Looking for a fun way to socialize without putting your diabetes wellness at risk? Join us for Divabetic’s next program on Zoom on Thursday, April 15, 2021, 7-8 PM.
MaryAnn Nicolay MEd, NDTR presents ‘How To Master The Menu at Your Favorite Mexican Restaurant’.
MaryAnn Nicolay is a Registered Dietetic Technician and has worked with the Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland for over 20 years. Her primary responsibility is to develop and implement diabetes education materials and activities in diverse and/or underserved communities.
Divabetic Image & Style Advisor, Catherine Schuller presents ‘What To Wear When Nothing Fits’.
Catherine Schuller is one of the Plus Size Industry’s pioneers. She is a former Ford model, consumer advocate, promoter, marketer, editor, image consultant (Certified by AICI), author, and entrepreneur.
Looking for a fun way to socialize without putting your diabetes wellness at risk? Do you need a little help staying on track with your diabetes self-care?
Join the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic for this free, virtual diabetes support program on Thursday, April 15, 2021, 7-8 PM. Click here to register
April’s program features two presentations: ‘What To Wear When Nothing Fits’ presented by Divabetic Image & Style Advisor, Catherine Schuller and ‘What To Eat When Dining Out Mexican’ presented by MaryAnn Nicolay MEd, NDTR.
What To Wear When Nothing Fits
We want to help you embrace the body you have now. Don’t put off looking great and feeling like yourself in your clothes until that elusive one day you hit your goal weight. One tip that style experts advise is to try Shift, A-line and Wrap Dresses to create a more hourglass shape.
Catherine Schuller is one of the Plus Size Industry’s pioneers. She is a former Ford model, consumer advocate, promoter, marketer, editor, image consultant (Certified by AICI), author, andentrepreneur.
What To Eat When Dining Out Mexican
Traditional Mexican food is loaded with carbohydrates which cause blood sugars to rise. One solution is to order tacos! As long as you order corn tortillas instead of flour tortillas since they are much smaller in size, and therefore lowercarbohydrates. Additionally, Guacamole is made from avocadoes, which are loaded with healthy fats and very low in carbohydrates.
MaryAnn Nicolay is a Registered Dietetic Technician and has worked with the Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland for over 20 years. Her primary responsibility is to develop and implement diabetes education materials and activities in diverse and/or underserved communities.
Lately I feel the real culprit in managing my weight is portion size. It’s not what I eat, it’s how much I eat. I’ve been learning the hard way that the amount of food I used to eat at 20 or 30 is making me gain weight! Old eating habits are hard to break too.
When I was growing up, my father told me to “clean your plate.”
The problem is that dinner plates, especially in restaurants, have gotten bigger. And so has the amount of food we put on them. If I clean my plate now, I’m overeating.
If you struggle like me with portion sizes, the best help might be right in the palm of your hand.
Photo by Nsey Benajah on Unsplash
Use Your Hand To Figure Out Portion Sizes
Your fist = the size of a cup
The palm = the size of 3 ounces of meat
Your thumb = the size of 1 ounce of cheese
Another helpful tip is to check food labels and restaurant menus for hidden calories. Learn to “eyeball” your food to gauge what’s too much — and what’s just right.
The good news is that experts agree that when you downsize to healthy portions, your body will, too!
Love New Recipes?
Join the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic for this free Virtual Cooking Party with special guest, Author of The Beginner’s Guide To What To Eat With Type 2 Diabetes, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Jill Weisenberger MS, RDN, CDE, CHWC, FAND on Zoom on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 7-8 PM, EST. Jill shares her favorite quinoa recipes with us!
I’m fed up with the way I look, I’m fed up with being unhealthy. This is the year I’m doing it,” admitted late-night TV host James Corden who struggled with his weight for a long time.
The Emmy Award winning actor shared his weight loss goals in an emotional video posted to the WW YouTube Page.
“I’ve realized that every year for the past decade — probably even 15 years — on January the 1st I’ve told myself and anyone that would listen that I’m going on a diet, I’m going to lose a load of weight,” the new WWspokesperson said.
He said he hasn’t had much success with diets in the past. He’s hopeful that this time will be different. He said his son, Max, 9, is a major source of inspiration.
He goes on to mention that he believes that WW has the tools to make him fulfil his resolution for this year. With James Corden’s weight loss goal, the company is also giving away a hundred of thousands of memberships.
Five weeks after starting the program, James Corden said he’s lost 16 lbs.
“And I’ve been doing some exercise, which I hate. I just can’t bare it, so I’m using the word ‘hate’. But my wife is so good at it.”
During James Corden’s YouTube interview, Oprah Winfrey said, “WW is all about making yourself more aware of what you are eating and taking responsibility for that.”
Tune in To Divabetic’s popular Diabetes Late Nite podcast featuring Mila Clarke Buckley ‘The Hangry Woman’, Sex Therapist Janis Roszler, PhD, RD, LD/N, CDCES, FAND, and Bella Krueger and music from Celine Dion’s ‘Falling Into You’album.
Love New Recipes?
Join the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic for this free Virtual Cooking Party with special guest, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Jill Weisenberger MS, RDN, CDE, CHWC, FAND on Zoom on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 7-8 PM, EST. Jill shares her favorite quinoa recipes with us!
Fashion Curator, Plus Model and Divabetic Image & Style Advisor, Catherine Schuller demonstrates different ways to wear a scarf.
Silk scarves date back to 1300 BC where Ancient Noble and Royal Egyptians wore them according to FelicityB. Queen Nefertiti was frequently depicted wearing scarves around her iconic headdress.
A beautiful scarf worn on wrist, neck, waist or even on your head can easily transform an outfit. All you have to do is learn those scarf tying techniques and memorize them for a lifetime, since scarves never go out of style.
We’re talking about the symptoms, causes and prevention of stroke with Divabetic Image & Style Advisor Catherine Schuller and musical inspiration from Angela Bofill.
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the US. As many as 5 to 14 percent of stroke survivors have a second stroke within one year.
Angela Bofill suffered two strokes but neither stroke could take away her positive, humorous personality and her fighter spirit. After she lost the ability to sing, she returned to the stage for “The Angela Bofill Experience” in which she skillfully narrated her life story, while her band and other singers .
Throughout the podcast we will feature music from Angela Bofill’s albums Angie and Angel of the Night courtesy of SONY Music.
Divabetic promotes “wellness with a wow” to change attitudes and to encourage prevention, early action, and education to manage diabetes and diabetes-related complications. Through innovative programs, virtual outreach events, and online communities, Divabetic is a circle of care and support, providing a link between patients and their healthcare teams, translation of clinical speak, and a bridge between denial and acceptance, fear and confidence. We meet the challenges and opportunities of diabetes care and concerns with a “Glam More, Fear Less” philosophy so that no one has to struggle alone or in silence.
At Divabetic, we want to empower you to stay healthy and positive about diabetes self-care management AND to do it in a bold and sassy way. Visit: divabetic.org
Nationally Recognized Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator and Best-Selling Author Jill WeisenbergerMS, RDN, CDE, FAND, CHWC joined us for Divabetic’s recent free virtual Cooking Party on Zoom
Jill shares her favorite healthy soup recipes, suggests new flavor combinations like spinach and cinnamon to perk up meals, and answers questions on nutrition in this sneak peek of what you missed!
Looking for a fun way to socialize without putting your diabetes wellness at risk?
Join the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic for Divabetic’s next free virtual outreach program on Zoom. Visit Eventbrite and Divabetic.Org for details.
Are you interested in learning how to bake with sugar substitutes? Join the happy healthcare host, Mr.Divabetic for this free, fun Virtual Baking Party with special guest, Stacey Harris aka TheDiabetic Pastry Chefon Thursday, December 10, 2020, 7 – 8 PM, EST on Zoom.
Jill Weisenberger: “Summer squash is low in calories and carbs, which makes it a great food for folks with diabetes or those looking to manage their weight.”
Jill Weisenberger’s candid and energetic approach and her sound nutrition and fitness advice has earned her a place as one of 10 Dietitians You Need to Follow on Social Media in US News & World Report. Jill offers healthy and delicious recipe ideas and nutrition strategies and is renowned for disease prevention and management, nutritious, delicious meals, and truths (and myths!) about food trends.
Looking for a fun way to socialize without putting your diabetes at risk?
Join the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic for this free and entertaining, Scavenger Hunt: At Home Party on Thursday, June 18, 2020, 7 PM, EST. This hilarious night of virtual diabetes wellness and conversations features make-your-own smoothies with Jill Weisenberger MS, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, FAND.
Having diabetes does not mean you need to deny yourself all the foods you love, but it is about healthy choices. One good choice is to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables with smoothies. During our online Scavenger Hunt, Jill shares tips for making healthy smoothies without compromising your diabetes wellness.
How: Mr. Divabetic will have a list of people may find around their kitchen. Once he posts an item you will have 30 seconds to find it and accumulate points for fun prizes including Jill Weisenberger’s Diabetes Weight Loss Week by Week bestselling book. After the hunt, we’ll sit back, laugh, make smoothies and enjoy a toast together until we can do it again in person.
We’re talking about “I Know What You Ate Last Summer” with Jill Weisenberger MS, RDN, CDE, CHWC, FAND on Diabetes Late Nite with music from ‘The Best Of Patti Austin’ album courtesy of SONY Music. Addtional guests: Chris Pickering co-founder of ‘The Betes Bros, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, Lorranie Brooks and Mama Rose Marie.
We’re excited to announce our special line-up for Divabetic’s World Diabetes Day edition of Diabetes Late Nite. Wendy Satin Rapaport, LSCW, PsyD, a social worker and psychologist specializing in diabetes for the past 28 years will stop by the studio and the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin will provide musical inspiration. Join us here on Wednesday, November 14 from 6 – 7:30 PM.
“Dr. Wendy” recently co-authored a new wisdom-filled guide, Friendship Matters: Memoir, Life Lessons, Laughter, to provide insight on how to create more meaningful relationships. Divabetic’s founding principle encourages an entourage of support to help make the difference between someone living with diabetes feeling overwhelmed or empowered. We were intrigued and asked Dr. Wendy to share some advice on the subject prior to our podcast interview.
Q: How can our friendships help us to better manage our diabetes?
Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport (WSR): There is nothing worse than feeling alone in the world. I wrote a book with my friend Dr. Sandra Bernstein (also a psychologist) as a celebration of our friendship. We also wanted to highlight the superpowers of friendship in general: improved health and longevity; enhanced capability in relationships and decision making; the pleasure of a sweet loving connection. Friendship includes someone who is a good mother to you – has your back, is interested to really know you and is worthy of your trust. He/she genuinely accepts you as you are, good diabetes care or not, and still with the goal of partnering with you to change to more positive attitudes and habits. That is the setting for you to take better care of your diabetes and to help someone else take better care of their diabetes.
Friendship enables us to share vulnerability, normalize it, feel understood, remind us to feel compassion, and then move forward to problem solving. It’s a gift which is often reciprocal to us and the other person. When we have friendship, we can share our fears and our roadblocks to taking care of diabetes. Friends might just listen or offer up good ideas. The prerequisite is being open-hearted and open-minded. We can have good boundaries by being interested in, and not taking over the problems of diabetes. When we have a truly strong and effective friendship, we realize the skills in giving and getting criticism. If a friend says, “You are always eating the wrong things,” you can smile and say, “I know you care about me, and perhaps worry. What I would find helpful is asking not criticizing.”
The moment I meet someone with diabetes, I “match” them with someone else…it may be someone with more or less success with handling the diabetes…I just know the connection to each other is relieving and uplifting.
Q: What advice can you offer to someone living with diabetes who is interested in telling their co-workers and employers about their diabetes?
(WSR): First, get your self-esteem, resilience, and sense of humor intact. People say things unwittingly that can make us crazy. Anticipate possible scenarios and prepare for them. You might begin by asking “Do you know anyone who has diabetes because if you don’t, now you do.” Next you can ask what that means to them or what they know. You want to be ready with what kind of help friends can give you, as well as how they can reach out to you. Realize what you need can change over time. Formulate a response when someone seems intrusive and say the true positive (authentic) first such as “Thanks so much for your interest -caring…I’d rather not discuss that now.”
Q: In your book, Friendship Matters, you discuss ’emotional regulations’ and ‘emotional literacy’. Can you explain what these terms mean?
(WSR): Emotional literacy is our capacity to know how our emotions function such as what pleases us, aggravates us, turns us passive or aggressive, or throws us into frustration and despair. This self-awareness allows us to regulate or tamp down with acknowledgement. We also want to recognize our self-talk to eliminate negative behavior toward ourselves, as in making poor diabetes choices. For example, when testing blood sugar and it shows 240, we might say to ourselves, “I give up. I am not testing. It just depresses me.” Recognition allows us to instead apply compassion and reason and say, “I am a good person with elevated blood sugars. I am so glad I tested. Now I know why I am irritable. I will call my friend to meet me and take a walk to get it down and cheer myself up by my discipline and her friendship.”
It pays to be emotionally literate because we make better choices and feel better about ourselves and our friends as well as bosses, partners, children, etc. It works everywhere, with consciousness, practice, and forgiveness of ourselves and friends.
Q: Why do you feel a psychologist should be the first person you see after your initial diagnosed?
(WSR): I want people to start out with a psychologist (social worker or coach) because they need to mourn and accept the diagnosis. It’s good to do it with a party who is trained to hear and not judge and help the family go through it together. Our goal is to get you to realize you are a terrific person, with diabetes. The professional can help with coping skills for handling problems and prevent the burnout which often can come with the labor-intensive work involved in taking care of oneself. To prevent the potential loneliness of having to live with a chronic illness, I recommend a support group. It helps people feel the connection, normalcy and the mutual high from being able to help each other. My doctoral dissertation was on humor as a coping mechanism in diabetes and I recommend the groups be fun as well as cathartic and instructive on being more successful with the diabetes and with just being a person!
I also love the concept of prevention…avoiding problems that might occur by initiating support, constructive ideas, and good habits. When I start out right away with a family, I teach them to stay positive. For example, when their child has a 300 blood sugar, they might say “I’m so glad you tested. That might explain your feeling tired and irritable.” If I don’t teach that right away, the parent might be screaming, “Why don’t you care about yourself? What did you do? What did you eat?” The child will repeat the same critical response in his/her self-talk later. The criticism leads to sneaking and shame whereas the acceptance and interest leads to behavior change and problem solving such as “Thanks for letting me know that you didn’t want to test in front of your friends, so you ate something without checking it out. This is a problem we can solve.”
Authors Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport and Dr. Sanda Neshin Bernstein are both clinical psychologists who co-authored a wisdom-filled guide, Friendship Matters: Memoir, Life Lessons, Laughter, which shows us how to have more meaningful relationships. Through examples of their own friendship, they explore the power of this connection and show that, while friendship takes work, it should be celebrated for the ways it can improve our lives and help us grow. Close friends are lifelines—the people who help us through the worst days and who cheer us on during the best. We can learn to nurture our friendships most effectively by keeping a few principles in mind. With good friends by our side, anything is possible!
We’re celebrating World Diabetes Day with a special Diabetes Late Nite musical inspiration from Aretha Franklinon Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 6 – 7:30 PM.
There are many reasons that Aretha Franklin is the legend of legends, a groundbreaking singer with the fortitude to transcend race and genre, using that tremulous voice as the bulldozer to break down every barrier set up in her way.
Aretha’s own health journey is sparking a discussion about the uncertain connection between pancreatic cancer and diabetes. Long-standing diabetes can be considered a risk factor for pancreatic cancer. It causes a modest increase in risk of 1.5- to two-fold. Some of the other risk factors for pancreatic cancer include smoking, chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), family history of pancreatic cancer, obesity and certain genetic syndromes.
Guests include Poet Lorraine Brooks, Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport, Diabetes Strong’s owner Christel Oerum, Beautyphonics CEO and “Beneath The Makeup”Author Suzanne Perez, Mama Rose Marie and the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach.
Diabetes Late Nite is a fast-paced, full-filled hour of diabetes education and wellness advice that encourages listeners to “laugh a little, learn a lot.
Join us for the inaugural Fandross Festival presented by the Vandross Family Estate and Divabetic celebrating the musical legacy of Luther Vandross and raising awareness for the prevention of diabetes health-related complications such as stroke.
New York City’s liveliest brunch spotlights ’80’s ‘GLAM’ Fashions as a tribute to Luther Vandross and his love of all things Gianni Versace. $45 Brunch Special. Come and enjoy a Fun-Filled Sunday afternoon featuring:
‘80’s FASHION SHOW: Our inclusive catwalk features innovative integration with all sizes, shapes, heights, genders, ages, ethnicities, nationalities, persuasions and orientations on the same runway.
DIABETES DISCUSSION: Diabetes by the Decades Spotlights the ’80’s: A Dynasty of Self-Care Discoveries with Dr. Beverly S. Adler, PhD, CDEknown as ‘Dr. Bev’. Dr. Bev is a Clinical Psychologist and Certified Diabetes Educator who has been living well with type 1 diabetes for over 40 years. Moderated by Max ‘Mr. Divabetic’ Szadek
’80’s DRESS AUCTION: Bid for your favorites over a Bloody Mary or Mimosa and help raise funding for America’s leading women’s diabetes outreach organization, Divabetic.
SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMERS!
Hosted by Divabetic Image & Style Advisor, Catherine Schuller AICI, CIP and Max ‘Mr. Divabetic’ Szadek.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL TICKETS: Receive 2 Free Raffle Prize Tickets & Goody Bag before 4/20/18
The Vandross Family Estate and the national diabetes nonprofit organization, Divabetic (divabetic.org), proudly present Fandross Festival. “Keep your House a Home” and learn how to prevent diabetes health-related complications (such as stroke) from occurring.
We invite Luther fans of all ages to attend and celebrate Luther’s “so amazing” contributions to music, arts, and culture from Thursday, March 10 – Sunday, March 13, 2018 in New York City.
Fandross Calendar of Events: Fandross Kick-Off Party at Ashford & Simpson’s Sugar Bar on 5/10/18, Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton at the Blue Note on 5/11/18, Fandross Festival at SVATheater on 5/12/18, Fandross Sunday Brunch at Casa de Femme on 5/13/18. All tickets sold separately on Eventbrite. More event details at Divabetic.org
Fandross Festival 2018 Hotel Accommodations:
Vandross Family Estate and Divabetic have secured a discounted room rate ($239.00) per night at the New York Marriott East Side located at 525 Lexington Avenue at 49th Street, New York, NY 10017.
Call: (212) 755-4000 mentioned ‘Luther Vandross Fan Club’. Hotel’s room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes.
