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Genetic Protection
A new law forbids discrimination based on genetic information in certain situations — but does it go far enough?
Daily Aspirin: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits?
Taking a daily low-dose aspirin can help prevent heart attacks or clot-related strokes in people with heart disease or a prior heart attack or stroke, but a recent report suggests that the risks of a daily aspirin regimen might outweigh the benefits in those without a history of these conditions…
Post-Biopsy Reflections: Patients Can’t Be Passive
In April I had a thyroid biopsy, and as you’ll see if you go back and browse that entry, the results of the biopsy came back suboptimal. That simply means that the pathology lab was unable to determine whether or not the cells in the samples were cancerous. It was inconclusive…
What I Did for World Diabetes Day
This past November 14, I had the pleasure of marking World Diabetes Day by attending the Divabetic Makeover Your Diabetes event held in New York City. And I do mean “pleasure”…
Do Foods Have You in Their Power?
Most of us try to eat healthfully. Worrying about food is kind of an American craze, but having diabetes can mean taking food obsession even farther. We have to eat the right things, or else! But some foods seem to have other plans for us. Some food is so attractive that many of us can’t resist. Is that true for you?
Now, If My BGs Would Just Stop Acting Up…
What a great birthday present I got last week. And that didn’t even include the deck, which is now usable, if not finished…
Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 5)
Often taken for granted, black pepper (Piper nigrum) is probably one of the most common seasonings used on food and in cooking. It is a pungent spice that comes from the pepper plant, a tropical vine that develops berries known as peppercorns. These peppercorns can be purchased either preground or whole for use in a pepper grinder…
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