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.…
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…
Happy Independence Day, All! Well now, this seems like a good day to talk a little about our “closet diabetes rebels,” aka the small — or not so small — things we all do to assert our independence over this stupid disease.
For my part:
1) It’s summer, for God’s sake, and I love sandals and flip-flops as much as anyone. Like Kerri, I universally ignore my doctor’s advice to “never wear open-toed shoes.” Are you kidding…