Author: plattb1

Anyone up for a little irony? WebMD posted this article about how to stock a "diabetes-friendly pantry" Stock Your Kitchen for Diabetes Health

… and they start with the beans, grains, cereals, etc.

… low fat this & that

… they mention lots of brand names. Wonder who got paid for that? They say it’s because you have to read the ingredient labels so they’re making specific recommendations.

I recommend you don’t take this advice as gospel!

I hope this works! It’s a picture of my precious granddaughter, Livi’s, handmade cradle & quilt waiting for her arrival any day now.

My girl made the cradle & I made the quilt. Who knew?

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I imagine many of you have heard of this study on the news. Here’s a link to the abstract: Arch Intern Med — Abstract: Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, and Tea Consumption in Relation to Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis, Dec 14/28, 2009, Huxley et al. 169 (22): 2053

It basically says that a daily dose of coffee or tea can reduce the risk of getting Type 2 diabetes by 25% to 35%, according to an international study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Specifically, four cups of coffee or tea a day can lead to the 25% to 35% decrease in chances of getting diabetes — or a 7% lowering of risk for every cup.