Diabetes News

Article by Registered Dietitian Dina Hulbert discusses tips for packing your own lunch, and gives ideas for 10 easy brown-bag lunches. Read article...

Note from Connie: What's a poor parent to do? Tara Parker-Pope raises some interesting points in her article in the New York Times on how summer vacation effects our kids' diets. Jennifer Moore, a mom of a five-year-old girl, brings her perspective to this item. Uh-oh. Unlike schools, relatively few summer camps have nutritionists on staff, and they focus on preparing food that's convenient and unlikely to spoil rather than food that's healthy, Parker-Pope informs us. The reporter also cites a study from the April 2007 edition of the American Journal of Public Health, which discovered alarming results -- found...

Have you listened yet to my Gab With the Gurus Radio Show, which happens every Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern (barring holidays and unforseen exceptions)? Tune in Tuesdays and listen live -- or listen later, at your convenience -- to my provocative, empowering, weekly show, during which I interview prominent, bestselling, inspiring guests from a variety of fields -- health, wellness, blogging, personal growth and empowerment, Law of Attraction, etc. Response to this show has been tremendous, and because of the positive feedback and because we talk about a whole lot more than just sugar, we have moved to a...

Two very exciting guests will appear on my Gab With The Gurus Radio Show today, which is devoted to the theme of Live Longer, Live Better. First off, Cheryl Forberg, nutritionist for NBC's "The Biggest Loser," is my first guest. We'll talk about findings from her new book, Positively Ageless, which outlines a fascinating 28-day plan so you'll become younger, slimmer and sexier. Then, renowned life coach Bruce D. Schneider, renowned life coach and founder of the acclaimed iPEC Coaching (where I'm now studying), will discuss why energy is so important and the value of using a coach. (You can...

Note from Connie: As I've mentioned previously on this Sugar Shock Blog, I'm now a life coach, and I've become really excited and exhilarated by it and its ability for people to accomplish things and make their dreams a reality. First off, I invite you to listen to today's Gab With the Gurus Radio Show, during which I'll interview renowned life coach Bruce D. Schneider, Ph.D., MCC. (As I announced previously, I'm also interviewing Cheryl Forberg, the Biggest Loser nutritionist, who tells you how to become ageless.) Now, I encourage you to read a fascinating article by Bruce D. Schneider,...

A diabetic bodybuilder and Mr. Universe contest winner, who had a skirmish with police outside a Redwood City movie theater last year, has filed a lawsuit against the Redwood City police for excessive force, unreasonable seizure and violation of his civil rights. The incident -- which I wrote about at the time -- involved a confused and belligerent Doug Burns, 44, a type 1 diabetic who was in dire neeed of food, about to go into a diabetic coma. Officers arriving on the scene pepper-sprayed him, beat him in the ribcage with a baton and continued to strike him as...

3-Time Olympian and type 1 diabetes sufferer Gary Hall, Jr. describes the exercises he does in order to stay fit. Gary was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 24.

Note from Connie: Could a nursing mother's trans fat consumption harm her child's health? A new study published in the journal Nutrition suggests that possibility. Jennifer Moore brings you the details. Fernanda Silvera Osso and colleagues from the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil divided lactating mother rats into two groups, one that ate a diet containing soybean oil and another whose diet included partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. All of the young rats drank their mother's milk for a period of time, were weaned and then ate a normal rat diet for 60 days. When the young rats became...

Note from Connie: It's intriguing to learn how, contrary to what many experts had long thought, intense blood-sugar reduction drug therapy doesn't significantly reduce the incidence of heart disease in type 2 diabetics, according to new research in the New England Journal of Medicine. Jennifer Moore brings you details about this study and another. Another study, also published in the NEJM, found that while intensive blood-glucose control therapy reduced kidney disease in its subjects, it didn't significantly effect the incidence of "macrovascular events" -- that is, heart attack, stroke, or loss of blood supply to the limbs (which can lead...

Did you get to listen yet to my Gab With the Gurus Radio Show today where the personable, cheerful transformational pioneer Marci Shimoff offered tips galore on how to achieve happiness? I encourage you to tune in now to get Marci's valuable ideas and to hear her absolutely amazing stories. You'll be inspired, encouraged and motivated! Listen now to this exciting show so you can become happy. (This is the direct link.)