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How Do You Manage Being a Type 3 Diabetic?
There are countless - forums and blogs - about being the significant other of a diabetic because the condition affects more than just the diabetic. Being the significant other to a type 1 diabetic is often referred to as being a “Type 3 diabetic.” - Although you are not physically affected by the condition, it affects you in many ways. A type 3 diabetic will often find themselves in the role of a caretaker,...
June 21, 2017
5 Foods to Prevent or Reverse Diabetes
Many conventional diabetes diets rely on meat or grains as the major source of calories. This strategy has serious drawbacks. This type of diet is rich in macronutrients, but lacking in micronutrients, especially those derived from green vegetables. Micronutrients are necessary for the body’s cells to function properly. Even modest micronutrient insufficiency can lead to DNA damage, mitochondrial decay...
May 9, 2016
7 Strategies to Reverse or Prevent Diabetes
Diabetes and pre-diabetes are at epidemic levels today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says Type 2 diabetes in America -has tripled since the 1980s- and -one in three Americans- will have diabetes by mid-century. Staggering statistics, huh? - It’s not just adults who suffer. In less than a decade, the rate of pre-diabetes or diabetes in adolescents has increased from 9 percent...
August 10, 2015
Struggling With Diabetes? What To Do About It
Dear James, - I have diabetes and I really need to lose some weight, workout more, as well as decrease my intake of a lot of things that aren't good for a diabetic such as sodas and chips. How do I stay motivated, when I only work out two days a week, and sometimes not at all? It's like my mind can't stay truly focused on that because of my career situation which is being without a job now for almost...
January 5, 2015
Why Your Children May Already Be Pre-Diabetic
Are you aware the daily diet of an average American child or adolescent (ages two to eighteen) consists of 40% '“empty" calories from sugar and unhealthy fats? About half those calories come from sodas and fruit drinks loaded with sugar, full-fat dairy desserts and foods such as pizza and fast-food burgers. For so many of us growing up, breakfast equated to sugar cereals which were marketed heavily...
November 30, 2014
Halloween Humbug
That I'm not a fan of Halloween is no surprise to anyone who knows me well. It went downhill for me after my mom threw out my favorite Dick Dastardly mask when I was 9. I rarely go to costume parties and I have been known to dim the lights and lay low on the night of in order to avoid even the slightest interaction with a 5-year old pumpkin. I'm the guy that leaves the candy bowl outside and trusts...
October 28, 2014
Coping with Diabetes During The Holidays
Managing your diabetes can be especially more challenging during the holidays with all the temptations and sweets that keep bombarding our senses throughout the season. Body awareness is very important in managing diabetes. See your doctor regularly. Signs and symptoms can arise that may seem completely unrelated, when in fact they could be. Do not allow your pride or ego to get in the way of your...
December 17, 2012