Author: Jacquie

For Low Blood Sugar

For the weekly poll question of May 3-9, I asked for responses to "What I do first if my blood sugar goes too low is," and listed the following options (the number of responses is shown after each option): * Use ½ glucose tablet at a time and check BG every 20 minutes (1 response) … Continue reading For Low Blood Sugar →

Conventional Wisdom

Conventional wisdom is the body of ideas or explanations generally accepted as true by the public or by experts in a field. Such ideas or explanations, though widely held, are unexamined. Unqualified societal discourse preserves the status quo. Or so says Wikipedia. I'm writing about this concept in contrast to the concept of "present truth" … Continue reading Conventional Wisdom →

A Short History

My Type 2 Diagnosis I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in September of 2000, just before going on a weekend campout with a group of women. I remember that when I told Dr. John Duge, our pastor, I bemoaned that I would never be able to have Almond Roca again, and he laughed, thinking … Continue reading A Short History →

Present Truth

Wikipedia defines "present truth" (in Adventist theology) as "a belief in truth as appropriate to any given time." But it is the dietary approach to diabetes management that especially needs application of present truth as I continue to research and sort through the plethora of conflicting ideas. Eden diet? Clean meat? Vegetarian? Vegan? Weimar/NEWSTART® diet? Atkins … Continue reading Present Truth →