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I haven't posted recently because my creativity is at zero. It's odd, because normally, I would think to myself: hey, something's not right here. My thought processes have slowed. But when your thought processes slow, you don't have those thoughts...and you don't know you're sick. So this week I came fairly close to death and didn't even know I was sick. Welcome to life with diabetes....

I've always gotten along with kids. Years ago, before I became qualified to be considered of grandfather age, many of my girlfriends had children. I used to tell them things while driving along, like, "Do you see that apartment complex over there, called Hidden Pines? Do you know why they call it that?" "Nope." "Because they had to tear out all the pine trees when they built it. The...

You all probably know that my health is in decline. I'm only 50, but my blood sugar is far too...

I started considering bariatric surgery - lap band, stomach stapling, gastric bypass, whatever - about a year ago when it looked like nothing would ever change. I was diagnosed with diabetes about 10 years ago and while I drastically changed my diet, it has only gotten worse over the years until now it's incredibly hard to control. Several doctors have suggested surgery as my best option, but is...

9 Tips Before THEY Amputate Your Legs Below the Knee! By Dan Wimer, RN, MPLC I am a RN with 22 years of IV knowledge and I have been in the hospital 3 times in the past year. Two of the times I was on the receiving end of poor nursing care. The first stay, in May of 2009, the nurses managed to infect me with Staphylococcus aureus. The nurses at the hospital did not follow established...

Just as I was shocked to learn that not all calories are created equal, I am surprised to learn that not all fibers have the same health benefits. Just as some calories tend to be stored as fat while others are burned, dietary fibers vary in the way they’re digested, which in turn leads to different physiological outcomes and health benefits. A type of dietary fiber called resistant starch is...

No one's happier about America's weight problem than the $50-billion-a-year diet industry. That's why I've decided to write a diet book. I've done a little research and it should be pretty easy. After all, it doesn't have to work. 95% of all diets fail. We try. We fail. We end up with a few more pounds and a lot more frustration. Eventually, we decide to try another diet and buy another book....