‘Diabetes’ Archives
Chef, MD – What David Chang and My Doctor Have in Common.
Back in June the New York Times ran a story about chefs refusing special requests in their establishments. Though I didn’t whole heartedly agree with all of the chefs I did agree that some diners have gotten out of control. Are chefs prima donna artists who need to get a grip on who they are and what they do? I definitely feel that there [...]
Diabetic Lazy
Recently in a weekly production meeting at my job I launched into a bit of an anti-diabetic rant. Generally my co-workers, I think, find my rants somewhat humourous and that’s okay with me because otherwise that meeting could easily become a death march of upcoming events. But this particular rant wasn’t necessarily meant to be [...]
Health Advantages & Risks of Dried Fruit
photo credit: SpecialKRB March is, among other things, National Nutrition Month. So as a way to get the month started off right I thought we’d talk about a great snack food, dried fruit. We all know that we should be eating fruit on a daily basis. In fact the recommended amount is five to nine servings each day. Obviously fresh [...]
Sweet Confessions
This week marks a not so glorious moment in the life of my family. A year ago I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. Treatment, of course, started immediately and I hated it. The meds made me sick, my fingers were always sore from constant poking, it felt like I was always in the doctor’s office and the pharmacy spending money that I [...]
Sugar Free Chef
The announcement from the doctor that my health was in serious decline was not unexpected. I had been tip-toeing around the truth of the matter for years. Avoiding doctors’ offices and annual physicals with the hope that I would get into a daily routine that would reverse my poor health. Truth of the matter was, however, that I hadn’t been [...]
Fresh Start
Today marks the first day of the rest of my culinary lifestyle. Well okay I did admitedlly stumble out of the gates but I am being more conscience about things. I need to begin by informing my family of those things that I can, will, and want to eat. The other trick? Working in a kitchen all day and moderating my food intake. This is not a New [...]
