If you are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, your physician may recommend that you lose weight and adopt a diabetes diet. You have a choice to make. And the choice you make will greatly impact the amount of weight you will lose and how you will feel while trying to lose the weight. The American [...]
“You have Type 2 diabetes.” On average, each year in the U.S. over 400,000 men and women age 20 and older receive this news from their doctor. For many, the diagnosis comes as a shock. For others, it is the dreaded confirmation of long held fears. Over 29 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. [...]
No one likes bad news. But sometimes “bad news” can be the catalyst for decisive action, a warning that helps us avoid a personal disaster. This month, the CDC released the new National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2014. The numbers are truly alarming. Over 86 million American adults (1 in 3!) have prediabetes. If they don’t [...]
The calendar may say Spring is here, but it still feels very much like winter. The vegetable garden in the back yard, newly planted with lettuce, spinach and kale seeds, is under several inches of snow. Despite the lingering cold weather, this time of year I start yearning for fresher, lighter meals - dinners with [...]
Today is World Diabetes Day. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) established November 14th each year as the day to bring attention to this disease that affects more than 366 million people worldwide. Here are the current statistics: In North America and the Caribbean, 1 adult in 10 has diabetes 50% don't even know they have [...]
