Information is from the NIH National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. You can read all about the HbA1c Test for diagnosing prediabetes & type-2 diabetes, here. I know I plan to discuss this with my doctor next month when I see her, especially since my electronic "My Chart" says I'm way overdue for my fasting blood glucose tolerance test. Different metabolisms, different bodies, different medical histories, different genes, different ethnic susceptibilities to diabetes, different exercise routines, different "lean to fat" body mass. She got tested & she suggested I alert readers to the importance of having an annual HbA1c Test, (commonly known as the A1C Test) because when it comes to Type-2 diabetes, "there are no symptoms early in the disease." Sure, we are all different. Interesting because of a recent email I received from a reader who is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who has been following a high-carb, low-fat, plant-based diet & was completely taken by surprise by her own pre-diabetes symptoms. Gabe Mirkin about the sub-group of type-2 diabetics who aren't overweight-a not too common scenario-that is more difficult to treat than the garden-variety of Type-2 diabetes caused by excess body weight & lack of exercise. Interesting because it shares information from Dr. Interesting because it shares an inspiring story of a fit-but-not-quite-heart-healthy thirty-something friend of my kids who went on a plant-based experiment-and improved his lipids so much that he was able to ditch the statins he'd been on since his twenties. Interesting because it's got some cautionary news for men wearing big belts (big belt sizes, to be precise). When I looked up my recipe, lo & behold, I serendipitously rediscovered this pretty interesting post from last August, that I had forgotten about. Just be sure you use well-soaked buckwheat groats, & take care with your VitaMix-it's quite a heavy mixing load.īut, first things first. I had forgotten how delicious & filling this alternative breakfast can be! Don't miss it. Raw Pumpkin Pie Buckwheat Breakfast pudding, it was going to be. Not oatmeal, not pancakes, not soy yogurt. On Friday morninng I felt like having something different for breakfast. If you received this post via email, click here, to get to the web version with all the more readable links, or to post a comment. Raw Pumpkin Pie Buckwheat Breakfast Bliss Pudding - Four Hours of Fullness Caldwell Esselstyn's Heart Disease Prevention & Reversal Diet (59)
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