Peregrine Falcon
Comanche National Grassland, June 5, 2011
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My New Diabetes Articles for HealthCentral:
Last month HealthCentral published six more of my diabetes articles about all aspects of the condition:
We all need to have something in our life that deeply interests us. Those of us who have diabetes probably need it more than most people because of the burden of our chronic disease. We need something to live for. I want to help you to find your passion. The key is to expand and develop your interests in whatever it is that you care at least a little about. For more ideas, please read this article.The new book titled The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living can help almost anyone. But those of us who have diabetes stand to benefit the most.Almost all of us have food cravings. For those of us who have diabetes, our food cravings can make us lose control of our blood glucose levels and our weight. Dr. Joyce Nash, a clinical psychologist in private practice in Menlo Park, California, has some great tips about how to control the cravings that we have for different foods.Well-managed diabetes is the cause of nothing, Dr. Bill Polonsky, stated in his talk to the Social Media Summit in San Diego on June 24. Poor management of diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, non-traumatic amputations, and end-stage renal disease in America, and this confuses a lot of us. But when we manage our diabetes the odds are good that we will have a long, healthy life with diabetes.How would you like to manage your diabetes by taking your medicine just once a month? You can’t do that yet. But that prospect is on the horizon.
The Long Dawn PhenomenonA new study presented at the American Diabetes Association meeting in San Diego on June 26 shows that the dawn phenomenon lasts much later in the day than we ever knew before. That's why it is so important to minimize the amount of carbohydrate that we eat at breakfast..
- Fitness and Photograph for Fun:
Last month I published 10 more of my articles on staying fit by getting the activity we need. Photography is what does it for me:
The rare and beautiful Fairy Slipper orchids were in bloom for a couple of weeks in Golden Gate Canyon State Park. So of course I went there to photograph then.
While most people experience some level of stress in their daily lives, people who are living with diabetes are more likely to have stress than people without diabetes. In addition, people with diabetes who are stressed often have higher glucose levels and trouble sticking to their diabetes management plans. Numerous research studies have demonstrated that taking steps to manage your stress can lead to you feeling better mentally and physically. Relieving stress and improving mood has been shown to help people take control of their diabetes and reduce their A1c.
As part of the Diabetes Stress Relief study, researchers the University of South Florida (USF) are offering adults with type 2 diabetes a FREE online program that will teach ways to manage stress and improve mood. The program is conducted entirely online through an interactive website that uses graphics, animations, audio, and video to explain techniques that will help you set goals, solve problems, manage time, change the way you think, and relax. The Stress and Mood Management Program teaches you a variety of skills so that you can decide which work best for you. Because it is an Internet-based program, it is convenient and flexible so it easily fits into your hectic life and busy schedule. You can sign on and participate whenever is best for you, from wherever you are. There are eight weekly sections that each take less than 30 minutes! to complete. It provides you with real information that you can use in your life to relieve stress and manage your mood. This is the same beneficial information that is offered through expensive workshops and seminars, and it is being provided for FREE to participants of the Diabetes Stress Relief Study.
If you are interested in learning more about the study or would like to sign up, you can visit the study’s website at www.diabetesstressrelief.com or you can email [email protected] or call 1.800.576.3901 to reach the researchers directly. The study is voluntary and has been approved by the USF Institutional Review Board (Pro00002563); some eligibility criteria apply.
If you have any interest in controlling your diabetes by low-carb eating, one of the best resources is Dr. Richard K. Bernstein's monthly webcast. It's an hour of excellent diabetes education.
Dr. Bernstein's next live tele-seminar is Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at 7 p.m. CST, 8 p.m. EST, 6 p.m. MST, and 5 p.m. PST. He designed it to answer your most important questions concerning diabetes and to offer his thoughts on the latest developments in this area.
The seminar is free. You can click here to register: http://www.diabetes911.net/askdrb/index.php. It's also available as a live webcast both on the Internet and by phone.
Whenever you want to find anything that I have written about diabetes -- whether on my website or on the Health Central Network -- the easiest way is to use the search tool on my site. You can search for all of the articles on my site or for the "Diabetes Developments" blog or the "Fitness and Photography for Fun" blog or what I have written at Health Central.
Just go to mendosa.com/search and check which one of the four sites you want to search and enter what you want to find in the search block.
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