"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
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Let's take a few moments to assess what you've accomplished so far this year. (Yes, 2018!) First, you spent some time between Christmas and New Year's to evaluate your personal diabetes status and set some goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics for improvement in the coming year. Setting Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Tactics [PDF] If you've been … Continue reading Time for a Quick Review
Activities for Weeks 2, 3, and 4 were inspired by the “21-day Jumpstart Challenge” from Smart Diabetes Solutions, slightly modified for Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics. During Week 4, continue the blood glucose, water, and vegetables and add exercise, preferably outdoors with fresh air and 20 minutes of sunlight. Goal: To establish a regular routine of physical activity within … Continue reading Week 4 – Exercise
Activities for Weeks 2, 3, and 4 were inspired by the “21-day Jumpstart Challenge” from Smart Diabetes Solutions, slightly modified for Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics. In Week 3, continue with the blood glucose meter and water and add vegetables. Goal: To establish regular consumption of non-starchy green vegetables to replace highly refined processed foods and trans fats. Have … Continue reading Week 3 – Vegetables
Activities for the next three (3) weeks were inspired by the “21-day Jumpstart Challenge” from Smart Diabetes Solutions, slightly modified for Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics. Beginning with Week 2, continue to use your blood glucose meter daily and add the water. Goal: To decrease/eliminate consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and replace with water so that 80% of drinks consumed … Continue reading Week 2 – Water
The winter holidays are typically very stressful. For a variety of reasons. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas is frequently the most stressful time of the year for many people. There are school, work, and church programs, parties, and family gatherings, often involving food and, unfortunately for diabetics, the worst possible foods for diabetes control! For many, … Continue reading Winter Holidays for Diabetics
How was your Thanksgiving? Did you maintain your diabetes dietary protocols? Or is Thanksgiving the one day of the year that you totally give up on your goals and give in to your appetite? Regardless of what you did (or didn't do), the week after Thanksgiving is an excellent time to check up on your … Continue reading After Thanksgiving
A few days ago, one of our members found this ad in an Adventist publication and shared it with the group. First of all, this tidbit is not specifically for diabetics but for the general public. It focused on heart attack, stroke, and cancer, not diabetes. The first thing I wondered was where they got … Continue reading How Many “Servings” of Fruit and Vegetables?
Managing diabetes is, in itself, a challenge. Why would you want to add additional challenges, you ask? Well, the challenges given in this blog post are not additional obstacles to be overcome, but they are strategies and tactics to employ in order to reach the goals you have set for yourself. I have begun a … Continue reading Two Challenges for October
One of our group members reported eating a bowlful of cooked barley with 3/4 cup of berries for breakfast. When I asked him what his average blood glucose is on that type of diet, he said 83 mg/dL (equivalent to 4.6 mmol/l), which is well within the non-diabetic normal range. I applauded him for his … Continue reading Why Does the McDougall Diet Work?
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
Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics 