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IT'S NOT WILL POWER by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 So many times I see people who need to lose weight, that think they don't have the willpower to stay on a diet. These people are missing one key piece of information: it is ... Read on »

WHAT IS THE WHEY PROTEIN DOING? by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 As you may have seen from my previous posts, I get about half my protein daily from whey protein. For me, that is about 45 gm of whey protein daily. So why the emphasis on w ... Read on »

HERE IS MY DAILY MEAL PLANNING by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 I am a woman, 5'9" tall, and I have 100 pounds lean muscle. To normalize blood sugar, I eat one gm protein and one gm carbs for each pound of lean muscle mass. So, for ... Read on »

WELLSPHERE MEETUP 10-10-2009 by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 The Wellsphere Meetup on Oct. 10, 2009 was a real learning experience for the participants, as well as a treat for the taste buds. In our meeting, we started by discussing the ... Read on »

WEIGHT LOSS WITH IODINE by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 Recently, a local naturopath informed me that iodine supplementation was needed by just about everyone in the USA. Why? Because we don't eat seaweed, and most of us don't ea ... Read on »

FAR INFRARED SAUNA AND GLUCOSE by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 I had my first experience in a far infrared sauna recently. It is a sauna that is cooler than the older saunas, it only reaches 110F to 150F. The difference is that this sau ... Read on »

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GO BACK TO LOGGING by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 The balanced protein and carb diet is extremely predictable. When you hit your target numbers, you will lose approximately 2 to 3 pounds per week of fat, not muscle. Unfortu ... Read on »

WHY YOU CAN GET ALONG ON FEWER CALORIES WITHOUT HUNGER by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 Most people think that if you eat something, it should kill hunger. Anything will do. What they do not realize is that different types of food composition have different effec ... Read on »

PROTEIN COCOA TIP by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 From feedback that I have received about making protein cocoa, it seems some people, at least, are having problems getting the whey protein to mix properly. The best tip I ha ... Read on »

MY FAVORITE WHEY PROTEIN FLAVORS by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 I think about the time, long ago, when I had just been introduced to chocolate whey protein. What a yumy way to make hot protein cocoa (just stir chocolate whey protein into ... Read on »

THE DIET AND DIABETIC MEDICATIONS by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 Once you actually start hitting your target numbers, you find out a couple of things: 1. Your glucose meter will plunge. 2. You need to work with your doctor to reduce you ... Read on »

BLUEBERRY SHAKE by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 This is the season for blueberries! Not only does the blueberry shake taste great, but it is packed with antioxidants. You can use any fruit in this basic recipe, but bluebe ... Read on »

CHICKEN TOSTADAS by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 CHICKEN TOSTADAS makes 6 servings 6 Mission Low-Carb Tortillas PAM cooking spray 1 lb cooked chicken breast 2 cups refried beans 1 cup salsa 1/2 cup chopped onions shr ... Read on »

LEARNING TO LOVE NUMBERS by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 I have many people that ask why we need to get so exact that we need to count grams of fat, protein, and carbs. The answer is surprising: by learning to count, we get the fr ... Read on »

DIET TO NORMALIZE BLOOD SUGAR by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 FOR WOMEN: 5'7" and under = 25gm fat 90 gm protein, 90 carb gram daily 5'7" and over = 25gm fat, 100gm protein, 100gm carb daily FOR MEN: 5'7" and under 30g ... Read on »

PROTEIN SHAKE FOR MEN by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 Lots of you love the Reese's shake, which tastes like chocolate and peanut butter, with 30 gm protein for great blood sugar balancing. But the 13 carbs in a Reese's shake are ... Read on »

WHAT YOU EAT IS WHAT YOU FEEL by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 When I first started to manage my blood glucose with food, by hitting my target numbers for fat, protein, and carbs, I was simply stunned. I could not believe how much better ... Read on »

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 If you get a C-Reactive protein test, you will have a measure of the amount of inflammation in your body. This inflammation is the root of just about every disease: diabetes ... Read on »

YUM, CEREAL by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 As you know, the balanced protein and carb diet balances blood sugar because it uses protein to slow down the carbs that enter your blood stream. The rule is: equal amount o ... Read on »

NO MAGIC SUPPLEMENTS by Martha K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 I am just as guilty as anyone else who has just been diagnosed diabetic. I went on a frantic search on the internet, looking for what supplements would lower blood sugar. I ... Read on »

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