December 2011 | Diabetes Forecast Magazine

December 2011

Vol. 64, No. 12

Features

Actor Stephen Wallem Puts Diabetes on TV

On “Nurse Jackie,” he offers the most authentic portrayal yet

By Carolyn Butler

Nov 18th 2011
Teamwork: Banding Together to Tackle Diabetes

There really is strength in numbers. Look at these success stories

By Tracey Neithercott

Nov 18th 2011
Making a Prosthetic Eye

The science and art of ocularist June Nichols

By Lindsey Wahowiak

Nov 18th 2011
Crowd-Pleasing Stews

Here’s how to feed a hungry houseful from just one pot

By Sara Sklaroff with recipes by Robyn Webb, MS, LN

Nov 22nd 2011

Forecast

Lowering Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Nov 16th 2011
Birth Control and Diabetes

Nov 16th 2011
Better Records for Better Diabetes Care

Nov 16th 2011
A DKA Risk for Inner-City Minorities

Nov 16th 2011
Stem-Cell Progress

Nov 16th 2011
Healthy Eating Habits Get Results

Nov 16th 2011
Eating to LDL Lower Cholesterol

Nov 16th 2011
Chocolate: Friend or Foe?

Nov 16th 2011
Light Lunches Help Weight Loss

Nov 16th 2011
Some Gut Bacteria Prefer Carbohydrates

Nov 16th 2011
Speedy Eaters Pack On Pounds

Nov 16th 2011
Keys to Effective Weight-Loss Programs

Nov 16th 2011
Yoga Offers Benefits for Type 2 Diabetes

Nov 16th 2011
How to Keep Exercise Resolutions

Nov 16th 2011
Aerobic Exercise Can Cut Belly Fat

Nov 16th 2011
Flu Protection for Kids

Nov 16th 2011
Beneficial Brown Fat Burns Calories

Nov 16th 2011
Stroke Study Halted

Nov 16th 2011

Recipes

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Nov 22nd 2011
Puffy Omelet With Garden Vegetables

Nov 17th 2011
Southwestern Salmon and Vegetable Kebabs

Nov 17th 2011
Penne With Broccoli and Roasted Red Peppers

Nov 17th 2011
Spiced Pork Stew

Nov 22nd 2011
Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

Nov 22nd 2011
French Chicken Stew

Nov 22nd 2011
Taffy Apple Salad

Nov 22nd 2011
Peppermint Mocha

Nov 22nd 2011
Peach Crisp

Nov 22nd 2011

Diabetes 101

Inflammation and its Possible Links to Diabetes

Nov 17th 2011

Food for Thought

Keeping a Food Journal

Recording what you eat can help with blood glucose control and weight

By Tracey Neithercott with recipes by Robyn Webb, MS, LN

Nov 17th 2011

Your ADA

National Youth Advocate Madison Dodge

The Delaware teenager ends a year of diabetes activism

Nov 22nd 2011
Advocates Spotlight Diabetes Among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans

Nov 22nd 2011
Honoring Native American Health Programs

Nov 22nd 2011
The Role of Vitamin D in Type 2 Diabetes

Can it help overcome insulin resistance?

By Andrew Curry

Nov 22nd 2011

Mail Call

Mail Call: December 2011

“We all need role models and people who can motivate us. Your magazine does a wonderful job of finding and showing off these very courageous people with diabetes.”—John Zangari, Lexington, Ky.

Nov 15th 2011

Editor's Forecast

The Right Information

By Paris Roach, MD, Editor-in-Chief

Nov 10th 2011

Forethought

Watching Ourselves

By Sara Sklaroff, Editor at Large

Putting more diabetes on TV and in the movies could be a powerful way to educate the nation.

Nov 10th 2011

Ask the Experts

When to Get a New Blood Glucose Meter?

Nov 15th 2011
How to Treat Diabetic Diarrhea?

Nov 16th 2011

Reflections

500 Miles

Nov 22nd 2011

Only Online

Comedian Patrice O’Neal: A Final Interview

By Carolyn Butler

Nov 29th 2011