A blog about reversing pre-diabetes and striving for wellness from the inside out
It’s a beautiful day right before Memorial Day Weekend, and I am sitting here thinking about… cupcakes. Not for me – I haven’t had a cupcake for a very long time – but for my daughters, ages 8 and 6. They adore cupcakes. The dilemma is this: our wonderful caregiver,… Read moreTo Treat or Not to Treat?
A recent question on a pre-diabetes Facebook group reminded me of a misconception I had when first diagnosed: that after a few months of diet and lifestyle changes, the condition would be “reversed” and I could go back to “normal.” The concept of “reversing diabetes” is increasingly part of the… Read moreWhy You Can’t (and Don’t Want to) “Go Back to Normal”
The phrase comes from Michael Pollan’s book, In Defense of Food. First of all, I love the idea of vegetables having souls! But apart from that, Pollan makes an excellent point on the connection between nutrition and health. He writes that we can’t possibly know what is going on in… Read moreThe Soul of a Carrot
Last week, I attended a training session run by a local non-profit organization, Real Food For Kids. They have a fantastic goal: working with our public schools to improve the quality of food on offer, raising awareness of health and nutrition among the students, and – I love this –… Read moreSpreading a Culture of Health
When I first began researching pre-diabetes a few years ago, most resources focused on managing Type 2 diabetes. Now, pre-diabetes has come into the spotlight, too — a good thing, because an estimated 1 in 3 Americans is pre-diabetic, and 90% don’t know it, according to the CDC. Those are… Read moreLessons Learned from My First 6 Months with Pre-diabetes
One of the hardest lessons of pre-diabetes has been the end of this idea: indulgences here and there don’t count. If you’re monitoring your blood glucose levels, everything counts. Your daily glucose levels and your HbA1c will tell you that. A friend of mine once told me that her mother… Read moreDoes 80/20 work for you?