[Humor]
Now that Barack Obama is about to become our new President, dedicated to hope and change, it seems as if everyone has some suggestions for how he can carry out these goals. Looking at the numerous suggestions, it struck me that instead of "What can I do for Obama?" most people are thinking, "What can Obama do for me?"
I hate to... Read more
This Sharepost might be a bit muddled because, according to the latest news buzz, people with diabetes are apt to have "cognitive decline," a polite word for senility. So bear with me if I end up talking about the 1938 World's Fair instead of diabetes. It's not my fault; I have diabetes.
Of course, what these popular press stories don't emphasize... Read more
[Humor]
It's time to make New Year's resolutions again, and if you're like most people, you'll make a passel of resolutions you'll never keep.
A typical list might be to lose 100 pounds, exercise for 2 hours every day, get plenty of sleep, stop eating anything that tastes good, keep the house spic and span, read Greek plays instead of... Read more
Well, we got through the holiday season. Mostly. A new year is upon us, and this is the time when many people evaluate their diets, looking for something better.
When you have diabetes, you'll get advice from all sorts of dietary experts, some of them telling you to eat lots of carbohydrate and very little fat and others telling you the exact... Read more
Every time the results of some new study are reported with press releases to the popular press, we get a slew of stupid headlines that oversimplify, overstate, or simply misreport the results of the study.
For example, a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, known as JAMA, showed that a low-glycemic index diet... Read more