Fiber is helpful for promoting weight loss, lowering blood sugar levels and fighting constipation. But are you eating enough?
The recommended daily intake is 25 grams for women and 38 grams for men.
What’s your guess?
Unlike other food components, such as fats, proteins or carbohydrates — which your body breaks down and absorbs — fiber isn’t digested by your body. Instead, it passes relatively intact through your stomach, small intestine and colon and out of your body.
We’re talking about staying strong as we face the challenges of living with diabetes during the coronavirus pandemic on April’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast.
Our Diva Inspiration, Maren Morris has opted to do things her own way and obliterating expectation at every turn on her newest album entitled Girl.
Many music experts believe she’s making a bid for the sort of across-the-board pop stardom enjoyed by Pink, Katy Perry and Selena Gomez with this album. Maren’s singing about independence, self-love and the need to reach across the aisle to find common ground.
Guests include Author of the Noodle Shop Mysteries: Vivien Chien, Lorraine Brooks, Sara (Mandy) Reece, PharmD, CDE, Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport PhD, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, and Alexis Gray.
Throughout this podcast we will be featuring music from Maren Morris’s Girl album courtesy of SONY Music.
ANSWER: Avocado have more fiber! Avocados contains: 10 grams of fiber in a cup, or 6.7 grams per 100 gram. Raspberries contain: 8 grams of fiber in a cup, or 6.5 grams per 100 grams. More info: healthline
Is drinking fresh fruit juice the same as eating fruit?
Fruit juice is a more concentrated source of sugars and calories than whole fruit.
For example, there are 12 grams of sugars and 65 calories in a medium orange, but a cup of orange juice has 21 grams and 112 calories, according to data from the USDA.
Juice vs. Whole Fruit
Fruit juice contains little fiber, if any. “Most Americans substantially underconsume fiber,” says Wendy White, Ph.D., R.D., an associate professor in the department of food science and human nutrition at Iowa State University, and fiber is linked with health benefits including a reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, and constipation.
Fiber also helps you feel fuller longer, and that can help control your weight. Juice leaves the stomach faster than a piece of whole fruit. “As a result, fruit juice is less filling,” White says
Country music’s brightest star, Maren Morris inspires us to stay strong as we face the challenges of living with diabetes during the coronavirus pandemic on Divabetic’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast.
Our Diva Inspiration, Maren Morris has opted to do things her own way and obliterating expectation at every turn on her newest album entitled Girl.
Many music experts believe she’s making a bid for the sort of across-the-board pop stardom enjoyed by Pink, Katy Perry and Selena Gomez with this album. Maren’s singing about independence, self-love and the need to reach across the aisle to find common ground.
Guests include Author of the Noodle Shop Mysteries: Vivien Chien, Lorraine Brooks, Sara (Mandy) Reece, PharmD, CDE, Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport PhD, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, and Alexis Gray.
Throughout this podcast we will be featuring music from Maren Morris’s Girl album courtesy of SONY Music.
Diabetes advocate turned reluctant amateur sleuth, Mr. Divabetic finally takes the plunge and ventures into a new career as a healthy caterer in Divabetic’s Mystery podcast, ‘Gypsies, Tramps & Peas’.
. With the help of his co-workers and nosy Italian mother, he heads for Coney Island to cater his first party aboard a yacht for his former swim coach, Ted Rockow. But his nautical soiree quickly capsizes when the guest of honor is found swimming with the fishes. What it an accident or foul play? Now Mr. Divabetic’s grilling Burlesque dancers, a lifeguard lothario and some sequined mermaids, all intent on keeping their secrets buried deep within the sand. Can Mr. Divabetic prove Coach’s death was a murder, not an accident? Or will he end up floating out to sea?
Will he sink or swim?
Tune in to find out if he can solve the murder of his former swim coach with the help of his friends, some sassy mermaids and a cooky fortune teller. Along the way to revealing the identity of the murderer he uncovers expert tips for diabetes self-care during the Summer months.
Best-Selling Author Tonya Kappes, Asha Brown, Catherine Schuller, Chef Robert Lewis aka ‘The Happy Diabetic’, Seveda Williams, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, MaryAnn Horst Nicolay, Mama Rose Marie & Lorraine Brooks star in Divabetic’s ‘Gypsies, Tramp & Peas’ Mystery Podcast
We’re talking about ‘Secrets to Longevity Living with Diabetes’ with musical inspiration from Dionne Warwick on May’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast scheduled for 5/12/20, 6 PM, EST.
Living longer and increasing your life expectancy with diabetes doesn’t have to be a chore. From flossing your teeth daily to getting a good night’s sleep, there are simple things you can do to help you live long, happy and healthy life.
Dionne Warwick has enjoyed a tremendously long career as a singer. She ranks second to Aretha Franklin as the most charted female vocalist with 69 singles making the Billboard Hot 100 during the rock era (1955–1999).
Dionne Warwick once explained her longevity to Jet magazine, saying, “I really attribute it to remaining who I am and not jumping ship, being completely cognizant of what the people … are accustomed to hearing from me.”
Guests include The Lager Queen of Minnesota and Kitchens of the Great Midwest Author J. Ryan Stradal, Deborah Greenwood PhD, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, FAADE, Fonzi Thornton, Rachel Stahl MS, RD, CDN, CDE, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, and Lorraine Brooks.
Throughout the podcast we will be featuring music from Dionne Warwick’s ‘Dionne’ album featuring the hits, I’ll Never Love This Way Again and Deja Vu, courtesy of SONY Music.
How are you coping with stress and anxiety related to the new ‘normal’ from the pandemic?
Are you binge watching TV or are you reading books like me? I just finished reading Linda Holmes’ debut novel, “Evvie Drake Starts Over”.
Unfortunately I’ve been known to polish off a salty snack or two while I’m reading without noticing! Since many Divabetics like to read after dinner and/or before bedtime, I contacted our good friend, a Diabetes Late Nite podcast guest, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, Susan Weiner MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES for her advice about healthy snacking.
Q: I’ve been known to polish off a bag of pretzels while I’m reading without noticing! And a lot of us like to read after dinner and/or before bedtime.
Susan Weiner (SW): Try not to eat directly out of a bag, container or box! You can avoid portion distortion if you pre-portion your snack and put it in a small bowl or dish.
Familiarize yourself with the difference between a serving and a portion. The nutritional information listed on a food item is based on a single serving (a specific amount will be listed for an individual food item). Portion size is the amount you eat or what you put on your plate. Please note that the portion that you are eating may be much larger (or smaller) than the serving size listed on the nutrition facts label. If you eat twice the amount of the listed serving size, you will be consuming twice the calories, carbohydrate, fat, sodium etc as listed.
Cut up colorful, low carb veggies in advance. Try some radishes, cucumbers, bell peppers and cherry tomatoes. That way you have them at the ready, and can much on them as you read. In the mood for a dip? Mash up a ripe avocado and mix in some lime juice, garlic and onion powder.
Q: What you recommend as a late night snack?
SW: If you are not a late night snacker, there is really no reason to start now! But if you are looking for something crunchy and yummy, try a couple of flaxseed crackers with a spoon full of almond butter. It’s a delicious snack anytime!
Q: In Divabetic’s Diabetes Mystery podcast, ‘Phantom of the Okra’ you used a combination of carbohydrate counts to unlock a safe, how can counting carbohydrates help people with diabetes? Can you provide a few tips for beginners?
SW: Carbohydrate counting, or carb counting can help a person with diabetes manage their blood sugars. Carbohydrate containing foods raise your blood sugars, and therefore it’s important to be aware of which foods contain carbohydrates and how much carbohydrate is in a serving of a particular food item. That way you can count the amount of carbohydrate in a serving of a food.
Common foods which contain carbohydrates include bread, pasta, cereals, rice, fruit, beans, sweets, cakes, cookies, candy, regular soda and fruit drinks.
In addition to reading food labels, there are a number of websites and apps which can get you started with carb counting. Please know that in addition to food, many other things can affect your blood sugar, including your physical activity level, stress, medications and lack of sleep and so much more. So, please take good care of yourself and reach out to your health care professional.
Find out what happens when Mr. Divabetic, the Diabetes Late Nite cast and some special friends try to solve this diabetes murder mystery, Phantom of Okra, loosely based on “The Phantom Of The Opera.” Enjoy diabetes self-care advice and nutrition information in between moments of suspense, wide-goose chases, and entertaining banter.
Co-starring Best-Selling Author Tonya Kappes, Asha Brown (founder of the We Are Diabetes organization), Central Farm Markets Co-Founder Debra Moser, Poet Lorraine Brooks, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, Author Peter Arpesella, Susan Weiner MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, Leisa Chester Weir, Terri Seidman and Mama Rose Marie.
This podcast features song selections from “The Phantom Of The Opera” soundtrack courtesy of SONY Music.
In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth “Evvie” Drake rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house nearly a year after her husband’s death in a car crash. Everyone in town, even her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, and Evvie doesn’t correct them.
Meanwhile, in New York City, Dean Tenney, former Major League pitcher and Andy’s childhood best friend, is wrestling with what miserable athletes living out their worst nightmares call the “yips”: he can’t throw straight anymore, and, even worse, he can’t figure out why. As the media storm heats up, an invitation from Andy to stay in Maine seems like the perfect chance to hit the reset button on Dean’s future.
When he moves into an apartment at the back of Evvie’s house, the two make a deal: Dean won’t ask about Evvie’s late husband, and Evvie won’t ask about Dean’s baseball career. Rules, though, have a funny way of being broken—and what starts as an unexpected friendship soon turns into something more. To move forward, Evvie and Dean will have to reckon with their pasts—the friendships they’ve damaged, the secrets they’ve kept—but in life, as in baseball, there’s always a chance—up until the last out.
These days we seem to be cooking and baking more like everyone else who is sheltering in during the pandemic. I’ve even had the opportunity to attempt reinventing some of my favorite recipes in healthier ways.
Recently I discovered that unsweetened applesauce can be substituted for sugar equally: 1 cup applesauce for 1 cup sugar in recipes. If you want to try this swap, you also need to reduce the amount of liquid (milk or water) in the recipe because applesauce is a wet ingredient,. Usually reducing the liquid (milk, water, etc) by a quarter cup will do the trick. If there’s no added liquid, then there’s no need to adjust.
Want to try a recipe using unsweetened applesauce instead of sugar? Check out this wonderful recipe below:
Mr. Divabetic’s healthy culinary misadventures continue in this year’s escapade as he enters a Gingerbread Man Cookie competition with headless cookies and pureed kale hot cocoa for the judges to sample. As if this dreadful combination wasn’t bad enough to land him at the bottom of the throwdown, his mother, Mama Rose Marie, is accused of poisoning one of the celebrity judges! Things go from bad to worse when the snake phobic Mr. Divabetic hears about the giant python’s escape.
Now, the happy healthcare host must decide to face his fear of snakes and recipe rejection or throw in his apron and risk getting caught up in another murder investigation. Can Mr. Divabetic and his team of amateur sleuths hunt down the real killer and get Mama Rose Marie out of jail? Will he be the next murder victim? Can he ever create an edible recipe?
The cast of Divabetic’s Mystery podcast: Gingerbread Men Prefer Blondes features Mama Rose Marie, Best-Selling Author Tonya Kappes, the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach (Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE and MaryAnn Nicolay BA, DTR), The Happy Diabetic Chef Robert Lewis, Seveda Williams, Coach The Cure’s Trisha Artman, Jillian Walsh, Wendy Radford, Dave Jones, Lorraine Brooks and Max Szadek.
Throughout this podcast we will be featuring music from the original Broadway cast recording of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes courtesy of SONY MUSIC.
Divabetic is happy to announce that all three locations of Central Farm Markets (North Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD and Vienna, VA) are open for business. Despite the fact that the markets are operating at a different level now, there is no limitations on the abundance of fresh and local produce, fruits, meats, poultry, fish, dairy and baked goods for purchase at the markets each week.
Central Farm Markets Offer 3 Safe Ways to Shop!
Home Delivery: You can order Central Farm Markets ‘Farm to Fridge’ home delivery for two days a week. Orders placed on Monday will be delivered Friday/Saturday. Orders placed on Tuesday will be delivered Sunday. Sign up for Central Farm Markets’ weekly newsletters to participate in their ‘Farm to Fridge’ program at Centralfarmmarkets.com
Pre-Order, Pre-Pay, Pick Up & Go!: Central Farm Markets recommend that you pre-order and pre-pay for your items directly from your favorite vendors!
Shop at the Market With or Without Pre-Ordering: If you come shop, please don’t touch products at the stands or ask vendors to handle credit cards. Please bag your own order.
Stay safe as you shop and don’t come to the markets with dogs or without wearing a mask. Central Markets will also be monitoring the number of people at the markets so if you are asked to wait, please cooperate.
The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic gets caught up in a murder mystery when he agrees to host the Red Tomato Carpet at the 6th Annual Bake Bethesda A Pie Contest at Central Farm Markets.
Will orange be the ‘new black’ for Mr. Divabetic? Find out what happens when Mr. Divabetic, the Diabetes Late Nite cast and some special friends try to solve this diabetes murder mystery loosely based on “The Phantom Of The Opera.” Enjoy diabetes self-care advice and nutrition information in between moments of suspense, wide-goose chases, and entertaining banter.
Guests include: Best-Selling Author Tonya Kappes, Asha Brown (founder of the We Are Diabetes organization), Central Farm Markets Co-Founder Debra Moser, Poet Lorraine Brooks, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, Author Peter Arpesella, Susan Weiner MS, RD, CDE, CDN, Leisa Chester Weir, Terri Seidman and Mama Rose Marie.
This podcast features song selections from “The Phantom Of The Opera” soundtrack courtesy of SONY Music.
Join Max ‘Mr. Divabetic’ Szadek when he guests on the upcoming “Lose Weight & Prevent Diabetes”Zoom Meeting with Neva White DNP, CRNP, CDE, Senior Health Educator for the Center for Urban Health at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 7PM – 7:30PM, EST.
During the meeting, Max will be spotlighting his experience of finding Luther Vandross unconscious in his home after he experienced a stroke related to his type 2 diabetes. Max’s feelings that the media neglected to call attention to the strong link between stroke and diabetes iis what inspired him to care the nonprofit organization, Divabetic (divabetic.org).
Divabetic’s mission is to encourage people to ‘keep their house a home’ by learning how to prevent a diabetes health-related complication from occurring.
Maren Morris inspires us to stay strong as we face the challenges of living with diabetes during the coronavirus pandemic on April’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast. LISTEN with LINK.
Our Diva Inspiration, Maren Morris has opted to do things her own way and obliterating expectation at every turn on her newest album entitled Girl.
Many music experts believe she’s making a bid for the sort of across-the-board pop stardom enjoyed by Pink, Katy Perry and Selena Gomez with this album. Maren’s singing about independence, self-love and the need to reach across the aisle to find common ground.
Podcast guests include Author of the Noodle Shop Mysteries: Vivien Chien, Lorraine Brooks, Sara (Mandy) Reece, PharmD, CDE, Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport PhD, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, and Alexis Gray.
Throughout this podcast we will be featuring music from Maren Morris’s Girl album courtesy of SONY Music.
We’re celebrating R & B legend, Luther Vandross on his birthday weekend. Luther suffered a severe stroke linked to diabetes and hypertension on April 16, 2003. He was in a coma for nearly two months before relocating to a rehabilitation center at the JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey.
Divabetic shines the spotlight on Luther Vandross with its annual Luther Vandross Tribute podcasts to celebrate his musical accomplishments as well as raise awareness for the link between diabetes and stroke. Keep your ‘house a home’ and learn how to prevent a diabetes health-related complication from occurring.
Luther Vandross
We’re honored to celebrate our friend and mentor, Luther Vandross and his musical legacy as well as raise awareness for diabetes health-related complications (such as stroke) on Divabetic’s annual Luther Vandross Tribute podcast.
In the years since Luther’s passing, one constant has remained to define his life and musical success: the voice. Like any great singer of the past 100 years, Luther Vandross’ voice and distinct singing style led to not only monumental success, but an instant recognition when you hear him singing–through your stereo, car radio, on TV or in a movie. Coupled with that voice was Luther’s unique ability to write and sing about love and the shared emotions we all feel in that search for and enjoyment of love. Through his songs, for the last two generations Luther Vandross became a staple in the most joyous moments of people’s lives.
Divabetic’s 2017 Luther Vandross Tribute podcast guests include Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, Luther percussionist Steve Kroon, Luther vocalists Tawatha Agee and Pat Lacy, Luther historian Leon Petrossian, members of ‘The Luther Re-Lives Experience’, family members, friends and superfans.
Throughout the podcast we will be featuring selected songs from the album entitled ‘Luther Vandross’ courtesy of SONY Music.
Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport aka ‘Diabetes Psyche’ has worked as a social worker and psychologist specializing in diabetes for twenty-eight years.
Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport shares advice for why ‘conversation, talk, play and structure’ are rules of the dayfor people living with diabetes in this video:
Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport aka the Diabetes Psyche
Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport PhD guests on April’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast. LISTEN with this LINK. Country music’s brightest star, Maren Morris inspires us to stay strong as we face the challenges of living with diabetes during the coronavirus pandemic. Podcast guests include Author of the Noodle Shop Mysteries: Vivien Chien, Lorraine Brooks, Sara (Mandy) Reece, PharmD, CDE, Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport PhD, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, and Alexis Gray.
