#29 How to stop the spread of Diabetes: Start with food choices
10/06/21 • 19 min
Every day there’s talk about type 2 diabetes. Year after year and decade after decade. Aren’t you tired of it? I mean aren’t you tired of not getting your health back? I normally don’t like to talk math and statistics, but today I think we need to dive in. Don't worry, this episode is more than just scary diabetes statistics, it's also about how to regain your health with a proper and non-boring diet. "We are what we eat", right?
It takes a little while for you to build your personalized menu. This is how I coach each of my clients. Your care has to be personalized.
THE GOLD MEDAL QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Home is the place where we have the most control in creating a healthy life(...)you can participate in stopping the spread of type 2 diabetes by starting with some simple food choices".
HIGHLIGHTS
- The increase in diabetes cases between 1989 and 2018.
- Family History vs Family Lifestyle: what's the real cause behind the rising number of kids with diabetes?
- Homework: 5 key questions to know how you're managing (or not) a healthy lifestyle.
- Slowly incorporate some foods that will substitute those that aren't helping with your diabetes management. Listen to some suggestions I share in the episode.
LINKS OF INTEREST
- Follow The Virgin Diabetic on Instagram @thevirgindiabetic
- Get diabetes-friendly recipes and find some useful articles about diabetes at https://reversemydiabetes.net/blog
- Visit My Diabetes Concierge Program
- Need someone to talk to about your Diabetes? Book a free consultation with Denise today https://reversemydiabetes.net/
- Get The Virgin Diabetic Book https://amzn.to/3auCJl6
- Sign up to the Email list to get diabetes information and special recipes.
- Join us on Facebook for more info, discussions and articles https://www.facebook.com/reversemydiabetes/
Every day there’s talk about type 2 diabetes. Year after year and decade after decade. Aren’t you tired of it? I mean aren’t you tired of not getting your health back? I normally don’t like to talk math and statistics, but today I think we need to dive in. Don't worry, this episode is more than just scary diabetes statistics, it's also about how to regain your health with a proper and non-boring diet. "We are what we eat", right?
It takes a little while for you to build your personalized menu. This is how I coach each of my clients. Your care has to be personalized.
THE GOLD MEDAL QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Home is the place where we have the most control in creating a healthy life(...)you can participate in stopping the spread of type 2 diabetes by starting with some simple food choices".
HIGHLIGHTS
- The increase in diabetes cases between 1989 and 2018.
- Family History vs Family Lifestyle: what's the real cause behind the rising number of kids with diabetes?
- Homework: 5 key questions to know how you're managing (or not) a healthy lifestyle.
- Slowly incorporate some foods that will substitute those that aren't helping with your diabetes management. Listen to some suggestions I share in the episode.
LINKS OF INTEREST
- Follow The Virgin Diabetic on Instagram @thevirgindiabetic
- Get diabetes-friendly recipes and find some useful articles about diabetes at https://reversemydiabetes.net/blog
- Visit My Diabetes Concierge Program
- Need someone to talk to about your Diabetes? Book a free consultation with Denise today https://reversemydiabetes.net/
- Get The Virgin Diabetic Book https://amzn.to/3auCJl6
- Sign up to the Email list to get diabetes information and special recipes.
- Join us on Facebook for more info, discussions and articles https://www.facebook.com/reversemydiabetes/
Previous Episode
#28 The Diabetes App with Sean Zaboroski
Today we host Sean Zaboroski, Founder and CEO of The Diabetes App.
What is The Diabetes App?
It's a free-to-use application that was created solely for the diabetes community. Its purpose is to connect the diabetes community by acting as a social media platform that allows users to create a profile, post, and chat with one another, while also providing them with support in their diabetes management through offering resources including articles, podcasts, exercise videos, live streams, and access to professionals.
Why Sean created TDA
Sean was driven to create the Diabetes App through a passion to help people and as well one of his close family members was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 31.
Through observing these family members’ challenges with diabetes, the inspiration for The Diabetes App was born.
HIGHLIGHTS - WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THE APP
- Emotional Support
- Learn from other people's experiences
- The ability to vent and share your issues and doubts
- Find professionals
- Read articles about the newest advances on diabetes management
- Live Streams on weekly basis
SUGAR-FREE QUOTES
- "We're really trying to be as close as we can from the community to provide the best resource to the community"
- "You can't fix your emotions and your psychology every 3 months when you visit your endocrinologist. You need that support 24/7".
LINKS OF INTEREST
- Follow The Diabetes App on Instagram @thediabetesapp and join their Facebook group at www.facebook.com/thediabetesapp
- If you're a Tik Tok user, you can find them as @thediabetesapp
- You can also visit their website https://corporate.thediabetesapp.com/
- Follow The Virgin Diabetic on Instagram @thevirgindiabetic
- Visit My Diabetes Concierge Program
- Need someone to talk to about your Diabetes? Book a free consultation with Denise today https://reversemydiabetes.net/
- Get The Virgin Diabetic Book https://amzn.to/3auCJl6
- Sign up to the Email list to get diabetes information and special recipes.
- Join us on Facebook for more info, discussions and articles https://www.facebook.com/reversemydiabetes/
Next Episode
#30 Brownies for Breakfast: a cookbook for diabetics with Lynne Parmiter Bowman
In today's episode we host Lynne Parmiter Bowman, author of the book BROWNIES FOR BREAKFAST: A cookbook for diabetics and the people who love them.
She defines her book as: "one of the best cookbooks you’ll have on your shelves whether you’re diabetic, pre-diabetic or not. Everything you need to know about sugar substitutes, dairy-free baking, no-carb thickeners, gluten-free options, plant-based protein, sleep, stress, shopping, equipping your kitchen, all in straightforward, no-bs language".
With a lifelong interest in healthy living, she teamed with actress Deidre Hall to write and publish Deidre Hall's Kitchen Closeup (2010) and Deidre Hall's How Does She Do It? (2012). In a previous life, she worked with Silicon Valley companies as a creative director, winning national awards. She has also worked as an actress, makeup artist, screenwriter, illustrator, legal journalist and television Weather Person.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Whole foods vs the Standard American Diet.
- What wellness is all about: it's not just about food.
- Importance of being diagnosed very early from diseases like Diabetes to take action before major symptoms kick in.
- High blood sugar levels and its correlation with animal fat.
- Quality proteins such as yeast flakes.
GOLD MEDAL QUOTES
- "Unless you got a cow outside or a friend with a cow, the dairy that you're eating is not particularly clean food".
- "The labels that you read in the grocery stores typically WILL NOT be telling you what's really in that food".
LINKS OF INTEREST
- Follow Lynne on Facebook & Instagram @LynneParmiterBowman
- You can also visit her website https://lynnebowman.com/ or send her an email
- Follow The Virgin Diabetic on Instagram @thevirgindiabetic
- We are now on Tik Tok as TheVirginDiabetic
- Visit My Diabetes Concierge Program
- Need someone to talk to about your Diabetes? Book a free consultation with Denise today https://reversemydiabetes.net/
- Get The Virgin Diabetic Book https://amzn.to/3auCJl6
- Sign up to the Email list to get diabetes information and special recipes.
- Join us on Facebook for more info, discussions and articles https://www.facebook.com/reversemydiabetes/
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