Archive for November, 2008
Mayo Clinic Partners with Gaiam to Produce Diabetes DVD
Gaiam and the Mayo Clinic have teamed up to produce and market a series of wellness solutions DVDs including one for Type Two Diabetes.
The link above has a trailer of the DVD so you can get an idea of what the $20 DVD has to offer. It is NOT a documentary on diabetes; nor is [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup is the Devil
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is any of a group of corn syrups that has undergone enzymatic processing to increase its fructose content, and is then mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose), becoming a high-fructose corn syrup.
An overweight America may be fixated on fat and obsessed with complex carbohydrates, but nutritionists say the real problem [...]
Today is World Diabetes Awareness Day
The International Diabetes Federation would like to thank everyone for the time and effort they have invested to guarantee the global success of World Diabetes Day 2008.
Follow the day minute by minute
Follow the day minute by minute at http://www.worlddiabetesday.org. We are making images of events from around the world available as they come in. We [...]
Watch Thelma Explain How She Was Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes
Here’s a video about a woman who was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes after a routine physical with her Doctor. She goes on to describe how her doctor said that blood should be the consistancy of water but when she lanced her finger it was more like syrup sticking between her fingers.
“It is a [...]
Your First Year With Diabetes. You Have to Check Out This Book.
I just read the book “Your First Year With Diabetes - What to do Month by Month” which was written and illustrated by Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDE. It is phenomenal.
Your First Year With Diabetes is essentially a month by month guide letting you know exactly what you should be doing and how.
Diabetes [...]
