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Amy Campbell

Amy Campbell

Amy Campbell is the author of Staying Healthy with Diabetes: Nutrition and Meal Planning and a frequent contributor to Diabetes Self-Management and Diabetes & You. She has co-authored several books, including the newly revised The Joslin Guide to Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association’s 16 Myths of a “Diabetic Diet,” for which she received a Will Solimene Award of Excellence in Medical Communication and a National Health Information Award in 2000. Amy also developed menus for Fit Not Fat at Forty Plus and co-authored Eat Carbs, Lose Weight with fitness expert Denise Austin.

Amy earned a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from Simmons College and a master’s degree in nutrition education from Boston University. In addition to being a Registered Dietitian, she is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a member of the American Dietetic Association, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Since 1995, Amy has been Diabetes and Nutrition Educator at Joslin Diabetes Center, where she is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of disease management programs, including clinical guideline and educational material development, and the development, testing, and implementation of disease management applications. She has developed and conducted training sessions for various disease and case management programs and is a frequent presenter at disease management events.


Do You Have a “Leaky Gut”?

“Leaky gut” doesn’t have a whole lot to do with diabetes, but it’s a condition that is becoming more and more commonly recognized by both alternative and traditional medicinal practitioners, so it’s something that you may want to familiarize yourself with…

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At Risk for Stroke? Diet Can Help

According to the National Stroke Association, stroke, or “brain attack” is the third leading cause of death in the United States. But you might consider some of the following dietary steps, which may help you lower your risk of stroke…

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Foodies Unite: Food Trends for 2012

If you describe yourself as a foodie, or even if you don’t, but you still are interested in food and nutrition, you might be curious about food trends for 2012…

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Cereal: It’s What’s for Breakfast…or Lunch, or Dinner

Raise your hand if you currently eat or have ever eaten cereal. I wouldn’t be surprised if most of you raised your hand. Back in 2005, Good Morning America conducted a poll and found that 60% of Americans eat breakfast, and of those 60%, about 40% eat either hot or cold cereal. If you’re a Seinfeld fan, you probably remember the episode when Jerry’s girlfriend ate cereal for all three meals…

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To Detox or Not?

The holidays are over. You survived Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s… Perhaps you indulged yourself a bit too much and now your waistband is a smidge too tight. Or maybe you just feel tired and bloated from too much rich, fatty food and holiday spirits. Perhaps your blood glucose levels are running higher than usual…

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Being in the “Know”: The Diabetes Numbers Game

Having diabetes is a lot of work. I don’t have diabetes myself, but I’ve been around and worked with a lot of people who do, and what they do for themselves every day, 365 days a year, is amazing. They don’t call diabetes a “self-management” condition for nothing!

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Gentle (Food) Reminders for the Holidays

It seems like every year, when the fall and winter holidays roll around, I write about how to “get through” them, whether it’s making better food choices, finding ways to fit in more physical activity, or checking blood glucose levels more often to see how things are going. I began to wonder if I was repeating myself every year…

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The Coconut Craze: Coconut Oil

Last week I wrote about coconut water. I’m curious — how many of you drink coconut water, or have at least tried it? As I mentioned in my posting, I’m not a big fan of it. But unless you’re guzzling down glass after glass of this tropical beverage, there are really no major harmful ramifications. But what about coconut oil?

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The Coconut Craze: Is It All It’s Cracked Up to Be?

In my experience, people either really love coconut or they shy away from it altogether. Lately, though, coconut has received a lot of attention, and not just in the baking or confectionary world…

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Insulin: It’s a Good Thing. Really!

One of my nurse educator colleagues was recently featured in a teaching video on how to inject insulin. As part of the video, we asked people who have diabetes and who take insulin to answer some questions about what it’s like to have diabetes, including following a meal plan and injecting insulin…

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