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Best Value Food Processor #2: The Cuisinart Elemental

When a trip to the local kitchen appliance store manages to spin Mr. Divabetic’s life out of control in this year’s Divabetic Mystery podcast, Kill Me Madam, he relies on a food processor for help.

This handy kitchen gadget is used to finely chop pecans needed for the pie crust in his new dairy and gluten free Key Lime Pie recipe but what can it do for you?

Why do you need a food processor?

Food processors are great for blending, but what many people with diabetes don’t realize is that they’re ideal for coarser jobs, too. You can certainly use your food processor to make smooth, well-mixed hummus or other bean dips, but you can also use them to for simple prep tasks. It’s an extremely powerful knife that quickly chops and grinds different ingredients, from onions to to nuts to hard cheeses, in a matter of seconds.

Here’s one of Divabetic’s favorite food processors:

 

Cuisinart Elemental 11 Cup Food Processor

The Cuisinart Elemental 11 Cup Food Processor lets you quickly and easily prepare large portions of ingredients for meals with minimum effort. The generous 11 cup work bowl, make this food processor the ultimate timesaver for your favorite dishes, making quick work of everything from chopping nuts and puréeing soup to slicing tomatoes and shredding cheese. Another time saver – the rubberized touchpad with Pulse control is wipe-clean and the removable parts are dishwasher safe!

The Cuisinart Elemental 11 cup food processor allows you to quickly and easily prep larger portions of ingredients for bigger meals with minimum effort. With an 11 cup work bowl, 1 stainless steel blade and 2 discs, it’s the ultimate timesaver, making quick work of everything from chopping nuts and pureeing soup to slicing tomatoes and shredding cheese. The rubberized touchpad with pulse control offers the ease of use and versatility that makes this classic the favorite of creative home cooks! The removable parts are dishwasher safe too. 

Amazon Price: $149.00

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The power of pecans is true! When it comes to stabilizing blood sugar, polyunsaturated fats in tree nuts — such as pecans along with  almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, and pistachios — are especially beneficial. They’re also loaded with fiber and protein to help with heart health. 

Gingerbread Men Prefer Blondes Mystery Podcast from 2019

Enjoy Divabetic’s 6th Annual Diabetes Mystery Podcast, Gingerbread Men Prefer Blondes. The mystery is set in the fictitiously decadent world-renowned Gingerbread Men Cookie Baking Competition in New York’s Central Park Zoo. Mr. Divabetic’s healthy culinary misadventures continue in this year’s escapade as he enters the 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 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.

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what’s it all about? by Lorraine Brooks

what’s it all about? by Lorraine Brooks

ls it just for the moment we live?

Or shall we plan for what’s ahead?

Shall we look to stay empowered

Choosing hope instead of dread?

Diabetes notwithstanding,

We can choose the healthy way.

And we can say a little prayer

To get us going every day.

l’ll turn my house into a home

And look my illness in the eye

I want to make my choices count

To walk and hold my head up high.

For me it’s almost 40 years

l’ve dealt with diabetes now,

So far l’m doing very well

In keeping numbers nice and low.

Anyone who had a heart

Would understand the struggles faced

And anyone who wants to help

Is welcomed in my private space.

l never want to walk on by

And miss the pleasures to enjoy

I want to reach a ripe old age

So, healthy measures l employ.

Exercise is fun and good,

Vegetables and fruits and meat

Taking all my insulin

Covers all the foods l eat.

I thrive with my community

l’ve lived to 68 and more.

I couldn’t do it by myself,

l’m grateful, that’s what friends are for!

Listen to Lorraine Brooks read her poem, ‘what’s it all about?’ on May’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast CLICK HERE. 

Diabetes Late Nite Inspired by Dionne Warwick

We’re talking about Secrets to Longevity & Diabetes with musical inspiration from Dionne Warwick on May’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast.

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, and Lorraine Brooks.

Throughout the podcast we will be featuring music from Dionne Warwick’s ‘Dionne’ album featuring I’ll Never Love This Way Again and Deja Vu courtesy of SONY Music.

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Join Us Tonight For Divabetic’s Diabetes Late Nite Podcast

Join us tonight for May’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast on blog talk radio. We’re talking about ‘Longevity and Diabetes’ with musical inspiration from Dionne Warwick.

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.”

May’s Diabetes Late Nite Podcast

Guests include ‘The Lager Queen of Minnesota’ and ‘Kitchens of the Great Midwest’ Author J. Ryan Stradal, Diabetes Tech Expert Deborah Greenwood PhD, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, FAADE, Singer, Songwriter Fonzi Thornton, Dietitian Rachel Stahl MS, RD, CDN, CDE, and Poet Lorraine Brooks.

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Gypsies, Tramps & Peas Mystery Podcast

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

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Mr. Divabetic at the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island
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Support Local Farmers, Stay Safe & Shop at Central Farm Markets

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.

Divabetic’s Diabetes Mystery Podcast Available on Demand

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. 

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Divabetic’s 2nd Most Popular Podcast 2019

We’re talking about ways to proceed with ‘CAUTION’ when coping with Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) with musical inspiration from Mariah Carey.  

Do you know living with type 2 diabetes puts you at greater risk for heart disease and stroke? Unfortunately most people don’t. We want to help you get CLUED INN and make a healthy comeback worthy of Mariah Carey. 

Music critics agree that Mariah’s latest collection of songs not only maintains her status as one the best singer/songwriters in the game, but also eloquently displays her truth. She opens up about love, loneliness, and self-worth in a cautionary album that reminds us that she is still a force to be reckoned with after nearly three decades in the industry.

Guests include Poet Lorraine Brooks,  2015 AADE Diabetes Educator of the Year Susan Weiner, MS RDN CDE FAADE, Mama Rose Marie, Yoga For Diabetes Director & Author Rachel Zinman, WeAreEatNeat.com’s Lloyd Owens, Type 2 Diabetes What To Know Community Moderator Nick Zevgolis, and the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach.

Throughout the podcast we will be playing music from Mariah Carey’s “CAUTION” courtesy of SONY Music.

Diabetes Late Nite is a fast-paced, full-filled show of diabetes education and wellness advice with a twist that Diabetes Forecast Magazine describes as “not your typical fare”.

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Join Mr. Divabetic and cast of Diabetes Late NIte for Clued Inn: Diabetes & Heart Escape Rooms on National Diabetes Alert Day, Tuesday March 24, 2020 in New York City. MORE INFORMATION

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Gingerbread Men Prefer Men – Scene 1

On a perfect autumn day, Max and our team arrive at the Central Park Zoo to compete in the Annual Giant Gingerbread Man Cookie Jamboree. This prestigious baking competition boasts a $10,000 grand prize and benefits the zoo. Central Park Zoo’s origins date back to the 1860’s when New Yorkers donated their unwanted pets, like a black bear cub in 1859.

Today Central Park Zoo is home to a wide range of animals including Red Pandas, Sea Lions, Penguins, Fish, Birds, Lizards and Snow Leopards.

Max weaseled his way into the baking competition with the help of his friend and Zoo Discovery Guide volunteer, Agnes Frumpster. Now, the only thing standing between Max and the culinary crown are the three celebrity judges: Chew TV’s most beloved blonde Chef, the Queen of Cream, Sweet Sally Buttercup, Sally’s twin sister and professional wrestler Natasha ‘Knock-Out’ Buchanan and the dashing, former New York City Councilman Skeeter Jones who is more famous for his love life than for his legislation. Let’s hope Max has what it takes to win the Grand Prize. The competition’s about to start! 

Agnes: Max, hurry up! The judges will be here any minute.

Max: Almost done, Agnes, I’ve got one more Snow Leopard spot to make on this cookie using chia seeds.

Tonya: Those are ‘spots’? I thought they were ‘bullet holes.’

Max: Just because you’re a mystery writer – you don’t have to read ‘BLOODY MURDER’ into everything I bake. 

Tonya: Let’s face it, Max. You’ve been involved in so many murders, I wouldn’t be surprised to find a dead body under this table.  What’s so special about chia seeds anyway?

MaryAnn: Chia seeds contain omega-3 fats and more fiber than other grain. They are also a good source of antioxidants and protein.

Patricia: And that amount of fiber can slow the absorption of sugar in your blood 

Mama Rose Marie: Your Snow Leopard cookies are adorable and match my fur accessories. 

Max: We’re going to need more cookies. Patricia, grab the extra container under the table.

Patricia: Sure. Oh, no! Their heads are broken off!

Tonya: I was right! You do have dead bodies under this table. This isn’t an accident, Max. It’s an omen. Something’s bad is going to happen. I can feel it! 

Max: Quick! Hide the broken ones. Now, who wants some of my kale hot cocoa? Anyone? Mom?

Mama Rose Marie: Oh no, I’ll pass. You know I have an overactive bladder.

Max: How can you resist this earthy aroma? Mmm! 

Tonya: Yuck. It smells like compost!

Max: But Almond Milk is so good for you! And I added kale to give it that EXTRA nutrient boost!

Patricia: He’s right. Almond Milk is rich in good fats which promote a healthy heart.

MaryAnn: And unsweetened Almond Milk is 50% lower in calories.

Mama Rose Marie: Can Almond Milk help strengthen my bones? 

Patricia: No, it won’t. It doesn’t contain calcium. But kale does.

Tonya: You’re all nuts! No one’s going to taste that kooky combination, not even the judges. It smells awful.

Max: You don’t know what you’re talking about!  My TV idol, Sweet Sally Buttercup will love my kale hot cocoa so much she’s going to make a big donation to Divabetic.  You’ll see! 

Patricia: How can you be so sure?

Max: I left a stack of donation requests in her dressing room earlier.  

Patricia:  She stars in a TV show, publishes a magazine and still has time to judge a Gingerbread Man contest! How does she do it?

MaryAnn: And she just introduced her own line of Buttercup bottled fruit juices. 

Agnes: I’ll tell you. She does it by driving everyone crazy! Her list of demands was a mile long. I don’t care if these Gingerbread Men have heads or not, I want one NOW!

Max: Help yourself.

Agnes: No one else knows this but Sweet Sally’s been receiving death threats. Now her sister, Natasha insists on wearing Diamonds!

MaryAnn: How can wearing expensive jewelry protect her sister?  

Agnes:  Not real diamonds. She has a pet python named ‘Diamonds’.

Max: Oh no! I’m petrified of snakes. Tell her to keep her ‘Diamonds’ away me.

Patricia: Max, you’re so dramatic. Agnes … how do the cookies taste?

Agnes: They’re no gluten-free blueberry lavender cheesecake. But go ask Renata Whisk.  She’s a last-minute replacement in the competition. 

Max: Oh, no, Renata Whisk is the last person I want to see! She blogged that the only people who like my food are six feet under!

Tonya: She has a point, Max. Your catering career is as ‘spotty’ as your cookies.

Mama Rose Marie: But they do match my handbag perfectly. 

Patricia:  Is that real leopard, Rose Marie?

Mama Rose Marie: Oh, Good Heavens, NO!  This is ‘Fun Fur’. Where ARE the Snow Leopards anyway? I don’t see them. 

Tonya: Yeah, Max. You said we’d be right next to their cage! 

Agnes: Well, my new boyfriend, Damon moved Max’s station to the Tropical Rainforest Zone when he learned Sweet Sally and her sister love reptiles. Listen Max, it might help you win.

Max: Oh, no! We’re surrounded by retiles. Switch us back! 

Agnes: You can’t move now – you’ll be disqualified before the judges even get here.

Tonya: I can’t wait to meet Former Councilman, Skeeter Jones. They say he’s a real lady killer. 

MaryAnn: I’m surprised he’s even here. After all, he just lost his election. 

Max: When do we meet your new boyfriend Damon?  Agnes, you seem so happy.

Agnes: I am! I finally found my Prince Charming after kissing so many frogs – and he’s a zoologist!  

Mama Rose Marie: Speaking of frogs, these little colorful ones over here are adorable. Look!

Enjoy Divabetic’s 6th Annual 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.

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Chef Robert Lewis Stars in Divabetic’s Mystery Podcast: Gingerbread Men Prefer Blondes

Chef Robert Lewis aka ‘The Happy Diabetic’ stars in Divabetic’s 6th Annual Diabetes Mystery Podcast, Gingerbread Men Prefer Blondes on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 6 -7 PM, EST.  Chef Robert portrays Former Councilman Skeeter Jones who introduced legislation on the Sugar Tax.  The Sugar Tax is a tax or surcharge designed to reduce consumption of drinks with added sugar. Drinks covered under a Sugar Tax often include carbonated soft drinks, sports drinks, fruit juices and energy drinks.

The tax is a matter of public debate in many countries and beverage producers like Coca-Cola often oppose it. Advocates such as national medical associations and the World Health Organization believe the tax will discourage unhealthy diets and offset the growing economic costs of obesity

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In a recent profile on the Everyday Diabetes website, Chef Robert Lewis aka ‘The Happy Diabetic’ admitted that he feared the worst for his own love of great food following his diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes in 1998.

“I suspected that my days of good eating were over,” Lewis writes on his blog. “Yet, as I worked through my ups and downs, I came to realize that the selection of foods I could and should eat was vast and included many of my favorites. This motivated me to attempt to create delicious, diabetic-friendly dishes that were also easy to prepare.

Today he’s a man on the go! is a man on the go. When he’s not working as a director of training for 60 restaurants in the Midwest, he’s  traveling around the country as a keynote speaker for Taking Control of Your Diabetes and/or hosting his own podcast, ‘The Happy Diabetic Kitchen Podcast’! Read more about Chef Robert Lewis aka ‘The Happy Diabetic’ in Diabetes Health Monitor magazine.

This year’s Divabetic Diabetes Mystery Podcast, Gingerbread Men Prefer Blondes, takes place at the fictitiously decadent world-renowned Gingerbread Men Cookie Baking Competition in New York’s Central Park Zoo. Mr. Divabetic’s culinary misadventures continue in this year’s escapade as he enters the 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 Gingerbread Men Prefer Blondesfeatures Mama Rose Marie, Best-Selling Author Tonya Kappes, the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach (Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE and MaryAnn Nicolay BA, DTR), Chef Robert Lewis aka ‘The Happy Diabetic’, Seveda Williams, Trisha Artman, Catherine Schuller, Wendy Radford, Dave Jones, Lorraine Brooks and Max ‘Mr. Divabetic’ Szadek.

Throughout this podcast we will be featuring music from the original Broadway cast recording of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes featuring the iconic Carol Channing courtesy of SONY MUSIC.

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Kale For Dessert?

Kale has been a trendy health food for a while. It’s so trendy that people including cooking hacks like Mr. Divabetic are adding it into any food, including DESSERT!

With more nutritional value than spinach, kale may help improve blood glucose management in diabetes, lower the risk of cancer, reduce blood pressure, and help prevent the development of asthma. The fiber and antioxidants in kale also may offer protection against diabetes. Studies have shown that a high intake of fiber may lower blood glucose levels in people with type-1 diabetes and people with type-2 diabetes may see improved blood sugar, lipids, and insulin levels according to Medical News Today.

But can one of the world’s healthiest foods taste heavenly in a dessert?

“While you might not think of the fibrous leafy greens as essential to dessert dishes, kale has the unique ability to lend cakes a feel-good dose of nutrients without sacrificing taste or flavor,” writes Jennifer En for mashed.com

Why Kale & Chocolate Make A Good Combination!

Chocolate is incredibly rich and bold, which makes it the perfect ingredient to pair with kale when you don’t necessarily want the veggie flavor to overpower the chocolate one. If you’re curious about what kale and chocolate taste like together, try this recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie for kale brownies. 

Chocolate Covered Katies

“It’s easy, streamlined, and completely winning where flavor is concerned. Get your chocolate on,” writes Jennifer En for mashed.com

KALE BROWNIES RECIPE

Don’t let incorporating greens into your desserts be an excuse to overindulge. It’s easy to convince yourself that you can enjoy more sweets and feel better about yourself in the process because you’re adding in extra nutrients between spoonfuls of sugar. An indulgence on one day doesn’t matter when looking at a week or a month.

Mr. Divabetic loves to infuse his desserts with healthy doses of vegetables. Unfortunately his lack of cookings skills and questionable good taste doesn’t always make for a winning combination. In this year’s Diabetes Mystery podcast, “Gingerbread Men Prefer Blondes” his original Kale Hot Cocoa recipe turns everyone’s favorite leafy green vegetable into something downright lethal! 

Gingerbread Men Prefer Blondes

Divabetic presents their 6th Annual Diabetes Mystery Podcast,  “Gingerbread Men Prefer Blondes,” on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 6 -7 PM, EST. This diabetes mystery caper takes place at the fictitiously decadent world-renowned Gingerbread Men Cookie Baking Competition in New York’s Central Park Zoo. Mr. Divabetic’s culinary misadventures continue in this year’s escapade as he enters the 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 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), Asha Brown, Chef Robert Lewis, Seveda Williams, Catherine Schuller, Wendy Radford, Dave Jones and Lorraine Brooks.

Throughout this podcast we will be featuring music from the original Broadway cast recording of ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ courtesy of SONY MUSIC.

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Diabetes Late Inspired by Phyllis Hyman

We’re talking about ‘Diabetes, Sleep & Mental Health Issues’ on Diabetes Late Nite with musical inspiration from Phyllis Hyman scheduled for Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 6 PM, EST. TUNE IN

Phyllis Hyman was a sensational singer-songwriter and actress. Deep-voiced and statuesque, Phyllis Hyman sang with a life-affirming energy and emotional intensity found in few other female vocalists.

Though her uncompromising principles put her at odds with the mainstream music business, she worked consistently for 20 years—from the moment that jazz drummer Norman Connors discovered her in a New York club in 1975 to when she took her life in June 1995

Phyllis Hyman committed suicide, leaving a note behind in 1995. Part of the note read “I’m tired. I’m tired. Those of you that I love know who you are. May God bless you.”  It has been reported that she suffered from bi-polar disorder and depression and had a history of substance abuse which involved alcohol and cocaine. Who knows what accomplishments she would have achieved if she had lived longer?

If you’re struggling with some tough emotions or feeling lonely, don’t hesitate to call the Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Podcast guests include Poet Lorraine Brooks, ‘Sleep, Insomnia, Stress: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You’ Author Patricia Farrell PhD, Elizabeth Gallagher, Kristina Wolfe, ‘Tabouli: The Story of a Heart-Driven Diabetes Alert Dog‘ Author Matt Pelicano, the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach with Patricia Addie-Gentle.

Throughout the podcast we will be featuring music from ‘The Essential Phyllis Hyman’ album courtesy of SONY Music.

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