Author: Jacquie

November is Diabetic Eye Disease Month

To review evaluation of your eye health and get the necessary examinations when they are due. Resources: http://visionsource-mandan.com/2017/10/31/november-is-diabetic-eye-disease-awareness-month/ http://www.med.unc.edu/ophth/news/november-is-diabetic-eye-disease-awareness-month https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/getting-started/diabetic-eye-health/ 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/-2. Scroll down to the SUBSCRIBE box and enter your email address. Please be assured we will never … Continue reading November is Diabetic Eye Disease Month →

Learn About Diabetes

The list of books below represents the most important information sources for Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics™, whether you are type 1 or type 2, and whether you are dietary vegan, lacto-ovo vegetarian, or “Adventist non-vegetarian” (eating only “clean” meat/fish). Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics. Jacqueline Lemi-Hegarty. Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics, 2nd Edition, and accompanying Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics Recipe Book, available in both … Continue reading Learn About Diabetes →

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

Goal: To focus on the seriousness of diabetes, its complications and consequences, and gain new understandings of how to prevent them in your own life. Read this article and view the 9-minute video: HOW TO EAT FOR DIABETESDo you know someone with pre-diabetes, Type 2, or Type 1? Please share this video with them and … Continue reading November is Diabetes Awareness Month →

Salt and Diabetics

High blood pressure and diabetes generally go hand in hand. And if one is diagnosed with both then you are instructed to immediately watch salt intake. But for diabetics in particular there are some unintended consequences to lowering salt intake especially when it comes to keeping blood sugars in those non-diabetic ranges. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmYlP39ZDDw Why Salt … Continue reading Salt and Diabetics →

Medical Cannabis and Diabetes

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 Medical Cannabis and Diabetes →

Unprocessed Food Challenge

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 Unprocessed Food Challenge →

World Egg Day

World Egg Day is celebrated on the second Friday in October each year. World Egg Day was established at Vienna 1996, when it was decided to celebrate the power of the egg on the second Friday in October each year. Since then, egg fans around the world have thought up new creative ways to honour … Continue reading World Egg Day →

Should diabetics eat dietary vegan?

Before you watch the Beat Diabetes videos below, I want to make it perfectly clear that Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics supports dietary vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, and "Adventist non-vegetarians" (who eat "clean" meat/fish). However, we strongly recommend low-carb/keto dietary vegan (< 50 grams total carbohydrates per day). We do NOT support high-carb low-fat dietary vegan. To Beat … Continue reading Should diabetics eat dietary vegan? →

Vegetarian Challenge

October 1 is World Vegetarian Day. Whether or not you are vegetarian, try this challenge in the month of October. Do it all month or just for one day or one week. Here is a suggested strategy: Total carnivores ==> only “clean” meats/fish Adventist non-vegetarians ==> lacto-ovo vegetarian or pescatarian Pescatarians ==> only lacto-ovo vegetarian … Continue reading Vegetarian Challenge →

Diabetes Medications and Insulin

It is the purpose of Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics™ to help diabetics, or those at risk for diabetes, to learn how to manage, control, reverse, and/or prevent diabetes and to achieve and maintain normal blood sugars and insulin levels without medications and/or insulin if they really want to do that. We believe that a low-carb dietary protocol … Continue reading Diabetes Medications and Insulin →