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David Spero
David Spero has been a nurse for 32 years and has lived with multiple sclerosis for 25 years. He is author of two books: The Art of Getting Well: Maximizing Health When You Have a Chronic Illness (Hunter House 2002), and Diabetes: Sugar-coated Crisis – Who Gets It, Who Profits, and How to Stop It (New Society 2006). He writes for Diabetes Self-Management and Arthritis Self-Management magazines. He is a project director with New Health Partnerships: Improving care by Engaging Patients, a project of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
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?
Solving the Fiber Puzzle
Last week we had an old friend over for the weekend. She has irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS gives her severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, and/or constipation. So she wouldn’t get sick, I brushed up on dietary recommendations for people with IBS. I learned a lot about fiber, and it turned out to be highly relevant for diabetes…
The Joys of Marketing
Things have been kind of tough lately. My mobility scooter broke down again, so I’m trapped inside. But that’s not the worst of it. Life is just getting on my nerves. My son told me, “You have a blog. Rant about it.” So here goes. I will even throw in some useful information along the way…
How Fishy Are You?
I have long heard about the health benefits of fish. I’ve also been aware that not all fish are equally good for you, and that overfishing is harming the oceans. Now, more fish news is on the radar: A new study highlights fish consumption as a way to get protection from diabetes, and another report compiles the fish that are the most healthful and that can be caught with the least effect on the environment…
Pollution and Diabetes
In response to my blog post on thin Type 2s, Robinhood wrote, “According to the Veteran’s Administration, [my type 2] was brought on by exposure to Agent Orange.” The VA could be right. Chemical pollution may be a major cause of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes…
The Double Whammy
Did you know that over 52% of people with diabetes also have arthritis? We reported on this finding in June 2008, but it still brings up questions such as: Why should this be? And what does it mean for people with one or both conditions? Does it tell us anything about treatment or self-management? Maybe it does…
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