My recent post about Carb Intake for Type 1 Diabetics was pretty critical of new research and of the ADA’s recommendations. Today, please enjoy a counterpoint view:
A Guest Post by Hope Warshaw, nutrition expert and CDE
As a dietitian and diabetes educator for more years than I like to count, (however, not a person with diabetes), I wanted to provide more context for you to evaluate the research featured in “How Many Carbs…
The “Real-Life Guide to Diabetes” just published by the ADA is definitely something new. It almost looks a little like my daughters’ favorite “Smart Girls’ Guide” series, or those kids science books all chock full colorful images, highlighted quotes and pop-out boxes to grab your attention in bunches of little “content bites.”
So it’s fun to look at, as well as fun to read, which is definitely something new in the world of diabetes literature.…
Just a note to let you all know that my group was automatically dismissed from Jury Duty today, so I am officially off the hook. I can hardly believe it. Let’s hear a communal sigh of relief everyone, please. Why, thank you! And thank you for all your great insights and suggestions as well.
And now I have a moment to flag the fact that today is a special kind of diabetes awareness day,…
I’m sorry to report that the first day of the two-day Diabetes Forum 2009 conference here in snowy Washington, DC, was not very encouraging. Don’t get me wrong, the event was extremely well-organized, well-attended, and fascinating. It’s just that what we were hearing was a lot of bad news about the state of diabetes care in this country and the gargantuan task ahead of policymakers in reforming our healthcare system. Not much new there.
However,…
Guess where I am today? That’s right. If the headline didn’t tip you off: I’m in Washington DC, elated to be rubbing elbows with some of our nation’s most prominent diabetes advocacy groups, at the high-level Diabetes Forum 2009 Conference, this year titled “Broaden Your View.”
I say “high-level” because this truly is the most influential diabetes event I’ve ever been invited to participate in. It’s put together by a group called Avalere Health that…