"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
Author: Jacquie
I very seldom re-post verbatim from another blog or group, but this one was so well-written and poignant that I absolutely have to. It's from a public Facebook group and full credit is given at the bottom. Here goes. HOW NOT TO GET OLD The High Sugar Diabetic Version I was out walking my dogs … Continue reading Do Not Get Old Like This
Yesterday I had the most awesome experience that I've had in a very long time. Linda and I had the opportunity to meet in person with our medical nail technologist, Jeannie, who came in from out of town to attend our church picnic. She brought along her traveling podiatry care kit and offered to "take … Continue reading Routine Diabetic Foot Care
Three days ago I read the most profound article I've come across in a long time. It was written by Dr. Jack Hoehn, a retired Adventist physician, who actually wrote a three-part series, "Adventists in Health Care," published in Adventist Today (see link below). But one section stood out as resonating so completely with the philosophy … Continue reading Health reform does not belong to Adventists
If you or your loved one have been recently diagnosed—or have recently come to a shocking realization that you are going to die early if you don't make some drastic changes—let me suggest that perhaps the very first step to take is Portion Control. And the first step in practicing Portion Control is to keep … Continue reading Start With Portion Control
This blog post is excerpted from a recently edited page, Diabetes Support Groups. It reads, in part: Most Facebook diabetes support groups are focused on a specific approach to diabetes management, such as (1) low-carb high-fat moderate-protein, (2) low-carb high-protein moderate-fat, (3) high-carb low-fat vegan, (4) vegetarian, (5) ketogenic, or (6) ADA-compliance. Or they are … Continue reading What Is the Best Diabetes Support Group?
When you have low blood sugar (under 67 mg/dL), there are specific things you can do to raise blood sugar back to normal (70-99 mg/dL); but it's not so easy when you have high blood sugar. For anything over 300 mg/dL, I would definitely phone your on-call advice nurse and ask for help. For blood … Continue reading When Your Blood Sugar Is Over 200
This past week, an article entitled "The Ultimate List of 25 Foods that Help Control Your Blood Sugar Levels" appeared in my Facebook Newsfeed. This type of article is written for the general gullible public for the sole purpose of generating revenue from the ads that accompany such articles. The authors are not going to … Continue reading Looking at “The Ultimate List of Foods for Diabetics”
I haven't posted much (or at all) about diabetic foot care, though it is one of the most important aspects! Today, on one of the diabetes support groups I'm in, a member wrote the following: "Any advice for diabetic foot care, especially spending a lot of time in a pool? As we speak, hubby is … Continue reading Summer Foot Care
Facebook is currently down across the western United States. It went down at approximately 1:00 PM Pacific Time with no ETA yet as to when this might be fixed. Therefore, all activities in the Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics group is on hold until this issue is resolved. I hope all group members are currently following this … Continue reading Facebook is Down
I'm sorry she left our group. She started out so promising, reporting how her A1C had dropped from a dangerously high level to just barely diabetic in only four months, and stating that her goal was a normal non-diabetic A1C of 4.0-5.6%. She actively participated in the discussions, giving great ideas for recipes and snacks. … Continue reading You’ll Find a Way
Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics 