“I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It!”

Divabetic Mangos And Magnolias Stage Show

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” is what several attendees said about the Divabetic Zone at the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conference & Health Fair in Savannah, GA.

The Divabetic Zone was packed with smiling faces, upbeat attitudes and laughter all day long.

The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic kicked off his newest diabetes outreach stage show called “Mangos & Magnolias” at 8 AM on Saturday, May 18, 2013 and never seemed to stop.

“It was my first time to Savannah so I really wanted to put on a show. I wasn’t looking at the clock,” says Max ‘Mr. Divabetic’ Szadek.”Everyone was so friendly. We were having such a good time that I just didn’t want to stop! I love it when we get the crowds to laugh a little and learn a lot. That’s my goal and it blows me away each and everytime it happens.”

This high-energy interactive stage show stretched eight hours with it’s fruity combination of nutrition advice, fun workouts, games and prizes with a dash of Southern charm. Popular show segments like ‘Dancing In Cars’ Chair Cardio Routines have been revved up with hits from One Direction and Nicki Minaj.  ‘Single Ladies/Single Servings’ Portion Games and Carb Kitty, are now featured in between new games such as ‘Mangos & Magnolias’ Diabetes IQ and a Cowboy-inspired fitness demonstration called ‘Rawhide Workouts.’ 

Mr Divabetic’s Rawhide Workout

“The Rawhide workout just came to me out of the blue!,”says Szadek. “I was just playing around with the idea of creating a new chair cardio routine to a country music when it hit me! We need the Wild, Wild West!!”

Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE presented the ‘Queen of Hearts’ Advice on Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home.

Special Guests: Mama Rose Marie, Stan ‘The Announcer Man’ and Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE.

Prize giveaways compliments of Werther’s Original Sugar Free, CVS Pharmacy, dLife, Crystal Light, Extend Nutrition, GlucoLift, Cabot Cheese and Dr. Scholl’s.

“I just hope the divas and dudes in Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY have as much fun as our new friends in Savannah, GA did — then I will be happy!, said Szadek.

Divabetic’s “Mango & Magnolias” tour continues to the end of the year. For more details visit: www.divabetic.org 

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Hungry Grocery Shoppers Buy More Junk Food

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Grocery shopping while hungry can lead to out of control snacking and an entire week’s worth of unhealthy eating according to new research from Cornell University.

The Cornell researchers followed 68 shoppers as they clicked through an online grocery site that offered a mix of healthy choices — including fruits, vegetables and lean meats — and unhealthy, high calorie snack foods like candy, chips and soda.

The shoppers who didn’t eat for four to five hours before filling their virtual food baskets bought the same number of items as the shoppers who snacked on crackers before clicking away. But the hungry shoppers selected more processed junk foods, 23 percent more on average. A follow up field test where researchers secretly followed shoppers who hadn’t eaten for several hours found much the same.

“You don’t buy more, but you do buy more of the wrong type of calories,” noted Brian Wansink, one of the study’s lead investigators and author of the new book, Slim By Design. “You buy things like cereal, snacks, chips, candy and other convenience foods that require no preparation and that you can eat right away.”

Previous research demonstrated that fasting for up to 18 hours can drive shoppers to make less diet-friendly choices and spend more cash overall. But this is the first study to show you don’t have to be terribly hungry for your judgment to be affected.

Even just a few hours without eating is enough to send you in search of a quick fix to satisfy hunger. And, as Wansink noted, this is often the state shoppers find themselves in as they rush to the market after a long day of work.

Unfortunately, the effect goes well beyond buying a candy bar to tide you over on the drive home, Wansink said. Shoppers who impulsively purchase ready-to-eat, low nutrition foods set themselves up for repeated diet disasters because they fill their pantries with junk instead of healthier fare.

“It ends up cursing the rest of your week because you bought way too much of the convenience foods and not enough of the good stuff. So now there is less healthy food for you to choose from at home.”

Americans seem to be snacking more than ever. On average, Americans enjoy 2.3 snacks per day according to the latest poll by the Hartman Group. Nearly 30 percent of people said they snack impulsively while another 17 percent reach for a snack when they don’t feel like cooking. Almost 60 percent of respondents said choosing a healthy snack is important to them, yet the two most popular snacks choices are chips and soda.

Wansink said the obvious moral here is don’t shop hungry.

“It helps to plan your visit to the supermarket and if you’re hungry, eat an apple before you go,” he said.

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Serve, Taste or Trash! Food Game with Mr. Divabetic

Ryan Gossling Won’t Eat His Cereal

 

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Ryan Gosling may be taking a break from acting, but he’s still the star of the internet.

The hunky 32-year-old featured in a series of eight Vine postings dubbed “Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal,” in which creator Ryan McHenry edits together clips of Gosling in his movies with a hovering spoonful of breakfast.

Thanks to McHenry’s artful collage work, Gosling appears to refuse the cereal every time. In one installment, he wrinkles his lip. In another, he appears to smack the spoon clean out of the bearer’s hand.

McHenry, whose short film “Zombie Musical” won a BAFTA New Talent award, was inspired to create the videos while watching “Drive” and eating cereal, he told Entertainment Weekly.

The series follows in the footsteps of other Gosling-centric internet sensations like blogs Feminist Ryan Gosling and F-k Yeah! Ryan Gosling.

Though the actor hasn’t commented on this particular viral video series, he shared some of his favorite fan artwork with MTV back in 2010.

“They’re hilarious,” Gosling said. “Here’s one of me looking at some ducks, and I’m in some kind of ‘Star Trek’ jacket,” he said. “I don’t know why I have that. And it says, ‘Hey Girl, I’m just sitting on the dock of the bay, wishing I could waste the rest of the day with you instead of these ducks.’”

“They’ve nailed it,” he laughed. “I’m going to make a movie about ‘Hey Girl.’”

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Everybody Talks on Divabetic’s Monthly Podcast

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Divabetic’s free monthly upbeat Diabetes Roundtable podcasts marked a new milestone by reaching over 62,000 listeners.  This fast-paced whirlwind of wellness features diabetes education mixed with candid conversations, beauty/fashion advice and lots and lots of laughter! Divabetic’s podcasts have struck a chord with its audience promoting a GLAM MORE FEAR LESS attitude.  The broadcasts feature a rotating cast of certified diabetes educators, nutritionists, beauty and fashion experts and men and women living with diabetes.

“We bring you as much information, inspiration and fun in each podcast as possible, says Max ‘Mr. Divabetic’ Szadek. “We switch gears from diabetes self-care to beauty and fashion to inspiration and back again. ”

Since it’s inception in 2010, Divabetic’s Diva Talk Radio network has broadcast a free monthly podcast to members featuring great advice on diabetes and health in a friendly, upbeat manner.

“Everybody talks on this show,” says Szadek.  The exciting line up of 400 guests that have appeared have included Tony Award winning entertainers like Ben Vereen and Melba Moore to Chefs Sam Talbot and Robert Lewis aka ‘The Happy Diabetic’ and makeup artists and skin experts including Sue Perez as well as show regulars like Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE and Szadek’s own mother, Mama Rose Marie.

“I never dreamed we’d reach this many people with our monthly broadcasts,” says Mr. Divabetic.”Our first program was just supposed to a be a ‘test’ but the producers liked it so much they decided to broadcast it.”

The program’s engaging content has made it a ratings hit across the country and beyond.” We’ve receive e-mails from women in Canada, UK, Singapore and even South Africa who tune in regularly to our program,” says Szadek. “Now everyone wants to know when I’m coming to their city and can I bring my fruit suit!”

Carb Kitty make carbohydrate counting fun! Carbohydrate counting or “carb counting” can help you manage your blood glucose levels.

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The Plate Poetry Project Coming to Philadelphia

The Plate Poetry Project

The Plate Poetry Project is a diabetes outreach program focusing on the emotional issues surrounding food and eating. The goal of the program is to help empower, educate and connect people living with diabetes and healthcare providers about issues surrounding food, nutrition, diet, weight loss and diabetes health.

Through interactive art installations and symposiums (featuring both patients and healthcare professionals) Divabetic is providing a safe forum for people to express the words and phrases we say to ourselves (both negative and positive) when we’re eating, food shopping and/or preparing meals.

Graphic designer, fine artist Susan McCaslin’s thought provoking art display, “What’s Eating You?” features tables of flatware and dish-ware labeled with an assorted words. The words, which range from ‘guilt’, ‘deprived’ and ‘fat’ to ‘hope’ ‘fuel’ and ‘beautiful,’ comprise the private thoughts we say or think to ourselves and/or others when we’re eating and drinking. Visitors rearrange the plates to create their own phrases and statements about food, food issues and diabetes on the interactive table displays.  What is your food saying to you? What are you saying to your food?  These are the questions that the art installation hopes to address.

Plate Poetry Project

A Diabetes Resource table featuring diabetes information will be located adjacent to the Plate Poetry Displays will be hosted by various healthcare personnel, volunteers and students.

In addition, there will be one day symposiums presented by healthcare professionals on ‘emotional eating.’ The symposium will also include an interactive discussion with people living with, at risk and affected by diabetes and hosted by Max ‘Mr. Divabetic’ Szadek.

This program will be presented at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12 – 1 PM. For more information visit: www.divabetic.org 

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Jada Pinkett What Are You Eating?

What Are You Eating?

The best way to look from every angle on the Red Carpet is make sure you’re eating right. This is why the first question burning on Mr. Divabetic’s lips on the Red Tomato Carpet to ask a celebrity like Jada Pinkett is “what are you eating?”

With plenty of cash to hire personal trainers and private chefs, one of Hollywood’s hottest actresses might seem to have all the tools in place for perfect health but how does she avoid temptation?

Jada Pinkett she admits she still craves “McDonald’s French fries.”

The 41-year-old mom to Jaden, 14, and Willow, 12, who recently showed off an extremely toned beach body on a vacation to Hawaii also admits to facing the same challenges we all do: keeping her career hot, her marriage hotter, and her body hottest.

She told Essence that she normally just sees food as a way to power her body: I don’t eat for pleasure. I eat for my schedule, so I have to eat high-protein, lots of greens and healthy carbs so that I don’t fall flat on my face.”

Jada tweeted a photo of herself emerging from the surf, James Bond girl-style, with the message: “To my Forty and over crew! Don’t believe the hype…we DO get better with age!” (Jada turned 40 last September.)

NYC Super Soda Ban with Mr. Divabetic

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New Sun Chips Sweet & Spicy BBQ Flavored Snacks

Divabetic – Single Ladies/sSingle Servings

Like most Divabetics we’re on a quest to be a ‘better eater not a perfect eater’ in the snack aisle searching for reasonably healthy food that actually tastes good. Of course as soon as we spied SunChips’ new Sweet & Spicy BBQ flavor the minute they hit grocery store shelves we were all over that like hummus on a pita chip.

The front of the bag features the chips leaning against a dipping bowl of barbecue sauce, alongside chili peppers and the label pushing that they’re multigrain and a stamp emphasizes the all-natural ingredients and lack of MSG, preservatives, and artificial flavors.

We crunched in to our first chip to find the usual great Sun Chips texture spiced up by a tasty sweet barbecue season, but surprisingly, the heat that the bag had promised was largely absent. The sweetness comes through loud and clear but there’s not much spice. Even without more spice, this is still a good flavor.

(Nutrition Facts — 1 oz (28g/about 15 chips) — 140 calories, 50 calories from fat, 6 grams of total fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 1 gram of polyunsaturated fat, 3.5 grams of monounsaturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 135 milligrams of sodium, 19 grams of total carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 3 grams of sugars, and 2 grams of protein.)

Like Healthy Snacks?  Play Mr. Divabetic’s food game, Single Ladies/Single Servings at the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes Conference in Savannah, GA on Saturday, May 18, 2013. More details: www.divabetic.org

Gabrielle Douglas with Mr. Divabetic at the Egg White Delight McMuffin Launch

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Diabetes Plate Poetry Project

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Diabetes Plate Poetry Project Coming to Downstate Medical

Plate Poetry Project

“What’s on your plate?”

Divabetic’s upcoming Plate Poetry Project is a diabetes outreach program focusing on the emotional issues surrounding food and associated with living with diabetes. This year the program will be presented at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY during National Diabetes Awareness Month in November 2013.

The goal of the program is to help empower, educate and connect patients and healthcare providers. Through interactive art installations, poetry workshops and panel discussions (featuring both patients and healthcare professionals) Divabetic is providing a forum for people living with diabetes to express themselves and their feelings.

The Plate Poetry Project

Graphic designer, fine artist Susan McCaslin will display, “What’s Eating You?”, a thought provoking work of art, featuring a stunning array of flatware and dish-ware labeled with words ranging from ‘guilt’ to ‘hope’ that we say or think to ourselves when  we’re eating. Participants will also have the opportunity to create and design their own phrases and statements about food, food issues and diabetes on the two interactive table displays.  What is your food saying to you? What are you saying to your food?  These are the questions that the art installation hopes to answer.

This year, the Plate Poetry Project will be presented at  Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA and Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. The program was developed in partnership with Divabetic, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Thomas Jefferson University and the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

The Plate Poetry Project is a series of poetry workshops, an art and video installations and a panel discussion to  be held on the campus of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital during National Diabetes Awareness Month in November 2013. The related videos, art installations and website images will take the project’s reach beyond the live outreach event.  For sponsorship details contact: mrdivabetic@gmail.com

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Mr. Divabetic at the NY International Auto Show 2013 video

Meet the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic at the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes Conference & Health Fair in Savannah, GA on Saturday, May 18, 2013. For more details visit: www.divabetic.org 

Mr. Divabetic’s Newest Video at NY International Auto Show

Divabetic at NY International Auto Show

See what happens when the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic brings his dazzling brand of diabetes outreach to the New York International Auto Show in New York, NY in his latest Serve, Taste or Trash! Game video.

The New York International Auto Show is North America’s first and largest attended auto show featuring 1,000 vehicles plus the latest in tech, safety and innovation.
You might be surprised by the results. In the game, you’re given three choices of popular foods. You must decide which one you’d serve, which one you’d taste and which one you’d trash. The goal of the game is to encourage people to become more open-minded eaters.

Mr. Divabetic wants to raise awareness for the necessary precautions people living with diabetes should take before getting behind the wheel. Did you know that sudden bouts of low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, can lead to confusion, delayed reaction, visual disturbances or loss of consciousness when driving? Even in the absence of low blood sugar, people with diabetes may have impaired vision or nerve function in the feet, which can affect driving.

While most accidents related to diabetes complications happen to a small group of people with Type 1 diabetes, who need to take insulin, people with Type 2 diabetes are also at risk.

Mr. Divabetic at the NY International Auto Show video

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Serve, Taste or Trash! Food Game at NYC’s Easter Parade

Meet the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic at the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes Conference & Health Fair in Savannah, GA on Saturday, May 18, 2013. For more details visit: www.divabetic.org 

Why Can’t Americans Lose Weight?

Fat Letters

American children and adults are eating fewer calories, yet obesity rates haven’t improved, according to a series of recent reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means it’s going to take more than counting calories for the country to slim down.

Americans may simply be eating the wrong types of calories. It’s important to focus on where your calories are coming from, and fill your diet with minimally processed plant-based foods as much as possible. Cutting out soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks can also make a big difference.

“I would recommend that people follow dietary guidelines, which means eating a healthy diet,” said Bethene Ervin, PhD, a nutritional epidemiologist with the National Center for Health Statistics at the CDC. “This includes limiting fat intake and consuming lots of fruits and vegetables. That would be the best way to beat obesity.”

Remember that it’s not a matter of giving up your favorite foods. It’s about eating wisely. When it comes to a healthy diet, make sure that every calorie counts.

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Serve, Taste or Trash! Food Game at NYC’s Easter Parade

Meet the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic at the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes Conference & Health Fair in Savannah, GA on Saturday, May 18, 2013. For more details visit: www.divabetic.org