This section contains links to articles, books, videos, and full-length movies. Also includes diabetes testing supplies, third-party lab tests, food databases, and apps to track food intake, blood glucose numbers, and other related aspects. Think of this section as your personal diabetes library.
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This is a collection of articles, not specifically about diabetes, that I found interesting for various reasons. The first group was started when I found articles written by or about Seventh-day Adventists on the general topic of health, or more specifically on diet. Later, I discovered that current events, books, articles, or movies were generating…
Sugar and Starch [8:07] Starch is just sugar by another name. Starchy diets are what turned us into a nation of diabetics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCVo8HbDpXI 8 Ways to Live Longer and Better with Diabetes http://www.healthcentral.com/slideshow/8-ways-live-longer-and-better-diabetes 13 Ways to Prevent Diabetes https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/prevent-diabetes#section5 How I Adjusted to Dietary Changes with Diabetes https://www.healthcentral.com/article/how-i-adjusted-to-dietary-changes-with-diabetes Can diabetes complications be reversed? https://www.diabetes.co.uk/in-depth/can-diabetes-complications-reversed Diabetes…
Managing diabetes is, in itself, a challenge. Why would you want to add additional challenges, you ask? Well, the challenges given in this section 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. The pages below are listed…
If you have healthcare insurance, your lab tests will mostly likely be done in a local lab or clinic. However, there may be times and circumstances that dictate getting a lab test done by a reliable third-party, to either compare or confirm the test results from your HMO’s laboratory, or to request a test that…
In January 2016, we took a poll of members who had read (or were reading) books that they felt were helpful to them in their management or prevention of diabetes. We have listed these books (and more) below the chart, along with comments from group members. The “stars” (asterisks) in front of a book title…
Most of us get our diabetes testing supplies by prescription from a physician supported by our healthcare insurance provider. We take our prescription to the pharmacy and usually pay a co-pay for the supplies we need. I have been told that Medicare coverage provides meters, test strips, and lancets with $0 co-pay. Testing supplies are…
This is undoubtedly the largest and most complex section of this Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics site! Please take time to discover the information here and use whatever will be of help to you. Bookmark this page and check back often as we are adding new recipes and informational articles weekly! Scroll down to see the sections…
Getting an initial diagnosis of diabetes (whether Type 1, Type 2, gestational, or other) can be a pretty traumatic experience. Many healthcare providers will refer you to a diabetes class or a diabetes nutritionist which will serve, at least temporarily, as a support group. But once those classes are over, or whenever you get your…
In order to keep an accurate, detailed food journal, you need to base your records on a reliable food database. You can keep your journal as simple as just writing down the foods eaten, the amount consumed, and the number of calories, carbs, fat, fiber, protein, and whatever else you want to track. You can…
These films are presented as resource material only and do not necessarily represent the views of all Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics. It is up to the viewers to make up their own minds. Fat Head [1:44:40] While most people saw the documentary Super Size Me as an expose of the fast food industry, comedian and former…
Terms frequently used in blog posts and articles: 8 Laws of Health – Basic principle of Seventh-day Adventists: “Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, trust in divine power—these are the true remedies” A1C – The A1c test (also known as HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin or glycosylated hemoglobin) is a blood test that…
I have defined “videos” or “video clips” as those shorter than one hour long. If this collection of videos (all under one hour) seems heavily slanted toward low-carb high-fat, that’s because these are the videos I have viewed. If you, the reader, would like to suggest additional titles, please feel free to comment below this article.…
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