August 31, 2016 |
The DX The Diabetes Experiance
Wondering what has been changed, deleted or added on the new Nutrition Facts Label? Read Hope's TheDX story to get all the facts.
May 31, 2016 |
The DX The Diabetes Experiance
Mornings, from the sound of that alarm to getting out the door, might sometimes feel like one continuous race. Does this time-strapped rush cause you to eat unhealthy foods for breakfast, or skip it altogether? Read Hope's blog on TheDX for some tips to make breakfast happen, along with ideas for quick-to-fix and tasty-to-eat breakfasts that may help keep blood glucose levels on an even keel.
May 1, 2016 |
Diabetic Living
The Spring issue of Diabetic Living has an article by Hope that is a basic primer for persons with diabetes on what they should know about medicare in 2016. Hope covers overall changes, what's new in Parts A & B, Medicare Advantage (Part C) and the Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D). She also goes over how to make changes to your plan to get the best coverage.
March 28, 2016 |
The DX The Diabetes Experiance
In this DX article, Hope explains what’s in the new congressionally mandated Dietary Guidelines. She reviews the guidelines history, shares what’s new in them, details their five guiding principles and discusses how they apply for people with diabetes.
December 1, 2015 |
Diabetic Living
Diabetic Living’s Winter 2015 issue contains an article written by Hope that answers nine questions on how to be active while living with diabetes while making exercise simple and safe. She answers:
November 2, 2015 |
The DX The Diabetes Experiance
Hope gives tips in The DX on how to find and work with a registered dietitian.
October 25, 2015 |
The DX The Diabetes Experiance
Hope’s DX blog discusses how to get – and count – the recommended daily amount of fiber in your meal plan.
September 25, 2015 |
Oldways Heath through Heritage
Hope talks with Oldways about diabetes in American and how to manage the disease to help raise awareness during National Diabetes Month.
August 13, 2015
As a diabetes educator/healthcare provider (DHCP) I’m observing that the rapidly growing world of the Diabetes Online Community, the DOC for short, is helping people with diabetes (PWD) and their loved ones find support and feel supported. People and their caregivers are connecting, building relationships and feeling more positive about the challenges of managing their diabetes. I’m delighted to see this trend continue!
As a DHCP I’ve long realized that I can’t walk a mile in a PWD shoes. I can’t know what it is like day in, day out to deal with this challenging and relentless disease. But, what I do know is that we can learn from each other to change the dialog between providers and PWD to be more positive, more supportive. Goal one with these Dialoging about Diabetes interviews with diabetes activists is to help make living with diabetes…just a bit easier. Goal two is to enhance the two-way street – to help more PWD connect and encourage more DHCPs to connect PWD to the value of social networking.
Here’s my dialog with Kelly Kunik, who’s lived with type 1 diabetes (T1D) for 38 years as of Halloween 2015, (which was also her parents’ anniversary). She was diagnosed at the age of 8. Kelly notes, “My greatest weakness (my broken pancreas) has become my greatest strength & biggest passion.” Kelly is a Diabetes Advocate, writer, blogger, speaker, humorist, and consultant. She says, “I laugh every day and am passionately spreading the word about living a great life with diabetes.”
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I answer the question Should You Follow a Prediabetes Diet Plan? in a Splenda Living Blog.