The Brain Diet?
Immediately after I typed the title for this blog I realized that those who know me, and my twisted sense of humor, would assume that I was making a zombie joke. While I do entertain a fondness for...
View ArticleOn My Reading List: The Diet Fix
I have been asked before to do a blog post about "diet books that don't contain a lot of woo." I've avoided doing that post because even though I can think of books that have good information, I have...
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Opinion: New Food Label
Last night I had the privilege to chat with dentists Jason and Grant of the Prism Podcast about diabetes, nutrition and pseudoscience, and my favorite gluten free beer (It's Omission by the way). I...
View ArticleSmoking Meat?
One of the fun parts about blogging is trying to think up catchy titles for blog posts, particularly since "news" writers get to think up scary sounding titles like Diet High in Meat and Cheese Can Be...
View ArticleDo vegetarians have poorer health?
I spend a lot of time, probably more than I should, skulking around in nutrition related forums where people share the successes and failures they've had with various weight loss plans and/or change of...
View ArticleDiabetes Month Day 1
For the month of November, I will be doing informational blog posts for diabetes awareness month on most of the working days. Typically I do a short blurb at my workspace for co-workers, but I thought...
View ArticleDiabetes Month Tip of the Day--Day 2
QuestionHow is diabetes diagnosed?AnswerLet’s start by talking a little bit about what “non-diabetic” parameters are. If you get blood drawn and lab work done by at your primary care clinic, you will...
View ArticleDiabetes Month Day 3--Know Your Risk Factors
QuestionWho is at risk for Type 2 diabetes? What about Type 1 diabetes?AnswerI think it is also important to embed a little lesson on risk factors versus causality before moving on to a discussion of...
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QuestionCan Type 2 diabetes be controlled with diet and exercise alone?Short AnswerYes, if the person with diabetes is diagnosed early enough and they have the resources to follow the diet and exercise...
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QuestionWhy are so many people with Type 2 diabetes told to lose weight? Can weight loss “cure” Type 2 diabetes? AnswerTo answer those questions requires a very simplified version of how insulin works....
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QuestionWhat are carbohydrate foods and why are people with diabetes told to limit them?AnswerSimply put (in non-chemistry terms), a carbohydrate food is a food that contains mostly starch and/or...
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QuestionHow much carbohydrate can a person with diabetes eat and still keep the blood glucose under control? And still make an attempt to have good quality of life?AnswerThe answer depends on the...
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QuestionI did what you said and I tried to keep track of the amount of carbohydrates in the foods that l eat. 30-45 grams for one meal doesn’t seem like very much. And for the people who have to eat...
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QuestionAre some carbohydrate foods healthier than others?AnswerThe short answer is yes, but remember you still have to watch the amount of carbohydrate you eat.Otherwise, the healthiest carbohydrates...
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QuestionOk, so I learned where carbohydrates are, and which ones might be better choices, and I have a rough idea of how much might be a good idea to eat at each meal. Now, how do I “count” these...
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Diabetes Month Tip of the Day
QuestionI really, really tried that carbohydrate counting yesterday and I got cranky because all my meals were turned into a math equation. I know some people have to do this…but isn’t there something...
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QuestionWhat about “low carbohydrate diets” like Atkins? Or very low carbohydrate plans like the “ketogenic” diets.AnswerYou might be surprised, but even the American Diabetes Association states that...
View ArticleDiabetes Month Tip of the Workday
QuestionWhat about these products marketed to diabetics like sugar substitutes, “low carb” ice cream or “sugar free” cookies? Are they helpful?AnswerThis is one of my favorite topics to rant about, so...
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QuestionI heard that people with diabetes with diabetes are supposed to eat protein with their carbohydrate because it will help “balance out” or “stabilize” the blood sugar. Is that true?AnswerThe...
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QuestionHow many times per day should a person with diabetes eat?AnswerThe answer to this question ultimately depends on what type of medication and insulin regimen the person is on (if any), what...
View ArticleDiabetes Month Tip of the Workday--part one
I meant to publish this the day after Thanksgiving, but Google apparently did not save my document correctly. I was out of town and too frustrated to fix on Spouse's laptop. Then this morning the cat...
View ArticleDiabetes Month Tip of the Work Day--Part Two
QuestionWhat about alcohol? I've gotten a lot of different "opinions" on this one.AnswerYou've probably gotten a lot of different opinions on this one because a) the consumption of alcohol has a huge...
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QuestionWhat is the best type of exercise for someone who has Type 2 diabetes?AnswerThe short answer is a combination of strength training and cardiovascular exercises, but any exercise helps if it is...
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QuestionThis lifestyle information has been interesting, but I know there are a lot of people on medicine or insulin to control their blood glucose. Why are there so many different types of medicine...
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QuestionThanks for a month’s worth of information. But now, how can I use this information to help my friends and family members with diabetes and not feel like I’m being too intrusive? (In other...
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