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Holiday Balancing Act

Now that the holiday season is officially here, I asked my friend Todd Burrier to do another guest blog. For those with health issues like diabetes which require them to exercise regularly and closely watch what they eat, this time of year can present problems.

The weather is getting colder, so it becomes harder to get consistent exercise. We go to lots of social events where tables are loaded down with all the things that we aren’t supposed to eat. Even so, we can survive and even thrive during this special season when we recall the miracle of Christ’s birth.

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Dreamfields Pasta

I’ve written about Dreamfields Pasta in the past, but during this second week of Diabetes Awareness Month, I wanted to mention them again. This is a fantastic product for anyone watching their carbohydrate intact, whether they are diabetic or not. You’ll have some terrific health benefits, and I promise that you won’t detect any difference in quality, texture, or taste 🙂

When I first met with a diabetic educator almost two years ago, she basically told me that I wouldn’t be able to eat pasta again, unless it was a very, very small portion. Ouch. Of all the foods I would miss on my new diet, I would put pasta ahead of meat.

I learned about Dreamfields from an ad in one of my mother’s diabetes magazines. I jumped onto their website and was impressed with what I read. Dreamfields was a great addition to a diabetes diet 🙂 🙂 The reason for this is because of the way the produce their pasta. You can find the specific details on their website, but for now let me just say that a serving of Dreamfields pasta has only FIVE carbs and is 65% lower gylcemic index than traditional pasta.

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Nutritional Supplements and Diabetes

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Post date 11/08/2010
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I’m blessed to have some great friends who have helped me in my efforts to reverse diabetes. This past Saturday, Jeff was my first guest blogger, and he wrote about the importance of physical exercise. Today, my friend Todd Burrier will be blogging on how nutritional supplements can support/improve glucose levels and our overall health.

This Tuesday night (November 9th) at 9:15pm Eastern Todd will be presenting a webinar/conference call about Diabetes. This will be a comprehensive overview. Todd will share information on a wide range of relevant topics that are all focused on living a longer healthier life whether someone is currently diabetic or pre-diabetic.

While this information will also be relevant for type-1, the majority of the focus will be on reducing risks and reducing severity of type-2 (90% of all diabetes) as well as avoiding completely for pre-diabetic people (20% of the adult population!).

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Freedom with God

Yesterday, I had the chance to visit with a group of people attending a Diabetes Workshop at our local hospital. They were all looking for ways that they could improve their health despite dealing with this chronic illness. As you may know, I think bringing God into the situation is the missing key that many people forget. That goes for any situation, not just an illness.

Today’s three-minute retreat from Loyola Press speaks beautifully to this idea. As I was reflecting upon their message this morning, I thought I should share it on this blog. I know some of you already subscribe and get the retreats emailed to you. If you don’t, you should. They are a great way to start your day, and you’ll join about 16,000 people who visit the site each day.

Click here and take the next three minutes to pray about what it could mean to you to have

Freedom With God

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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

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Post date 11/06/2010
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Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve asked some friends to write something for my blog. I think it makes sense to hear someone else’s voice from time to time, and I hope you’ll appreciate it too. Today, I’m really happy to have a young friend of mine share his thoughts on exercise. Jeff studied sports medicine in college, and now works in the physical therapy field, helping people get themselves in better shape every day. I’ve known Jeff since he was a teenager. He’s getting married next month, and I’m glad he’s going to stay in our area. I hope you take to heart what this great young man of faith wants to share with you.

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. – Psalm 139:14

The human body. It can heal and strengthen with a specific and disciplined exercise program. It is so intricate and so awesomely beautiful that it is hard to not see the miracle that is within it; within my body, within your body. Just as your walk with Christ can be renewed and strengthened continuously, your body has the ability to heal and strengthen with the right direction and motivation.

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Italian Lentils

I was talking to a friend yesterday, and he was telling me how much his fiance likes lentils. Me too. In fact, lentils have become a staple in my diet, and I prepare them several times a week.

They are a great source of fiber and protein, and the add a meaty texture to most dishes. They are also very low on the glycemic index, which means that your blood sugar will not spike after eating them. Instead, they provide more balanced source of energy.

I like to prepare lentils in many different ways, but my favorite is to make a soup/stew with them. You can check out a couple of recipes by hitting the main course tab to the right.

No matter how you prepare them, I think you’ll enjoy the meatiness of these members of the legume family. They are also very inexpensive.

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Another Chance

Over the last three days, I’ve been participating in a daily blogging program for American Diabetes Month. Today is Wordless Wednesday, and we were asked to post an image that best represents my biggest help in managing diabetes. This sunrise (and all the others) is it for me.

To me, the fact that I can have a fresh start every day is my biggest encouragement. It doesn’t matter how things went yesterday, when the sun comes up, we’re all given a second chance. Whatever your issues may be, every day is a new day to turn things around, to celebrate yesterday’s wins, to reconcile with someone, to encourage a friend. What would it be for you?

Take advantage of this gift, not just today, but every day. Watch what happens in your life and in the lives of those around you.

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American Diabetes Month

That’s right, a whole month dedicated to Diabetes Awareness. Did you know that by the end of today, 4,300 people in the United States will be diagnosed with diabetes? As I wrote about last week, the USA Today reported on 10/22/10 that the number of diabetes cases in the US will double, and perhaps triple by 2050. As many as one in three will have the disease!

On Friday, I picked up a great book at the library entitled Diabetes Rising, written by Dan Hurley. Although I’m still reading the book, so far Hurley has done a masterful job at tracing the history of this disease, once very rare, now, sadly, very common.

The first written reference of diabetes comes from an Egyptian medical text known as the Ebers Papyrus,written in the year 1536 B.C. Diabetes cases remained rare until the 1920’s, when doctors began to notice an alarming rise of this chronic illness. Without a doubt, those doctors back then could have never predicted the levels that presently exist.

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An Scary Statistic

I’ve been attending some conferences down in Virginia the past few days and am glad to be able to sleep in my own bed tonight. I always enjoy traveling, but there’s no place like home 🙂 Although I don’t usually read the USA Today newspaper, there’s always plenty of them at hotels.

So, this morning I picked one up on my way down to get some coffee, and on the front page was a huge article about diabetes. The info in the article was not good.

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A Very Good Day

Thanks for everyone who was praying for our Faith Fights Diabetes meeting this morning. To say that it was a success would be an understatement. I don’t know how many people will ultimately sign up to help with this initiative, but there is no question in my mind that our message resonated with the nearly sixty people who came.

The statistics are simply too hard to ignore. I talked about some numbers yesterday, but there was one slide that was shown today that took my breath away. According to the American Diabetes Association, one-third of all caucasian children born in the United States after the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime. For ethnic children, the number jumps to fifty percent. That’s either one out of three, or one out of two. Absolutely staggering.