This Blog Has Moved

The last blog posted at the original URL (adventistvegetariandiabetics.wordpress.com) was May 19, 2019. After that, this blog (and the entire website) moved to https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.hegartyservices.com/ The blog moved to https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/ on May 2, 2021; and posts between May 19, 2019 and May 2, 2021 were moved to this URL. If you are interested in a unique support … Continue reading This Blog Has Moved

“Why Are You Here?”

When you joined the Facebook group (Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics), you were asked to answer three questions: 1) Are you a diabetic, pre-diabetic, at risk for diabetes, or have a diabetic family member or friend? 2) Do you understand that Seventh-day Adventists may be dietary vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, or non-vegetarians who eat only "clean" meat/fish as … Continue reading “Why Are You Here?”

Why Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics?

Recently, a group member asked a question which I re-posted and then decided to blog about so more people would see it. He wrote, "Are you aware of the link between low carb diets and MASSIVE meat consumption, organ meats highly promoted? Vegetarian approach seems rare, leafy greens are the main group on the okay … Continue reading Why Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics?

What Is the Best Diabetes Support Group?

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?