An intense approach to fitness helps him manage his type 2 diabetes

Foolproof tips for perfectly grilled food.

On Sunday, May 23, rock star Bret Michaels was "hired" on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice during the reality show's live finale, winning $250,000 for his charity of choice—the American Diabetes Association—all after Michaels was hospitalized three times in less than two months.

Under a bill currently before Congress, research into type 1 and programs to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes in Native Americans (nearly 17 percent of whom have diabetes, the highest of any U.S. racial or ethnic group) would each receive $1 billion in federal funding over five years, starting in 2011.

The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook, published by the American Diabetes Association, offers more than 200 recipes, plus tips on healthy living.

A researcher compares two diets and the roles played by carbohydrates and protein.

"I've had diabetes for 49 years, and the 'Back to Basics' articles in your April issue . . . were the best explained of anything I have ever read." —Annette Stapp, San Rafael, Calif.

Test often and keep track of your results. Over time, you will see patterns that can help you exercise safely.

If oral medications are no longer working to help keep your blood glucose levels within the target range, then it may be time to go on insulin.

People with diabetes receiving steroid treatment should be informed that their blood glucose will increase while they are on the steroid.

Of all the treatment options available, insulin is the one with which we have the most experience, the least artificial, and often the most potent.

A paramedic blocked my path when I arrived on the scene. "You can't go near him," he said about my 15-year-old son, Jason. "We think his legs are crushed, and if his blood pressure drops, he might not make it."