Summer is almost here and recently I’ve been to some gatherings where food was being grilled and beer was being served.  I love beer.  I wanted to have a beer. Or two. Or three. When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, although I gave up carbs easily, I didn’t give up beer.  (What can I do?  I’m half Irish). During the winter...

Person with diabetes or diabetic?  For me, it’s not really an issue.  I don’t have a problem with the word diabetic.  I do, however, understand those who find it offensive.  I bring this up now not because I want to get into the issue, but because of Sara Nicastro’s funny post on her blog Some Kind of Wonderful....

This morning while checking out the blogs on Diabetes Daily, I noticed a link to Prevention Magazine with the title 14 Fantastically Healthy Foods for Diabetes. I love Top 10 lists even when they’re top 14.  And if they have to do with food and diabetes, I’m sold. Most of the things on the list were not all that surprising to me:...

Sustenance with diabetes and celiac disease has transformed from approaching eating with restrictions to cooking and enjoying food full of life.  I’m inspired by stories and photographs of food that capture the beauty of gathering around food; the blog La Tartine Gourmand and the publication Kinfolk Magazine are two of my favorites. ...

Dara-Lynn Weiss, a Manhattan mother of two who has recently become famous for posing in Vogue with her 7-year-old daughter, Bea, newly thin after a one-year weight loss diet, is under fire in the press and blogosphere for her methods and for showing and telling all about them. Just Google “dara-lynn weiss and bea in vogue,”...

With a recent A1C of 5.8, you might think I’d be willing to rest on my laurels. And I am, sort of. But now that I’ve got that number under control, I’ve decided to tackle another number — the one on the scale. As a regular exerciser and devotee of Byetta, I’d settle for losing five pounds this spring. To...

I got home nice and early from my Monday morning run (interval training at the track – fun). I took the boys to school, did some shopping and tried to figure out what to eat for breakfast. Feeling lazy and not in the mood to cook, I decided to have some of the leftover tomato soup I made last night.   I ate two bowls of soup and went...

Paula Deen doesn’t understand very much about diabetes.  That’s the feeling I was left with after interviewing her a few weeks ago.  She was delightful to talk to – warm, charming, and eager to share.  It’s no surprise she’s incredibly popular.  I could have listened to her for hours.  What made me sad,...

I’ve been following the Paleo Diet over the last year and a half. What started out as an experiment, inspired by the essay “Why I Eat Like a Caveman,” turned into a way of life which has not only helped me control my blood sugar but has also helped me lose a few ponds. When I saw this infographic Guide to Eating Paleo...

Technically speaking and I am so inclined a calorie is burning timed and weighed   Since when has it weighed so heavy gravitating down the inverse of my father’s raised eyebrow with every M and M   Gluttony is cardinal and so each day I pull the sled of my sin against the grain whole grain long grain it would be all...