Comments on: World Diabetes Day and a Moment of Outrage: Pfuck Phiser?

By: Jessica Gottlieb

Jessica Gottlieb — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:44:37 +0000

@k2 my apologies. This article should have read “type 2 diabetes”

I never meant to offend, but only to make people pause a moment and think.

By: k2

k2 — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:11:21 +0000

Have you ever heard of Type 1 Diabetes??? Google it and see what happens.
I’m a huge proponent of real food for children & adults (and eat more whole foods than not) and I absolutely thing HFCS should be banned in the U.S – just like it is in Europe. I read labels and won’t by the HFCS filled foods. I’ve preached about HFCS evils and will continue to do so.
But, as a Type 1 Diabetic for 31 years, I find it offensive when people confuse my disease with poor eating habits. World Diabetes Day meant a great deal to those of us in the Type 1 Diabetes community and our families. Yes, diabetes is a money maker – I won’t argue with that and I agree, it’s industry so to speak. But many of us in the DOC (Diabetes On-line Community) saw WDD as a way to educate people about our disease.
k2

By: Jamie Ervin

Jamie Ervin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:28:19 +0000

I’m with ya! I see overweight kids everywhere we go… at school, at dance class, at the mall, etc… It makes me so sad.

It’s one thing if we don’t take care of ourselves, but not taking care of our kids is child abuse. Yep, allowing your child to become obese is child abuse.

Bye Bye HFCS, Bye Bye Fast Food, Hello WHOLE FOOD (apples and carrots for snack, oh my!).

By: Rattling the Kettle

Rattling the Kettle — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:51:53 +0000

I don’t have anything in my pantry with corn syrup, other than a bottle of actual corn syrup (for occasional baking). That crap will kill you!

By: KTP

KTP — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:25:51 +0000

Jessica,

This is a great post. If I was home right now, I would be up and weeding through my pantry. I hope I have the energy to do it when I get home.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:20:04 +0000

Preach it sister. It’s not easy giving these things up or removing them from your family’s diets if they have become the norm. But it’s vital.

Sadly, I get far too excited the one week a year we go to a cabin with my brother and his family and I buy pop tarts. But I’m committed to keeping this stuff away from my kids as much as possible.

Now if only I could eat as healthily …..