A Diabetic Manifesto...
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2011/12/a-diabetic-manifesto.html
I love my Christmas tree... I light it. I enjoy it's silent cheer; it's proud glow. Perhaps, a memory of a 'perfect' childho...
Your Number One Diabetic Treatment Goal
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Dear Friend, I heard you were recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, and that you may have some mixed emotions right now (sadness, shock, ...
A Sign of the Times
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Every now and then, I venture out to go shopping at mainstream chain clothing stores. Although I find it onerous, there are certain things ...
When Diabetics Become Bullies
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The things you say, and do, have an effect on people. This one should be a "no brainer," right? Well, not quite. At least... not q...
60 Minutes Report on the Flavorist Industry
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A reader sent me a link to a recent CBS documentary titled " Tweaking Tastes and Creating Cravings ", reported by Morley Safer. Sa...
The Greatest Lesson You Will Ever Learn
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I don't recall exactly how I got there... But I think it was just one of those "I'm really unhappy with my body, so I'm jus...
New Review Papers on Food Reward
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As research on the role of reward/palatability in obesity continues to accelerate, interesting new papers are appearing weekly. Here is a r...
Another Simple Food Weight Loss Experience
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Whole Health Source reader Sarah Pugh recently went on a six-week simple food (low reward) diet to test its effectiveness as a weight loss s...
Your Diabetic Feng Shui
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Stop and smell the flowers... She stood proudly, next to the small, Thanksgiving pie table, and announced to the world that "This is Li...
A Brief Response to Taubes's Food Reward Critique, and a Little Something Extra
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It appears Gary Taubes has completed his series critiquing the food reward hypothesis of obesity ( 1 ). I have to hand it to him, it takes ...
Two Recent Papers by Matt Metzgar
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This is just a quick post to highlight two recent papers by the economist and fellow health writer Matt Metzgar . The first paper is titled ...
What Some Would Call Diabesity, I Call Diapression...
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2011/11/what-some-would-call-diabesity-i-call.html
It's a blue Sunday today; a Sunday marked with gray Fall skies, transitioning into Winter blues. The trees are mostly, leafless, and it...
On the Eve of my Diabetes Anniversary...
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Some days... I think it's all a dream. A bad dream, a long dream; One of those sweaty kind of dreams. I call out for you, and you'r...
Diabetes Etiquette... For Diabetics
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I love, love, love the benefits the online social community can bring. Finding, and meeting others who are just going through similar enough...
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I would like to thank Steve Cooksey for pointing this out, but I cannot totally agree with him. Yes, the American Society of Nutrition (ASN...
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No, this is not an April fools joke. Not going to admit it are you? I can just about guess that at sometime, one of my readers has done thi...
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The different reports I intend to comment on may seem a bit disconnected as you read this; however, I think you will see the common thread. ...
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Warning -- Satire -- April Fool's Post Do you feel sad sometimes? Are you tired when you get up in the morning? Do you get winded runni...
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Disclaimer: The following is a guest post from a fellow reader of this blog, and a person living with type 2 diabetes as well as HIV. The t...
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Hunter-gatherers and healthy non-industrial cultures didn't know what omega-6 and omega-3 fats were. They didn't balance nutrients ...
