by kelsey | Apr 26, 2011 | Diabetes
Brown Clinic’s Diabetic Care Team is excited to invite you to our FREE Diabetes Information Day!
When: Thursday, May 5th, 4:30-6:30pm
Where: County Fair Banquet Hall
Who: This free opportunity is for those who have Pre-Diabetes or Diabetes
The event will include:
*Information about insulin pumps and sensors
* Diabetes self care information, Kristi Rufer, RN
* Nutrition information from Kelsey Raml, Registered Dietitian
* A variety of representatives for diabetic supplies and diabetic medications will be present
* Brown Clinic Physicians will be available to help answer any of your diabetic questions you may have
* Free blood pressure checks
If you have additional questions, feel free to contact us at 886.8482 or email us through the “Contact” link.
Please share this information with family and friends! Hope to see you there!
-Kelsey
by kelsey | Feb 10, 2011 | Cooking Tips, Diabetes, Etc., Food, Heart Health, Weight Management, Wellness/Health
Whole grains are a very important part of the heart healthy diet. They offer a great source of fiber to promote heart health. To ensure you are getting a true whole grain product, you will want to check the ingredient list under your nutrition label. The first ingredient should say “whole wheat” or “whole grain.” If it says “enriched” it is still a white product. Product packaging can make this part of grocery shopping really confusing so make sure you allow yourself adequate time in the grocery store for label reading and to ensure you are getting healthy products. Remember to choose whole grain breads, brown rice, wild rice, whole wheat noodles, and whole grain cereals over the white products. If you’re unsure of the full transition to wheat products, try mixing the white and wheat products together…such as when you make spaghetti!
-Kelsey
by Dan | Jan 20, 2011 | Diabetes
Are there lifestyle changes recommended for prediabetes? Absolutely! Lifestyle changes can help many people with prediabetes to delay, or even prevent, the onset of full-blown diabetes. Changes that can help prevent diabetes are the same things that we are teaching in the Strive 2 Survive course, which includes weight loss, exercising frequently, even daily, and eating balanced diets. In a large research study called the Diabetes Prevention Study, lifestyle changes reduced the development of diabetes over 3 years by 58%. For people aged 60 or over, the reduction was even greater at 71%. The above picture may look good, but would not typically be part of a balanced diet, and is exactly what you want to be cutting back on if you have prediabetes, or diabetes already. Balance is the key!
Dr. Dan
My Activity today: 15 mile bike, weight workout
Consecutive day #: 1212
