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Diabetes and Heart Healthy Cookbook 2nd ed

Diabetes Cookbook Review: the Diabetes & Heart Healthy Cookbook, 2nd Edition

Somehow, the hardworking souls who put together the Diabetes & Heart Healthy Cookbook made it all work. The book is a joint effort from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association, so while I was eager to try out some of the recipes, I was also slightly wary of what I’d find inside. Would the recipes call for abominations like sugar-free jelly or spray margarine? How much kale would be involved?

Food, Guilt and Diabetes

Personally, I do experience guilt about my diabetes, but have learned to better manage my thoughts and therefore control my mood. I do not think guilt can be prevented, but I think it can be reduced to a manageable level where it is productive rather than destructive.

Cherries, Healthful and Cute

When it comes to cute, cherries are up there with kittens and tiny Japanese erasers. Cherries have always been one of my favorite things to eat, and as a former champion of Ms. Pacman, I have fond memories of fleeing ghosts in hot pursuit of bouncing cherries and bonus points.

25 Low Carb Mother’s Day Brunch Ideas

Mother’s Day might be something of a Hallmark holiday, but many of us do mark the occasion in one form or another. It’s a lovely sentiment, to take time out to appreciate mothers the world over and all their hard work.

View from the Nutritional Battlefield

Today is the calm before the storm. The food industry is already firing up its lobbyists, and they are taking to the airwaves and the internet. The salvos in these individual battles will be deafening, but hopefully not destructive. We’ve been duped for decades, and we’re likely to be duped again, unless the science wins out...

Caffeinated: How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us (Book Review)

Carpenter traces the world history of caffeine, which is foundation for his argument that we have been hooked for a long, long time. The first documented habitual use has been traced to the Soconusco region of Mexico, a sweltering, rainy plain region along the Pacific coast. Archaeological evidence 3,500 years old indicates that the Izapans, Mayans, and Aztecs relied on chocolate in ceremonies (including human sacrifice), as currency, and in warfare.

20 Low Carb Passover Dessert Recipes

Are you looking for low carb Passover dessert recipes? Celebrating Passover with diabetes doesn't have to mean you miss out. We've put together a round-up of low carb dessert recipes that don't use flour or leavening agents. You'll still have to seek out a sweetener that's kosher for Passover (see this page for suggestions), but we're pretty sure that your homemade low carb coconut macaroons will have everyone talking about just how great a low carb Passover dessert can be!

The Three Year Diabetes Honeymoon – Part 2

When I called his doctors and told them he hadn’t been taking insulin for a couple of weeks, they said, give him a half unit of Lantus anyway, because it is very important for him psychologically. He is only five years old, the honeymoon will last probably only a couple of weeks, they told me, and for him it will be very hard emotionally to get back on insulin.

Proposed New Nutrition Labels: Changing the Color of Calorie Counting

The First Lady Michelle Obama has become the face of the fight against childhood obesity, and her Let’s Move campaign recently backed several initiatives aimed at reducing rates of obesity in America. Chief among these is the proposal to reformat the FDA mandated Nutrition Labels to be more clear and in line with what people are actually eating.

Bob’s Red Mill Giveaway: Low Carb Products and a $25 Gift Card

To encourage people with diabetes to cook and bake at home, ASweetLife has partnered with Bob's Red Mill to bring you an exciting giveaway. Enter now to win a package that include a pack of Almond Meal, Hazelnut Meal, Coconut Flour, Chia Seeds, Flaxseed Meal, Dried Blueberries (no sugar added) and a $25 Bob’s Red Mill Gift Card.