Let’s see…the old name for Type 2′s is “NON-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus”… do you get the joke yet? . . . → Read More: What is in a Name? Insulin and Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes
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I knew it was coming; I gritted my teeth for as long as I could… Paula Deen is a diabetic … shocker! She’s just like I was… an obese, carb eating machine. The surprise is that it took this long for her to be diagnosed. Who knows, she may have actually been diabetic years ago… . . . → Read More: Paula Deen and Diabetes 
If you are not familiar with my ‘Date with the Devil’ posts, you should read Day 1 and Day 2 before proceeding. In brief, I went very high carb for 24 hours, ‘the devil’ was high carbohydrates. I received quite a few comments and questions regarding my experiment … which told me I needed to . . . → Read More: Follow Up on “Date with the Devil” 
Foods eaten during the experiment Apples, White Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Bananas, rice, -0- fat greek yogurt and 2% milk… and a roast not shown. Why a new experiment? … To gain knowledge of course! My experiment was only 24 hours, from Noon to noon, 12/5 and 12/6/2011 …. but that was long enough. This post . . . → Read More: Date with the Devil… my High Carb Experiment – Day 1 
When I sit down to think about all the things that I can give thanks for, it’s a long list… RELAX I am NOT going to list them. I want this post to be different! As sincerely as I can say it … I am so thankful for … DIABETES! Why would I be . . . → Read More: THANKS for DIABETES!? 
This is an update to a post I did last year. Nothing has changed much… it still is relevant to the diabetes situation. Key “Take Away Points” 1) We don’t need diabetes awareness … we need to provide ‘valuable’ diabetes education!!! With information that the American Diabetes Ass. is NOT providing. . . . → Read More: November is Diabetes Awareness Month… ha! 
In the previous post I showed an updated picture and shared workout videos, click here if you missed that post. I am a type 2 diabetic, with normal blood sugar who is drug and insulin free. :) This post is primarily a pictorial of the rest of my day, highlighting my ‘challenges’ and the . . . → Read More: My Primal Update, Part II 
This post is not about food… the picture to the right is just to show you the satisfying and nutritious foods I eat. :) This post is about living primally and diabetes.
For most diabetics cuts or even scrapes and bruises are a BIG DEAL! Why? Most diabetics do not have normal . . . → Read More: Primal Living and Diabetes 
“Primal Girl in a Paleo World” ~Joy Young My good friend Joy Young tweeted that phrase the other day… and it immediately hit me in a profound way. Background Joy and I have been friends for over two years… it seems as if it was a decade ago! I was investigating . . . → Read More: Primal Girl in a Paleo World 
In this previous post I discussed fermented foods. The process of fermenting is a positive thing for everyone… ESPECIALLY for diabetics. Fermenting is a process by which beneficial bacteria ’eats’ carbohydrates, thereby reducing the blood sugar affect… meanwhile increasing the nutrients of the food or drink. … it’s a Win / Win!! This makes ‘fermenting’ . . . → Read More: Product Review & Fermented Food Links |
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I am not a doctor, dietitian nor nutritionist… in fact I have no medical training of any kind.
If I can figure this out so should they… if it wasn’t for their …
B) Willful ignorance
C) Greed
D) All of the Above :) |
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