New mothers who don't lose baby weight are at a higher risk of developing high blood pressure and diabetes the next time they are pregnant.
Even small weight gains put women at risk for the diseases, and increases the odds of birth defects and future health issues in the baby.
Surprisingly, those who are most affected are women of a healthy weight.
Belgian researchers studied 8,000 women who had their first two children between 2009 and 2011. Women who were healthy or underweight prior to their first pregnancy but gained two BMI units or more in weight, equal to 11 pounds for a 5'4" woman, were four times as likely to have high blood pressure in their second pregnancy. Healthy weight women who kept three or more BMI units after pregnancy were twice as likely to have diabetes in their next pregnancy.
Once blood pressure has risen in a woman's life, it typically stays higher the rest of her life.
Gestational diabetes traditionally starts late in pregnancy and goes away after birth. Risks with this condition include stillbirth, birth defects, and caesarean section. Both mother and child are left at higher risk for diabetes later in life
The research team from the Leuven University Hospital said that overweight women also face risks. Those who were overweight prior to pregnancy and retained at least 11 pounds were twice as likely to give birth via c-section.
Obstetrician Ronald Devlieger said, "There are a lot of women who gain too much weight in pregnancy and don't lose the last 11 pounds, so it is a very common problem."
The study did not explain why healthy or underweight women had different risks from obese women, but weight gain in proportion in original weight can affect people differently.
Reference: Daily Mail
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Monday, July 15, 2013
How Does Fasting For Ramadan Affect My Diabetes?
During the holy month of Ramadan, fasting is one of the most important spiritual practices you will partake in. However, if you have diabetes, you may be wondering how this will affect your diabetes. There can be a lot of misinformation out there that can confuse you on what to do regarding this practice.
The practice of fasting is based on the Holy Quran as well as Islamic teachings from across the centuries. If you are someone for whom fasting would pose a health risk, the Quran states that fasting is not necessary. This would include children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, the elderly, and anyone who would make themselves ill by fasting, especially diabetics. Poorly controlled diabetics, Type 1 diabetics who take insulin, and Type 2 diabetics on a mixed insulin routine should be cautious if considering fasting.
If you know someone who is a diabetic and is fasting without any problems, remember that everyone is different. This person may be a better controlled diabetic than you are, or be on a different insulin regimen. You should make an appointment with your endocrinologist two to three months before Ramadan to talk with them about how fasting will affect your diabetes, as well as your nutritionist to discuss meals. They may recommend changing your medications to fit your change in eating schedule.
There are rumors out there that if you check your blood glucose during the day it will break your fast. This is false! It is important to monitor your glucose levels during the day in case you have to break the fast. If your levels drop below 70 mg/dl you will have to eat something.
Continue to take your medicine, but during times when you eat. Since you will be eating just twice a day you will have to plan appropriately with your doctor and ensure you are getting the correct doses.
When planning your meals, make sure they are well-balanced. Your dawn meal (Suhoor) should include lots of whole grains as well as protein and fat to slow digestion and last until you break your fast. You may want to consider meals that include whole grain cereals, plain Greek yogurt with blueberries and whole wheat toast, foul with fruit, and whole wheat roti with egg khagina.
When breaking your fast (Iftar) you should not overeat. Eat sensible portions that have an emphasis on whole grains, proteins, and healthy fats. Limit your consumption of dates to 1-2 per night and drink plenty of water. Try to avoid caffeine beverages as they can dehydrate you.
Reference: Health Canal
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The practice of fasting is based on the Holy Quran as well as Islamic teachings from across the centuries. If you are someone for whom fasting would pose a health risk, the Quran states that fasting is not necessary. This would include children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, the elderly, and anyone who would make themselves ill by fasting, especially diabetics. Poorly controlled diabetics, Type 1 diabetics who take insulin, and Type 2 diabetics on a mixed insulin routine should be cautious if considering fasting.
There are rumors out there that if you check your blood glucose during the day it will break your fast. This is false! It is important to monitor your glucose levels during the day in case you have to break the fast. If your levels drop below 70 mg/dl you will have to eat something.
Continue to take your medicine, but during times when you eat. Since you will be eating just twice a day you will have to plan appropriately with your doctor and ensure you are getting the correct doses.
When planning your meals, make sure they are well-balanced. Your dawn meal (Suhoor) should include lots of whole grains as well as protein and fat to slow digestion and last until you break your fast. You may want to consider meals that include whole grain cereals, plain Greek yogurt with blueberries and whole wheat toast, foul with fruit, and whole wheat roti with egg khagina.
When breaking your fast (Iftar) you should not overeat. Eat sensible portions that have an emphasis on whole grains, proteins, and healthy fats. Limit your consumption of dates to 1-2 per night and drink plenty of water. Try to avoid caffeine beverages as they can dehydrate you.
Reference: Health Canal
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
Diabetic Recipe of the Week: Raspberry Ice Cream Floats
Makes: 4 glasses
Serving Size: 1 1/3 cups
Ingredients
2 cups fresh raspberries
2 1/2 cups no-sugar added, reduced fat vanilla ice cream (such as Breyers Double Churn No Sugar Added French Vanilla)
3 1/2 cups low-sodium club soda
Preparation
1. Press the raspberries through a fine sieve over a small bowl and discard the seeds. Combine the raspberry pulp and Splenda.
2. Divide the raspberry mixture evenly over four 8 oz. glasses.
3. Spoon 2 Tbsp. of the ice cream into each glass. Stir in 2 Tbsp. of the club soda. Top with about 1/2 cup more of the ice cream and pour in about 3/4 cup of club soda over the ice cream. Serve immediately.
This recipe is from Diabetes Forecast.
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Monday, July 8, 2013
Diabetes Costs $245 Billion Annually
What would you do with $245 billion dollars? Would you pay off debt, purchase a new house, car, or
donate money to charity?
What we as a nation have done with $245 billion is spent it on diabetes related care. It's an astronomical amount, especially considering it increased 41 percent from $174 billion in 2007. And that was just five years ago.
A new study, called Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2012, commissioned by the American Diabetes Association, was published in the April issue of Diabetes Care. The study estimated the health care and work-related costs of diagnosed diabetes.
John Anderson, president of medicine and science for the ADA, says the cost has risen because of the increased number of patients with the disease. "When you look at the per-patient cost of diabetes, it has remained roughly flat," he said.
Matt Peterson, the ADA's managing director of medical information adds, "Overall, we're not seeing that each person with diabetes is costing us more." He also said that medication costs did not increase significantly and hospitalization costs decreased.
The study reported that roughly 22.3 million Americans were diagnosed with diabetes last year alone. The earlier study published in 2007 estimated that 17.5 million people were diagnosed with either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes in that year.
Direct medical costs totaled $176 billion, which included hospital and emergency care, office visits, and medications. Indirect costs were $69 billion, and accounted for work absenteeism, reduced or lost productivity, and unemployment caused by the disease.
Government insurance, like Medicare, Medicaid, and the military, covered 62.4 percent of the costs of diabetes care, while private insurance covered 34.4 percent and 3.2 percent was self-pay. Yearly per person costs were broken down by gender. Women paid $8,331 in total per-capita health expenditures and men paid $7,458. California, the state with the largest percentage of diabetics, had the highest costs for diabetes, which totaled $27.55 billion.
Reference: USA Today
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What we as a nation have done with $245 billion is spent it on diabetes related care. It's an astronomical amount, especially considering it increased 41 percent from $174 billion in 2007. And that was just five years ago.
A new study, called Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2012, commissioned by the American Diabetes Association, was published in the April issue of Diabetes Care. The study estimated the health care and work-related costs of diagnosed diabetes.
John Anderson, president of medicine and science for the ADA, says the cost has risen because of the increased number of patients with the disease. "When you look at the per-patient cost of diabetes, it has remained roughly flat," he said.
Matt Peterson, the ADA's managing director of medical information adds, "Overall, we're not seeing that each person with diabetes is costing us more." He also said that medication costs did not increase significantly and hospitalization costs decreased.
The study reported that roughly 22.3 million Americans were diagnosed with diabetes last year alone. The earlier study published in 2007 estimated that 17.5 million people were diagnosed with either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes in that year.
Direct medical costs totaled $176 billion, which included hospital and emergency care, office visits, and medications. Indirect costs were $69 billion, and accounted for work absenteeism, reduced or lost productivity, and unemployment caused by the disease.
Government insurance, like Medicare, Medicaid, and the military, covered 62.4 percent of the costs of diabetes care, while private insurance covered 34.4 percent and 3.2 percent was self-pay. Yearly per person costs were broken down by gender. Women paid $8,331 in total per-capita health expenditures and men paid $7,458. California, the state with the largest percentage of diabetics, had the highest costs for diabetes, which totaled $27.55 billion.
Reference: USA Today
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Thursday, July 4, 2013
Diabetic Recipe of the Week: Mediterranean Tuna Salad
Makes: 5 servings
Serving Size: 1 cup
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
IngredientsDressing
3 Tbsp. plain nonfat yogurt
3 Tbsp. nonfat mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. honey
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
Salad
1 can (15 oz.) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 can (12 oz.) white-meat tuna packed in water, drained
1 medium red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and diced (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/2 cup sliced fresh basil
1 1/2 Tbsp. capers, drained
Preparation
1. In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients; set aside. In a large salad bowl, combine the chickpeas, tuna, red bell pepper, red onion, basil, and capers. Pour the dressing on the tuna mixture and combine. Serve with crispbread crackers or over greens, if desired.
This recipe is from Diabetes Forecast
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Monday, July 1, 2013
Diabetics: Stay Away From Soft Drinks!
Europeans scientists have found that having just one can a day raises your risk by 20 percent, compared to someone who has one can or less a month.
This new research was carried out by scientists in the UK, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Sweden, France, and the Netherlands. The findings were published in the journal Diabetologia and mirrors previous US research.
More than 350,000 people participated in the study, which involved questions about their diet and was part of a larger European study on links between diet and cancer.
"The consumption of sugar sweetened soft drinks increases your risk of diabetes- so for every can of soft drinks that you drink per day, the risk is higher," said leader researcher Dora Romaguera from Imperial College London.
Romaguera called for better public health information on the effects of soft drinks. "Given the increase in sweet beverage consumption in Europe, clearer messages on its deleterious effect on health should be given to the population," said Romaguera and colleagues in their paper.
However, fruit juice consumption was not linked to an increased risk for diabetes later in life.
Dr. Matthew Hobbs, head of research at Diabetes UK, said the link between sugary drinks and Type 2 diabetes exists when you add in body mass index. The risk, therefore, is not due to the extra calories.
"Even so, it is not definitive evidence that sugar-sweetened soft drinks increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, other than through their effect on body weight," Dr. Hobbs said.
"We do, though, already recommend limiting consumption of sugary foods and drinks as these are usually high in calories and so can lead to weight gain if you have too many of them. This is important for Type 2 diabetes because we know that maintaining a healthy weight is the single most important thing you can do to prevent it," Hobbs added.
Professor Patrick Wolfe from University College London, a statistic expert, said that just 4 percent of the UK population has Type 1 diabetes. "In and of themselves, sugary soft drinks are only part of the picture- they're just one of the potential risk factors for Type 2 diabetes. But since they are one we can easily eliminate- by switching to diet soft drinks or, even better, cutting them out of our diets altogether- it makes good sense to do so," said Wolfe.
Reference: Codewit World News
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
Diabetic Recipe of the Week: Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Makes: 6 servings
Serving Size: 2/3 cup gumbo, 1/3 cup rice
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients
1 cup long grain brown rice
2 cups water
2 Tbsp. canola oil
3/4 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green pepper, cored, seeded, and diced
1 cup okra, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
1 cup chopped celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 to 2 tsp. Cajun seasoning
1/2 lb. reduced-fat smoked turkey sausage (cooked), cut into 1-inch-thick slices
1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes
1 3/4 cup fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth
Preparation
1. Rinse the rice in a fine sieve until the water runs clear. In a medium saucepan, bring the 2 cups water to boiling. Add the rice and bring to boiling. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 40 to 50 minutes, until the rice is tender; set aside.
2. In a Dutch oven or large skillet, heat the canola oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and saute for 5 to 6 minutes, until cooked; set aside.
3. Add the flour to the pan. Cook the flour over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add the onion, green pepper, okra, and celery and saute for 1 minute. Add the Cajun seasoning and saute for 1 minute more.
4. Add the cooked chicken, sausage, tomatoes, and broth and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, until the soup is heated through. Serve in individual bowls over the cooked brown rice.
This recipe is from Diabetes Forecast.
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Serving Size: 2/3 cup gumbo, 1/3 cup rice
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients
1 cup long grain brown rice
2 Tbsp. canola oil
3/4 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green pepper, cored, seeded, and diced
1 cup okra, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
1 cup chopped celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 to 2 tsp. Cajun seasoning
1/2 lb. reduced-fat smoked turkey sausage (cooked), cut into 1-inch-thick slices
1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes
1 3/4 cup fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth
Preparation
1. Rinse the rice in a fine sieve until the water runs clear. In a medium saucepan, bring the 2 cups water to boiling. Add the rice and bring to boiling. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 40 to 50 minutes, until the rice is tender; set aside.
2. In a Dutch oven or large skillet, heat the canola oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and saute for 5 to 6 minutes, until cooked; set aside.
3. Add the flour to the pan. Cook the flour over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add the onion, green pepper, okra, and celery and saute for 1 minute. Add the Cajun seasoning and saute for 1 minute more.
4. Add the cooked chicken, sausage, tomatoes, and broth and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, until the soup is heated through. Serve in individual bowls over the cooked brown rice.
This recipe is from Diabetes Forecast.
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Monday, June 24, 2013
Shoe Inserts Cut Amputation Risk By Half
The research team with the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, began their investigation after statistics were released that every 30 seconds a doctor performs an amputation because of foot ulcers or complications due to diabetes. Many of these amputations can be prevented with conservative treatment and controlling blood sugar.
"We found that good shoes and inserts can reduce pressure on the foot by 50 percent compared with going barefoot," said research Ulla Tang. "Our conclusion at the end of one year is that... inserts effectively distribute pressure under the sole in order to minimize the risk of ulcers."
The study was conducted over a period of five years by the Gothenburg researchers of diabetic foot complications. They studied 114 Swedish patients with diabetes who were at risk for developing foot ulcers. The participants wore one of three different types of shoe inserts, or orthotics, over two years.
Just 0.9 percent of participants developed new foot ulcers during the first year, compared to 3-8 percent who typically report having ulcers.
"Ulcer prevention is not only a way of relieving suffering, but a sound financial investment," Tang said. Amputations are far more costly in personal and monetary concerns than shoe inserts.
The researchers also developed a new digital tool doctors can use to assess the patient's risk for foot ulcers.
Reference: NewsMax Health
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
Diabetic Recipe of the Week: Steamed Chicken With Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Makes: 4 servings
Serving Size: 1 packet
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
Parchment paper or aluminum foil
1/2 cup peeled, grated carrots
1/2 cup unpeeled, grated zucchini
1/2 cup unpeeled, grated yellow squash
1/2 cup thinly sliced sweet onion or red onion
1 Tbsp. minced fresh thyme
1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided
4 boneless, skinless chicken cutlets (4 oz. each, about 1/2 inch thick)
12 oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained, lightly patted dry
2 tsp. balsamic vinegar (the thicker the better)
2 tsp. olive oil
Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Tear or cut the parchment paper into four 12- to 14-inch squares.
2. In a medium bowl, mix the carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, onion, and thyme, 1/4 tsp. of the salt, and 1/4 tsp. of the black pepper. Divide the vegetables equally among the parchment squares.
3. Lay the chicken cutlets over the vegetables. Sprinkle the chicken with the remaining salt and black pepper. Place three sun-dried tomatoes on each piece of chicken. Drizzle each serving with the balsamic vinegar and oil. Pull one side of a parchment square over the chicken and veggies, and seal the parchment with narrow double folds. Place the parchment packages on a baking sheet.
4. Bake the chicken about 20 minutes or until cooked through. The packets may puff up slightly while cooking. Place the packets on individual dinner plates. Ask the diners to carefully open their packets- hot steam will be released.
This recipe is from Diabetes Forecast
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Serving Size: 1 packet
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
Parchment paper or aluminum foil
1/2 cup unpeeled, grated zucchini
1/2 cup unpeeled, grated yellow squash
1/2 cup thinly sliced sweet onion or red onion
1 Tbsp. minced fresh thyme
1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided
4 boneless, skinless chicken cutlets (4 oz. each, about 1/2 inch thick)
12 oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained, lightly patted dry
2 tsp. balsamic vinegar (the thicker the better)
2 tsp. olive oil
Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Tear or cut the parchment paper into four 12- to 14-inch squares.
2. In a medium bowl, mix the carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, onion, and thyme, 1/4 tsp. of the salt, and 1/4 tsp. of the black pepper. Divide the vegetables equally among the parchment squares.
3. Lay the chicken cutlets over the vegetables. Sprinkle the chicken with the remaining salt and black pepper. Place three sun-dried tomatoes on each piece of chicken. Drizzle each serving with the balsamic vinegar and oil. Pull one side of a parchment square over the chicken and veggies, and seal the parchment with narrow double folds. Place the parchment packages on a baking sheet.
4. Bake the chicken about 20 minutes or until cooked through. The packets may puff up slightly while cooking. Place the packets on individual dinner plates. Ask the diners to carefully open their packets- hot steam will be released.
This recipe is from Diabetes Forecast
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Should Halle Berry Be Worried?
Berry announced in April that she is expecting her second child with fiance Oliver Martinez, a surprise for the 46 year old. Experts say that being pregnant at an advanced age raises serious health concerns, but Berry has access to the best in medical care.
"Older moms are at higher risk for developing high blood pressure and diabetes," says obstetrician Ranit Mishori. "But it sounds like (Halle's) doing a good job monitoring her diabetes.
Gestational diabetes can lead to birth defects if the condition is not carefully monitored. "Mothers need to control their glucose levels or their babies can be born larger," says Mishori, an associate professor of family medicine at Georgetown University Hospital. "That can pose problems at birth. We're assuming with Halle Berry that she'll have top medical care and good nutrition. In that case, everything could be fine for her and her baby."
Doctors say that any pregnancy over 35 can be risky because they experience chromosomal changes that can result in birth defects like Down's Syndrome and heart abnormalities. The likelihood of having a baby at age 46 are 1 in 18, or 5.5%, says medical geneticist Barry Skotko. But as we've seen in the news, with the advances in medical care, women can safely give birth into their 50's and 60's.
"The paradigm has drastically changed because of the noninvasive tests that are available now," says Dr. Martin Chavez. "It's no longer the case of gloom and doom."
Berry meanwhile is thrilled about the baby, saying, "I feel fantastic. This has been the biggest surprise of my life. I thought I was kind of past the point where this could be a reality for me, so it's been a big surprise and the most wonderful one." Berry is rumored to be pregnant with a boy and is due in October 2013.
Reference: Examiner
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NASCAR Racer Reed Not Letting Diabetes Get In Way
NASCAR racer Ryan Reed has been known to make pit stops for tires, fuel, and insulin.
A crew member is tasked with tearing the protective film from the windshield of No. 16 Roush Fenway Ford and injecting Reed through a target fashioned on the left middle thigh of his firesuit.
Reed was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two years ago and was told that a racing career would not be in his future. He has formed a partnership with the American Diabetes Association to create the project that will sponsor him for five Nationwide races this season.
"It's not just a selfish motivation to go out there," Reed says. "This is something that can help the whole diabetes community, raise awareness, show everyone in the diabetes community you can go out there and do what you want."
Reed was "diagnosed on the spot" after his father demanded he see a physician after he lost 25 pounds in three weeks and displayed typical signs of diabetes: extreme thirst and frequent urination.
His physician told him racing would be too dangerous because of the process of monitoring and regulating blood sugar. He didn't like what he heard.
"I think it was my stubbornness at 17 that kind of helped me prevail there," Reed recalls. "I guess it comes in handy sometimes. It was absolutely devastating. It was one of those things where it was the most trying time of my life. My dream was hanging in the balance."
He went on the Internet to find answers he liked better. What Reed found was Charlie Kimball, a fellow Californian, who was breaking into IndyCar racing with Ganassi Racing. He also found Dr. Anne Peters, an endocrinologist and director of the USC Westside Center for Diabetes who helps maintain performance and health in diabetic athletes. Reed became one of her patients and she has been "a backbone for me."
"I saw she treated Charlie, and I figured that was probably my safest bet maybe getting inside the race car. I know it's a different world (between) IndyCar and NASCAR and there's different challenges, but it was definitely interesting to see how we could use Charlie's notes and how they've done different things with Charlie to try and help me and see how it translated into NASCAR. Honestly, most of it did," Reed said.
Kimball and Reed have never met, but Reed sees him as a mentor and friend. "It was definitely nice to have that to fall back on and the barrier he'd already broken," Reed said.
Reed has formed a nonprofit organization called Ryan's Mission, to promote diabetes awareness and is part of the program Drive For Diabetes, which sponsors his car. American Diabetes Association CEO Larry Hausner said of Reed in a press release, "Ryan Reed is an inspiring individual , and his voice is critical to spreading awareness and educating communities across the country about this disease."
Reed's blood sugar is constantly monitored through a hair wire that is inserted into his stomach that feeds information to a wireless transmitter back with his team. They assess his condition just like they would his lap times. Several members of his team have been trained on injecting insulin. Officially Roush Fenway chose engine tuner Craig Hermann as the stabber, but they haven't had to do it.
"It's funny because all the guys are jumping up and down for the opportunity. They're all 'Pick me! Pick me!'... I'm kidding. I trust them. It's one of those things where I am going to be so jacked up on adrenaline I probably won't even feel it. But like I said, that's the joke around the shop, who gets to stab Ryan.
"But the main thing is we go to extraordinary lengths for safety. The last thing we want to do is go out there and have a problem and have it be a setback for the diabetes community," Reed says.
Reed had a top-5 and six top-10s in 14 ARCA races for Venturini Motorsports last season and finished 17th in a Truck series start for Wauters Motorsports. He also won the Super Late Model season opener at Irwindale Speedway this season.
Reference: ESPN.
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Reed was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two years ago and was told that a racing career would not be in his future. He has formed a partnership with the American Diabetes Association to create the project that will sponsor him for five Nationwide races this season.
"It's not just a selfish motivation to go out there," Reed says. "This is something that can help the whole diabetes community, raise awareness, show everyone in the diabetes community you can go out there and do what you want."
Reed was "diagnosed on the spot" after his father demanded he see a physician after he lost 25 pounds in three weeks and displayed typical signs of diabetes: extreme thirst and frequent urination.
His physician told him racing would be too dangerous because of the process of monitoring and regulating blood sugar. He didn't like what he heard.
"I think it was my stubbornness at 17 that kind of helped me prevail there," Reed recalls. "I guess it comes in handy sometimes. It was absolutely devastating. It was one of those things where it was the most trying time of my life. My dream was hanging in the balance."
He went on the Internet to find answers he liked better. What Reed found was Charlie Kimball, a fellow Californian, who was breaking into IndyCar racing with Ganassi Racing. He also found Dr. Anne Peters, an endocrinologist and director of the USC Westside Center for Diabetes who helps maintain performance and health in diabetic athletes. Reed became one of her patients and she has been "a backbone for me."
"I saw she treated Charlie, and I figured that was probably my safest bet maybe getting inside the race car. I know it's a different world (between) IndyCar and NASCAR and there's different challenges, but it was definitely interesting to see how we could use Charlie's notes and how they've done different things with Charlie to try and help me and see how it translated into NASCAR. Honestly, most of it did," Reed said.
Kimball and Reed have never met, but Reed sees him as a mentor and friend. "It was definitely nice to have that to fall back on and the barrier he'd already broken," Reed said.
Reed has formed a nonprofit organization called Ryan's Mission, to promote diabetes awareness and is part of the program Drive For Diabetes, which sponsors his car. American Diabetes Association CEO Larry Hausner said of Reed in a press release, "Ryan Reed is an inspiring individual , and his voice is critical to spreading awareness and educating communities across the country about this disease."
Reed's blood sugar is constantly monitored through a hair wire that is inserted into his stomach that feeds information to a wireless transmitter back with his team. They assess his condition just like they would his lap times. Several members of his team have been trained on injecting insulin. Officially Roush Fenway chose engine tuner Craig Hermann as the stabber, but they haven't had to do it.
"It's funny because all the guys are jumping up and down for the opportunity. They're all 'Pick me! Pick me!'... I'm kidding. I trust them. It's one of those things where I am going to be so jacked up on adrenaline I probably won't even feel it. But like I said, that's the joke around the shop, who gets to stab Ryan.
"But the main thing is we go to extraordinary lengths for safety. The last thing we want to do is go out there and have a problem and have it be a setback for the diabetes community," Reed says.
Reed had a top-5 and six top-10s in 14 ARCA races for Venturini Motorsports last season and finished 17th in a Truck series start for Wauters Motorsports. He also won the Super Late Model season opener at Irwindale Speedway this season.
Reference: ESPN.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Diabetic Recipe of the Week: Steamed Asian Fish
Makes: 4 servings
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking 10 minutes
Ingredients
4 cod, halibut, haddock, or rockfish filets (4 oz. each, about 1 inch thick)
6 scallions, cut into 2-inch lengths, divided
1 piece (5 inches long) fresh ginger, divided (slice two thirds into thin coins, one third into thin 2-inch strips)
1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro, divided
2 Tbsp. dry sherry
2 tsp. toasted sesame oil
2 Tbsp. lite soy sauce
1/4 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. ground white pepper
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
2 tsp. peanut oil
Preparation
1. Pat the fish fillets dry with a paper towel; set aside. Add a collapsible metal steamer insert into a wok. Pour about 2 inches of water into the wok. The water should not touch the steamer's underside.
2. Add two thirds of the scallions, the ginger coins, and 2 Tbsp. of the cilantro to a heatproof plate that will fit inside the wok. Place the fish on the scallion-ginger bed on the plate. Drizzle the fish with the sherry.
3. Cover the pan and bring the water to boiling. Remove the lid and reduce the heat to medium. Add the plate of fish to the steamer and cover the wok. Steam the fish for 10 to 15 minutes until cooked through (fish will easily flake with a fork).
4. Meanwhile, heat the sesame oil in a small skillet. Add the remaining cilantro and saute for 30 seconds. Stir in the soy sauce, sugar, white pepper, and red pepper flakes. Remove the cilantro mixture from the skillet and set aside.
5. In the same skillet, heat the peanut oil over medium-high heat. Add the remaining scallions and the ginger strips. Stir-fry for 20 to 30 seconds until crispy.
6. When the fish is done, carefully remove it from the steamer and and place it on a serving platter. Discard the scallion-ginger mixture used during the steaming.
7. Sprinkle with the sauteed cilantro mixture on the fish, and top with the crispy scallions and ginger strips.
This recipe is from Diabetes Forecast.
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