[Diabetes-talk] Seminar Speaker

[d m gina]

Hi Mike, I would like the
dietitian you had a couple of years ago.
This could help me with tips for here at home.
Thanks,

Original message:
> On 4/11/13, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
>> Greetings, everyone.



>> Each year, we feature at least one main speaker during the Diabetes Action
>> Network Seminar, held during the NFB national convention. This year's
>> seminar will be held during the afternoon of Wednesday, July 3. My question
>> is this: what sort of speaker would you like this year? Last year, we
>> featured James Kubel, inventor of the Pump-mate talking insulin pump remote
>> control. The year before (when we were also in Orlando), we featured a
>> dietitian who subscribes to a food plan regimen different from the usual
>> "lose tons of weight; eat low-fat foods, even if the carb count may be
>> moderate to high" mantra. The dietitian we featured was of the "Intuitive
>> Eating" school associated with the "Health at Every Size" movement which
>> emphasizes health no matter whether one is fat or thin and letting your
>> body
>> and intellect govern what you eat. We've also featured diabetes educators
>> and doctors speaking on various aspects of diabetes care.



>> My question is this: what sort of diabetes speaker would you like this
>> year?
>> The common-sense Intuitive Eating dietitian we had two years ago was
>> very-well received, not least because she brought samples. (grin) Would you
>> like me to try to bring her in to speak again or would you like something
>> else?



>> All comments welcome.



>> Mike Freeman, President

>> Diabetes Action Network

>> National Federation of the blind



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> Hey Mike:

> Bern here!!  sorry it took so long to get back.

> Quite frankly, I really liked that dietician  I really liked her
> approach in that to her, our diabetes isn't a curse.  Rather, she
> gives invaluable instruction on how one can eat whatever they like or
> one is used to; not having to give up their entire lives.  but, to
> learn the trick of monitoring/moderation.  I really, really liked her
> approach!  Even that fat or thin didn't matter to her.  After all, I
> make jokes to people about how I was born a size twelve!!  LOL!!  Kind
> of like exercise to me.  If I feel like walking five miles because
> it's nice out and I simply feel like it, so be it.  If I have to do
> this in the name of exercise/because it's good for me and I simply
> ought to???  If I don't feel like it, I'm simply not going there and
> I'm not letting exercise, doctors, or whatever else talk me out of it.
>  It is what it is.  If I want to eat an extra large salad, it's
> because I wanna eat it, and because I just like it, and for no other
> reason.  She thinks like you and I do.  If anyone thinks I'm eating
> cardboard because it might have more nutrients than a banana, or
> something I just might want, they've got another thing comin'.  I'm
> paying for what I'm eating anyway!!

> Have a great day gang!!

> Bern

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