind. I do like the topic, but I become nervous with the wording. I would like ...

Pardon Me, I Have to Release Some Pressure

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/pardon-me-i-have-to-release-some.html

No, this is not gas I need to vent, it is just a few things I need to vent to relieve the build up of frustration, and I don't want to b...

Low-carbohydrate vs. Low-fat diets for Weight Loss: New Evidence

http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/09/low-carbohydrate-vs-low-fat-diets-for.html

A new high-profile study compared the weight loss and cardiovascular effects of a low-carbohydrate diet vs. a low-fat diet.  Although many s...

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