The Sweet Diabetic

Developing Will Power and Self Discipline by Remez Sasson

Developing Will Power and Self Discipline

by Remez Sasson

Most people admire and respect strong individuals, who have won great success by manifesting will power and self discipline. They admire people, who with sheer will power, self discipline and ambition, have improved their life, learned new skills, overcame difficulties and hardships, reduced their weight, rose high in their chosen field or advanced on the spiritual path.

A New Diet Plan? Brown Fat and Cold Temperatures

 

Three newly released studies were published in the April 9th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine detailing research that has determined that brown fat still exists in adults and can actually burn calories when activated through cold temperatures.

My a1c ... My Thyroid ... And My Weight ...

 

Recently I went to the doctor to see if I've been a good diabetic.  I have improved a bit, which is good, but I'm not at fantastic just yet.  All of my blood work was good except for one interesting thing.

I have diminished thyroid function. 

Diabetes - Inflammation – Not Obesity – Leads to Diabetes

I am the type of person that likes to find root causes.  I have the attitude that if you chop off the head of the snake, you've ended your problem with the snake.  Diabetes is the same for me.  I really would like to discover the root cause. Treating symptoms feels like I'm on a never ending merry-go-round that not so merry.

Do you think that obesity  is the root cause?  Hmm.  I don't really buy that.  There are lots of thin Type 2 diabetics.  I think it is a contributing factor but perhaps not the root cause.

Here I would like to share with you an article that talks about how inflammation may be a part of the root of cause of diabetes.    I hope you'll read it and then share it with your doctor.  I know that is what I'm going to do.

Downstream Thoughts ...

 

I've been reading The Astonishing Power of Emotions by Esther and Jerry Hicks.  It's one of those books that has caused a light bulb to go off for me.  As a result, I'm thinking downstream thoughts because I realize that nothing I want is upstream.

Affirmations ... Fat Loss

This one is for the millions of us trying to lose weight. 

Affirmations ...

I believe in the power of affirmations to change our mindsets about our bodies.  It's sometime I do regularly to drown out that little inner critic inside me.  I thought I would start a series of affirmations for us to do together to be kinder to ourselves.

Will you join me?

Diabetes Frustration

This is number six on my doctor’s diabetic sheet.

DO NOT get frustrated; even if you do everything you are supposed to the disease may advance and worsen over time by its nature.

That’s a really hard one for me.

Dolphins May Offer Clues to Treating Diabetes - US News and World Report

SAN DIEGO—Fish might be brain food, but it doesn’t supply the high levels of fuel needed to keep a dolphin brain functioning. New research adds to evidence suggesting that bottlenose dolphins go into a harmless diabetic state during overnight fasting, thereby maintaining high levels of glucose in the blood. The research, presented at a news briefing February 18 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, suggests that dolphins may be a good model for studying diabetes and could offer insights into treating the disease in people.

dLife Diabetic eCookbook

via www.dlife.com

Here is an offer for a free eCookbook I've run across.

It's always good to look for new diabetic recipes to keep our diabetic diets from getting boring.