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Learn About Diabetes: A Review

Learn About Diabetes: A Review

Diabetes Awareness Month is a good time to review what you have learned (or are still learning) about diabetes and about your own body's response to what you eat and drink and other aspects of your lifestyle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvSk1XJ8p4g&t=2s https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/2024/11/10/learn-about-diabetes/ If you got this email from someone who forwarded it to you, please consider subscribing to … Continue reading Learn About Diabetes: A Review

November: Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month Insights

November: Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month Insights

https://visionsource-mandan.com/blog/november-is-diabetic-eye-disease-awareness-month/ Fluctuating blood sugars are known to cause fluctuating vision. There is a correlation between the change in blood sugar levels and the ability of the crystalline lens in your eye to maintain a sharp focus. High blood sugar weakens the blood vessels in your eyes. Diabetic retinopathy affects blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue called the retina that lines the back … Continue reading November: Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month Insights

World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14)

World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14)

Reference: https://worlddiabetesday.org/ Doctors are Starting to Get It! An MD who Promotes Low-Carb to Diabetic Patients (22 min. interview with Dennis Pollock (1/31/25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkesUGp8uTQ If you got this email from someone who forwarded it to you, please consider subscribing to our blog yourself at https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/blog-posts/. Scroll down to the SUBSCRIBE box and enter your email address. Please be … Continue reading World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14)

November Is Diabetes Awareness Month

November Is Diabetes Awareness Month

The American Diabetes Society focuses on empowering individuals and families with trusted, science-backed resources to prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes. Through lifestyle changes and healthcare policy influence, it provides tools for transformation and fosters global support networks, aiming for a significant impact on health and well-being.

Understanding the Vegetarian Carnivore Diet

Understanding the Vegetarian Carnivore Diet

Vegetarian Carnivore?! Isn’t that an oxymoron? Nope, not at all. Our definition of “carnivore” is “animal-based foods.” This includes dairy products, like butter, ghee, heavy cream, cheeses (hard and soft cheeses, cream cheese, cottage cheese, etc.), kefir, and yogurt. It also includes eggs, ideally from pasture-raised chickens. Because it is vegetarian, none of the "animal-based … Continue reading Understanding the Vegetarian Carnivore Diet

How Cannabis Affects Diabetes: Research Insights

How Cannabis Affects Diabetes: Research Insights

Susan Weiner, named Diabetes Educator of the Year in 2015, who’s also known for her books and columns on diabetes care, tells us that most healthcare professionals shy away from even discussing this topic, but they really shouldn’t. We agree with Ms. Weiner and would like to present several articles for your thoughtful and unbiased … Continue reading How Cannabis Affects Diabetes: Research Insights

Embrace Unprocessed Foods: A Challenge for Diabetics

Embrace Unprocessed Foods: A Challenge for Diabetics

For one month, take this challenge. Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics recommends: Make a list of what you eat that you would consider “processed foods.” Determine which ones you could live without forever and remove them from your house (trash or donate, whatever works for you). And don’t buy them again. Determine which foods you would like to have … Continue reading Embrace Unprocessed Foods: A Challenge for Diabetics