Sally! Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention! dLife has been hijacked. There is no dLife diet program -- not at this time (stay tuned, though -- lots of great things in the works here!). These are people who are illegally using the dLife name and logo. We're addressing right away. Thanks again for posting about it. Best, Lynn
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Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention! dLife has been hijacked. There is no dLife diet program -- not at this time (stay tuned, though -- lots of great things in the works here!). These are people who are illegally using the dLife name and logo. We're addressing right away. Thanks again for posting about it.
Best,
Lynn
Well said Lynn! I had diabetes for only 3 months when I was pregnant, but that small amount of time gave me an inkling of an understanding of what it must be like to live with diabetes every single day. I have changed my eating habits since my gestational diagnosis in hopes to avoid type 2 in the future. And I still test my blood sugar to make sure it's in normal range from time to time. Glad dLife is doing this.
Lovely numbers, Lynn. I would not even call 108 a "spike"! lol. Those are about as lovely and LEVEL as they get! Chasing the apple with the cheese might have prolonged the blood sugar effect a little (if you really want to try to read something into that. lol). Just a thought. The "translation" part can be the tricky part! You might eat the exact same things tomorrow in exactly the same quantities at exactly the same times, and your blood sugars would be completely different... depending on your...
View full commentLovely numbers, Lynn. I would not even call 108 a "spike"! lol. Those are about as lovely and LEVEL as they get! Chasing the apple with the cheese might have prolonged the blood sugar effect a little (if you really want to try to read something into that. lol). Just a thought. The "translation" part can be the tricky part! You might eat the exact same things tomorrow in exactly the same quantities at exactly the same times, and your blood sugars would be completely different... depending on your stress, your activity level, did you sleep well?, are you menstruating, did you bang your toe walking around in the dark last night, do you feel well, etc. AS for how that apple translates for diabetics... it varies from one individual to another. I personally don't tolerate (in terms of blood sugar effect) fruit too well... but as fruit goes, apples are not nearly as bad as some other fruits. Good luck with your experiment, Lynn. I hope everyone can stick with it for a week!
I have to say I loved your blog. It was fun and interesting and I appreciate the personal side you allowed us to learn. I am smiling. Those sort of reports would have drove me nuts when I was younger and I would second guess myself asking if I was a nagger. I am like you and I think that if a relationship is easier to break about nagging than infidelity there really is a serious issue in the background. Guess some men would forgive infidelity because it would be something they would like...
View full commentI have to say I loved your blog. It was fun and interesting and I appreciate the personal side you allowed us to learn. I am smiling. Those sort of reports would have drove me nuts when I was younger and I would second guess myself asking if I was a nagger.
I am like you and I think that if a relationship is easier to break about nagging than infidelity there really is a serious issue in the background. Guess some men would forgive infidelity because it would be something they would like lightly forgiven if THEY did it.
I am not sure what constitutes nagging. There are things that I have to do. I have to learn to remind my mate to take his morning meds or he will forget. That is a given. He has to remind me when he can to take my meds at 7:30 pm or I will forget. We lean on each other. I think children are prone to do that and I think your husband is wonderful by the way. He is a listener for sure.
You sound like you are an excellent wife and mother and I suspect very strongly that you are an excellent employee.
lol! Thank you, Sally, for your generous comment. I learned years ago just how much my husband does listen when we were dating and he would say things out of the blue or do things based on something I had said so long before that. I had to think how he knew and eventually it dawned on me that while he is short on words, he DOES hear every word I say - even if he doesn't always act like it. Of course this is also proof that he is as big a kid as the two we have, but that's another discussion....
View full commentlol! Thank you, Sally, for your generous comment. I learned years ago just how much my husband does listen when we were dating and he would say things out of the blue or do things based on something I had said so long before that. I had to think how he knew and eventually it dawned on me that while he is short on words, he DOES hear every word I say - even if he doesn't always act like it. Of course this is also proof that he is as big a kid as the two we have, but that's another discussion. ;-)
Ilene, it's ok. I promise never to ask you about that chocolate cake you're eating, except to ask if I can have a piece too.
Zen and Lynn, I honestly would not have called it love without some long hard thought about it. Thank you for reminding me that's what it is...so I can keep on doing it freely!
I also wonder if they would have said anything had she been a SKINNY cook.... If Anthony Bourdain announced tomorrow that he had diabetes...would they be pointing to the fat, and sugar, and carbs in HIS meals. No, because a. he has a cooking degree, and b. he is thin..... (I choose him, because he is Ms. Dean's biggest and most vocal critic) Thank you Lynn for your thoughts.
View full commentI also wonder if they would have said anything had she been a SKINNY cook....
If Anthony Bourdain announced tomorrow that he had diabetes...would they be pointing to the fat, and sugar, and carbs in HIS meals. No, because a. he has a cooking degree, and b. he is thin..... (I choose him, because he is Ms. Dean's biggest and most vocal critic)
Good article. A stick of butter will not give you diabetes but the fat from the butter will go to the midsection of the body where it builds a thicker fat wall and starts to pressure on your kidneys, liver and pancreas where the pancreas start to slowdown the insulin production or start to block/absorb the insulin naturally produced in the pancreas where type-2 starts to happen. So event hough the stick of butter may not give diabetes right away but it will start having affect on your organs,...
View full commentGood article. A stick of butter will not give you diabetes but the fat from the butter will go to the midsection of the body where it builds a thicker fat wall and starts to pressure on your kidneys, liver and pancreas where the pancreas start to slowdown the insulin production or start to block/absorb the insulin naturally produced in the pancreas where type-2 starts to happen. So event hough the stick of butter may not give diabetes right away but it will start having affect on your organs, and also a major factor of CVDs. I wish they would cover this more on media just talking about stick of butter. ITA agree about refined carbs, as they are high GI foods which elevate the BG and start to put strain on your insulin production. Hopefully Deen has a good Endocrinologist who can guide her and teach the ABC123s of Diabetes so she can modify her lifestyle and be a good example to her fans.
No, you're not crazy. You've just bought into the mistaken notion that magazines, TV and other media, including the "News" is anything other than entertainment. You've made a mild complaint and a confession of confusion, here's a REAL rant: After 15,000+ years, homosapiens is still version 1.0. The diet dejour is version what - 500? 5000? Doctors who didn't know what caused diabetes 40 years ago, promised a cure would be found within 10 years. Doctors who today still don't know are...
View full commentNo, you're not crazy. You've just bought into the mistaken notion that magazines, TV and other media, including the "News" is anything other than entertainment.
You've made a mild complaint and a confession of confusion, here's a REAL rant:
After 15,000+ years, homosapiens is still version 1.0. The diet dejour is version what - 500? 5000? Doctors who didn't know what caused diabetes 40 years ago, promised a cure would be found within 10 years. Doctors who today still don't know are "hopeful" a cure will be found within the next 20. Medical doctors are practicing an art, not science. Surgeons are highly skilled mechanics who don't have a manufacturer's service manual. Nether will warranty their work, because they don't now what they are doing - it's all guesswork.
Among their reports they include the extremely biased results and opinions of people and organizations who have a vested interest either in maintaining the status quo, or in refuting it. Rarely will you find legitimate research from unbiased researchers.
You need to get past these middlemen and charlatans who more often than not (and you never know when) don't know the difference between a lipid and an iguana.
During the past 80 years, the AMA and the several ADAs, have made flip-flop changes in every one of their dietary recommendation, an NONE of them is based on solid scientific research and legitimate clinical trials. Instead they'll look at a single measurement number like "bad cholesterol", or "blood pressure" decide on a "normal" range for everyone, and then attack any individuals' high or low result with anything that they can find, with little or no regard to interactive side effects. Drugs are adopted and prescribed off label with no rhyme or reason other than drug salesmen's claims or ill-informed patient demands (so much for the Hypocratic oath). Drugs with proven efficacy are abandoned for new ones with no relative efficacy or long term data.
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If you want to get truly confused (and even more frustrated), start looking at the results of clinical trials, or medical research reports in the journals where they are published, weigh the quality and scope of the studies and then decide if any of it applies to you. Then listen to the "news" and see how much what they report varies from the actual findings. You'll be truly amazed.
if you want to adjust your diet to optimize your health, you need to realize that "diet" doesn't just mean what you eat, but includes your total lifestyle, including activity and all forms of stress, including how you choose to react to events. Compare yours to your grandparents, and consider what things you've introduced into yours that didn't exist when they were your age, (or things with the same names that have radically changed in content) and ask yourself "why?" If you can't find an objective reason (backed by [u]research and evidence[/u]) for each one of them, perhaps you should reconsider whether it should be a part of your "diet".
I saw this, too. If you're crazy then I am, too! I can tell you that if I ate that sample breakfast, I would be off kilter with my numbers all day, especially if I started out anything higher than normal. I'm type 2 and started on insulin and a pump within the last year. I need to lose about 150 lbs but would be thrilled to lose the fist 50. I just don't get it. I try and try to lose weight. When I do, I gain it back. I see the endo next week, and I hate the thought of stepping...
I can tell you that if I ate that sample breakfast, I would be off kilter with my numbers all day, especially if I started out anything higher than normal.
I'm type 2 and started on insulin and a pump within the last year. I need to lose about 150 lbs but would be thrilled to lose the fist 50.
I just don't get it. I try and try to lose weight. When I do, I gain it back. I see the endo next week, and I hate the thought of stepping on the scale because she will tell me the obvious.
Most recently, I've followed the carb counting method only to lose little and get stalled. I've been thiking about being more serious with low carb to get myself jump started and only add back whole foods to see what happens. I haven't tried it yet -- didn't think about trying to start that during holiday and it was my birtday yesterday. Now that all of that is finished, I think that I'd have a better chance of success.
Can anyone offer any thoughts, experiences, or motivational encouragement?
Thanks, Jo! Sounds like you've done a lot of reading on the subject. LeeAnn, it sounds like you have a good handle on what's healthy and what's not. Unfortunately, most Americans aren't so well informed. Also, many don't have a palate for true, 100% whole grain products. They may not have access to them, either. Plus, the NDEP was suggesting people get more fiber by eating these high-carb, high-glycemic foods. The fact is, even a serving of Wasa whole grain crispbread has only 2g of fiber. And a...
View full commentThanks, Jo! Sounds like you've done a lot of reading on the subject. LeeAnn, it sounds like you have a good handle on what's healthy and what's not. Unfortunately, most Americans aren't so well informed. Also, many don't have a palate for true, 100% whole grain products. They may not have access to them, either. Plus, the NDEP was suggesting people get more fiber by eating these high-carb, high-glycemic foods. The fact is, even a serving of Wasa whole grain crispbread has only 2g of fiber. And a cup of brown rice has 45g of carbs and only 4g of fiber. Brown rice also has a high GI unfortunately. I hear from dLife members all the time who say they just cannot have cereals and rice and pasta if they want to keep their blood sugar in a healthy range. Thanks so much for your input. These conversations are really helpful to people out there struggling with the question, "What can I eat??!!"
Actually, Jo, I don't demonize those foods with low fiber and refined ingredients. The fact is they're not good for anyone in large quantities without some degree of balance with other kinds of more nutritionally dense foods. I eat all the foods I like though, including ice cream, chocolate, crackers, cereal, etc. I also eat a ton of fruits and veggies, and balance that with protein. Overall, my nutritional mantra is moderation. We have to think about our physical health, but food is also a...
View full commentActually, Jo, I don't demonize those foods with low fiber and refined ingredients. The fact is they're not good for anyone in large quantities without some degree of balance with other kinds of more nutritionally dense foods. I eat all the foods I like though, including ice cream, chocolate, crackers, cereal, etc. I also eat a ton of fruits and veggies, and balance that with protein. Overall, my nutritional mantra is moderation.
We have to think about our physical health, but food is also a factor in psychological health, something that is of great concern to a lot of people with diabetes, but in my experience, gets too easily omitted from discussions about dietary management. Finding a way to maximize physical health without compromising quality of life and psychological health is a balance that everyone has to negotiate for themselves. A lot of people find that eliminating categories of foods leads to feelings of deprivation, and in social situations, feelings of isolation. As much as one’s personal diabetes care allows, finding ways to incorporate the foods people like, whether it’s finding more nutritionally dense versions or changing serving size or limiting frequency, can minimize some of the feelings of deprivation and isolation. For instance, when I eat pasta, it's a small side dish, and I usually have it in some kind of concoction with lots of veggies. Pasta is a challenging food, but this is how I've been able to keep it in my diet.
As far as foods with lots of unpronounceable ingredients, I've been more conscientious about limiting those. I do demonize those, but I also assert that unpronounceable ingredients aren't really food; they seem to mostly be chemicals and junk that you or I couldn’t make in our kitchens. I don't think there's anything wrong with an occasional cupcake that's made with flour, eggs, sugar, butter, cocoa or other ingredients with an identifiable source that we can all recognize as "food" as long as whatever else one does to manage their diabetes allows them to keep their BG in range.
You obviously got a different message from the post though. The message I got was that Lynn took issue with the statement, "Eat foods with more fiber such as whole grain cereals, breads, crackers, rice, or pasta." I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that message. She responded to the National Diabetes Education Program, and she thought the response was too “coddling”. I think it promotes making balanced choices and developing a meal program that meets individual needs. I don’t see what the problem with that is either.
My unscientific observation is that there are a lot of people here on dLife who can’t have certain foods because people with type 2 rely on dietary management in a different way than people with type 1. Most people with diabetes have type 2, so that’s the experience that’s going to stand out more. It’s a generalization, so not necessarily true for everyone to the same extent, but I think it’s easier to have more dietary flexibility with type 1, and as a type 1, that’s what I know. As always, YDMV :)
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Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention! dLife has been hijacked. There is no dLife diet program -- not at this time (stay tuned, though -- lots of great things in the works here!). These are people who are illegally using the dLife name and logo. We're addressing right away. Thanks again for posting about it.
Best,
Lynn
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Why are 'they' bothering us? So sad that we have to be susceptible to this, we have enough to contend with already!
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