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AmyT on
August 8, 2008
Ooh, I made a rhyme! So clever. And just about the kind of cutsey headline you’d expect for such an unlikely “news” announcement. I usually systematically ignore all the fuss about herbs and supplements that supposedly help control diabetes, even cinnamon, because it just seems awfully far-fetched to me. But if scientific results were presented at the all-knowing ADA conference this year, then it must be true…
Get this: For many generations in Vietnam, Type…
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AmyT on
August 6, 2008
I was chatting with a dietitian friend not long ago and found myself explaining my feelings about low-carb eating. I’ve been given some grief in the past by the Atkins devotees that I’m not gung-ho enough about the low-carb lifestyle. Well, now that I’ve formulated my thoughts on the subject, l can tell you why:
Low-carb for me, and for many people with Type 1 diabetes, is not about weight loss. I am, thankfully, not…
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AmyT on
August 4, 2008
Believe it or not, Norae used to teach my kids tennis. She’s all grown up now with her own nutritional clinic and is fast becoming a recognized authority on dietary issues in the Bay Area and beyond.
A Guest Post by registered dietitian Norae Ferrara
In response to David Spero’s post and reader comments “What to Eat? ADA Speakers Disagree,” from June 25th 2008
Fabulous! I am so pleased to know that when addressing the…
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I’m no diet expert, but I still get lots of emails about Glucerna and other “diabetic” food products: How or what good are they really for people with diabetes? In a new twist, I got this email from a non-diabetic reader not long ago:
Dear Diabetes Mine:
I am a 42 yr old male, in good physical shape, and I eat pretty well (healthy). My real weakness is sweets-cake, cookies, chocolate, candy, protein shakes, etc.…
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I get loads of cookbooks sent to me to review. Luckily, I love to cook. But honestly, who the heck has time to make a fancy meal from scratch more than once or twice a week? I’m pretty good at the slap-dash — you know, throwing things together from Trader Joe’s and elsewhere that make a decent meal.
For months, I’ve been guiltily surveying the piles of diabetic cookbooks in my office, however, feeling compelled…
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