Author Riva Greenberg Guests On February’s Diabetes Roundtable

Riva Greenberg

GLAM MORE, FEAR LESS! Author Riva Greenberg joins the happy healthcare, Mr. Divabetic on February’s Diabetes Roundtable podcast to discuss her lastest book, “Diabetes Do’s & How-To’s.” 

Riva Greenberg is a recognized diabetes patient-expert, author, speaker and health coach, who has lived successfully with type 1 diabetes for more than forty years.

Her latest book, “Diabetes Do’s & How-To’s,” came from traveling the country as a peer-mentor, talking with patients and seeing how confused and bereft they are of the actions to take – and how to take them – to live a full, rich, healthy and happy life with diabetes.

Riva is a trusted KOL for pharmaceutical companies bringing the patient voice to health care, and an international speaker at diabetes conferences, health expos, hospitals and corporations. She is also transforming the way we live with chronic illness through workshops she conducts on “flourishing.” “It is time flourishing enters the language of living with a chronic illness.” Riva also advises medical professionals on helping patients make behavior changes through a series of presentations called “Ask the Patient” on QuantiaMD.com.

Author of “50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your Life and the 50 Diabetes Truths That Can Save It” and “The ABCs Of Loving Yourself With Diabetes,” Riva also writes a column on diabetes and health on The Huffington Post. In 2011, SharecareNow cited Riva as number six among the Top Ten online diabetes influencers.

Riva is an advisory member of the Diabetes Hands Foundation and a member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and Diabetes Advocates.

DON’T MISS: Diabetes Roundtable Inspired by Sally Field on Tuesday, February 12, 6 -7 PM, EST   Special guests include: Riva Greenberg, Divabetic Image & Style Advisor, Catherine Schuller, Go2Bra creator, Connie Elder, Pumpwear Inc. & Girly Girl Studio co- owner, Julie De Fruscio, poet Lorraine Brooks, Patricia Addie Gentle RN, CDE, Constance Brown-Riggs MSEd, RD, CDE, Neva White DNP, CRNP, CDE, skin expert Sue Perez, Mama Rose Marie and Marilyn from Pasadena, CA who is living with type 1 diabetes. SHOW LINK:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2013/02/12/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-sally-field

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Watch News Yorkers choose between a Yoplait yogurt, Nature Valley granola bar and 7-11 Beef and Cheese combo pack on Serve, Taste or Trash! Food Game. You might be surprised by the results.

TUNE IN: Mr. Diabetes Roundtable podcast Inspired by Rihanna. Guests include: Neva White DNP, CRNP, CDE, Connie Frazier RD, CDE, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, author Elsie Spruill, poet Lorraine Brooks, hairstylist and makeup artist Charlene Wilson, Mama Rose Marie and Allison from Jersey City, NJ living with type 2 diabetes http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2013/01/08/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-rihanna

Diabetes & Exercise? New York women living with diabetes share their experiences dealing with blood sugars, marathons and motivation

 ’Movie Girl Workouts’ with Mr. Divabetic and fitness expert, Katherine Adamenko show how you can turn your favorite movie into a fun, exercise routine.

Experience Mr. Divabetic’s wellness with a wow programming in Tucson, AZ, Santa Clara, CA, Philadelphia, PA, Savannah, GA and Bethesda, MD in 2013. Get more details at www.divabetic.org

How Accurate Is Your Meter Really?

Accuracy  is many people’s top concern when choosing a blood glucose meter. And yet, independent accuracy testing is expensive, complicated, and rare. Diabetes Forecast, for example, doesn’t test or recommend products because the American Diabetes Association is a nonprofit organization without a laboratory or expertise in lab comparisons of products. Where the data do exist, in the form of manufacturers’ tests, accuracy is reported in different ways. Some companies report accuracy as a “regression line,” involving correlation coefficients, slopes, and Y-axes. Others report in a friendlier table format using percentages.

Those measures of accuracy are apples and oranges. “It’s not possible [for a consumer] to do a direct comparison of how accurate one meter is to another,” says Katie Serrano, supervisory biologist and diabetes branch chief at the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “We’ve seen cases where cheaper meters don’t necessarily have all the bells and whistles, but have better accuracy.” She says users have to evaluate all of the features that are important to them.

That said, all meters on the U.S. market are held to a certain standard before the FDA approves them for sale. The FDA uses guidelines set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)—it sets the bar for products around the world.

If the allowed variance seems like a wide margin, that’s because it is. “It is wide, but [meters are] pretty much at the limits of their technology,” says Donald Powers, PhD, chairman of the technical committee at the ISO. “They’ve tried to make these meters as small and easy to use and painless as possible. There are trade-offs between performance and convenience. Unless these things are painless and convenient, people aren’t going to comply.” Powers says that some meters might be slightly better than others in terms of accuracy, but the minimum standards needn’t limit innovation. Makers can choose to achieve tighter accuracy standards because it’s the right thing to do and/or it makes them more competitive.

If you want to look at accuracy when choosing a meter, there are a few places to turn. Consumer Reports ranks 21 meters in a brief report in its November 2012 issue, though it doesn’t explain how each was rated.

TUNE IN: Free Diabetes Podcast Inspired by Anne Hathaway with guests: Neva White DNP, CRNP, CDE, Cheryl Marco CDE, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, author Dr. Beverly S. Adler,  Mama Rose Marie and Lorraine from Long Island, NY living with diabetes

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/12/11/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-anne-hathaway

Mr. Divabetic plays his nutrition game, Serve, Taste or Trash! in Central Park

The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic rolls out the red tomato carpet at the 68th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

Experience Mr. Divabetic’s wellness with a wow programming in Tucson, AZ, Santa Clara, CA, Philadelphia, PA, Savannah, GA and Bethesda, MD in 2013. Get more details at www.divabetic.org 

Our 4th Diva Of Christmas: Lucille Ball

Divabetic’s fourth DIVA of Christmas is the legendary Lucille Ball. We’re hoping Lucy will help you not to see your self-care management behaviors in only ‘black or white’ (good or bad), like classic episodes of ‘I Love Lucy,’ but in a more colorful way. Judging yourself too harshly can result in abandoning critical self-care practices completely.

Black-and-white judgments may be more literal than you might expect. A new study finds that people who view information on a black-and-white background are less likely to see gray areas in challenges than those who get the information alongside other colors.

Lucille Ball is famous for saying, “I’m not funny. What I am is brave.” Paired with a touch of poise, a splash of wit and a dash of natural likability, Ball had it all. She was a comedic genius who employed both situation and vaudeville styles as well as she was a powerful, courageous off-stage lady. She was the first woman in television to be the head of a production company, Desilu.  Everyone loves Lucy!

ON THE SHOW: Mr. Divabetic hosts for this thirty minute whirlwind of wellness with superstar guests including a hot topic smack down on Paula Deen’s timing of her diabetes announcement, a Food Aisle Face-off between white and dark chocolate, a menu review of healthy dining choices at P.F. Chang’s, an interview with Carole J., a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, diva living with type 2 diabetes, a Wack or Wow fitness routine review with certified diabetes educator Jessica Issler of Norfolk, Virginia, and a Mother Your Diabetes commentary from Divabetic’s Mama Rose Marie.

Mr. Divabetic plays his food game, Serve, Taste or Trash! at Central Farm Market in Bethesda, MD #servetastetrash

Mr. Divabetic trips, stumbles and falls on the red tomato carpet at the My Pink Tie Project to support breast cancer awareness  in New York.

TUNE IN: Free Diabetes Podcast Inspired by Chaka Khan celebrating National Diabetes Awareness Month with guests: Constance Brown-Riggs MSEd, RD, CDE, Pam Butler MS, CDE, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, cookbook author Holly Clegg, Mama Rose Marie and Ginger Vieira, from Burlington, VT living with type 1 diabetes

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/11/13/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-chaka-kahn

The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic rolls out the red tomato carpet at the 68th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

Experience Mr. Divabetic’s wellness with a wow programming in Tucson, AZ, Santa Clara, CA, Philadelphia, PA, Savannah, GA and Bethesda, MD in 2013. Get more details at www.divabetic.org 

Wednesday’s World Premiere Video: Makeover Your Diabetes

GLAM MORE FEAR LESS! The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic rolls out the red tomato carpet at Divabetic – Makeover Your Diabetes outreach event presented at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA with the support of the American Diabetes Association and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Divabetic – Makeover Your Diabetes is a free and fabulous diabetes outreach event that mixes friendly diabetes education with free beauty and fashion services to boost women’s confidence in their ability to manager their daily self-care. Our goal is to make every woman feel more beautiful inside and out through the help of a team of certified diabetes educators, registered dietitians, and beauty and fashion experts. The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic presents an upbeat multi-media stage show featuring nutrition games, fitness demonstrations, expert advice, Nina Street Designs and Chinoo fashion shows and all-star showstopping performances from guests like Samuel Bonner aka ‘Michael Jackson’ to make learning about health and wellness entertaining.

Divabetic – Makeover Your Diabetes has been presented in 9 major cities with high incidence of diabetes (New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, Miami, Cleveland, Washington, DC, New Orleans, Atlanta and Los Angeles.)

Mr. Divabetic plays his nutrition game, Serve, Taste or Trash! with New Yorkers along the parade route to hilarious results. In the game, you’re given three choices of fruits and vegetables. You must decide which one you’d serve, which one you’d taste and which one you’d trash. Before you decide to “trash” a veggie for good, why not try to eat it raw? Raw veggies can be more appetizing than their cooked counterparts to people who aren’t crazy about vegetables. The flavors of raw veggies can be milder than those of cooked ones. And the texture is crispy, rather than mushy.

Original music by Douglas Clay: http://www.douglasclaymusic.com

TUNE IN: Free Diabetes ‘PINK FRIDAY’ Podcast Inspired by Nicki Minaj saluting Breast Cancer Survivors living with diabetes and  raising awareness for Domestic Violence with guests: Connie Frazier RD, CDE, Kathy Gold RN, CDE, Catherine Schuller, Connie Elder, Mama Rose Marie and Leola C., from Grand Rapids, MI living with type 1 diabetes http://ning.it/PUQy9B

See Mr. Divabetic’s nutrition game, Serve, Taste or Trash!  You must decide which one you’d serve, which one you’d taste and which one you’d trash.

Before you decide to “trash” a veggie for good, why not try to eat it raw? Raw veggies can be more appetizing than their cooked counterparts to people who aren’t crazy about vegetables. The flavors of raw veggies can be milder than those of cooked ones.

Look who’s on the red tomato carpet with Mr. Divabetic at Plus Night Out -NYC

Meet Mr. Divabetic on his quest to glamorize good health at Divabetic – Makeover Your Diabetes outreach event in Philadelphia, PA, the American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Expo in Pittsburgh, PA  and the Taking Control Of  Your Diabetes Conferences & Health Fairs in San Diego, CA and Austin, TX.

The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic plays his nutrition game, Serve, Taste or Trash! with the vendors and patrons at Central Farm Market in Bethesda, MD. You might be surprised by the results.http://youtu.be/OgeIVhmiEAo

For sponsorship opportunities and upcoming outreach event details visit:  www.divabetic.org and Divabetic’s Facebook’s Group and Fan pages.

Divabetic – Makeover Your Diabetes

LISTEN NOW:  The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic hosts a whirlwind of wellness featuring advice on self-care, food, fashion and fitness on Diabetes Roundtable Inspired by Beyonce http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/05/08/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-beyonce

Listen to over 60 free diabetes podcasts to help inspire YOU to live life with diabetes like a diva! Visit: www.divabetic.org 

Don’t Let The Carbs Get You Down!

Carbohydrates (“carbs”) can be counted 2 ways: by grams or by carb choices. Remember: 1 carb choice = 15 grams of carbohydrate.

The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic talks with Divabetic Club leader, Neva White, MSN, CRNP, CDE about how carbohydate counting can benefit people living with diabetes. Mr. Divabetic’s educational game, Carb Kitty, makes counting carbs fun.

See Mr. Divabetic perform live at: American Diabetes Association (ADA) Expos – Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY, Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conferences & Health Fair – Washington, DC, Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conference & Health Fairs – Raleigh, NC and special appearances in Los Angeles, CA, Philadelphia, PA and more! For more games, glucose inspiration and glamour go to: www.divabetic.org

Enjoy our popular  ’Food Aisle Face-Off ‘ segment on  Diva TalkRadio – Diabetes Roundtable Inspired by Kristin Chenoweth  #BlogTalkRadio  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/03/13/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-kristen-chenoweth

What’s Your Favorite Pattern?

Do you love decorating? And interior design? Well, you can put your love of patterns to great use in managing your diabetes. It’s easy, too.  Pattern Management is a skill that you can help you to manage your diabetes like a diva! The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic and Neva White, CDE, the leader of the Divabetic Club – Philadelphia discuss the basics and benefits of Pattern Management.

Divabetic Club is a free monthly diabetes wellness program presented in New York, NY, Cleveland, OH and Philadelphia, PA. The Divabetic Club – Philadelphia is hosted at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital with the support of the American Diabetes Association. Start a Divabetic Club chapter in your community. For more information go to the PROGRAMS section of: www.divabetic.org

Who’s The Leader Of The Club That’s Made For You And Me?!!! M-I-S-T-E-R–D-I-V-A-B-E-T-I-C!

Feel Like Mouseketeer at Divabetic Club

“Hey there, Hi there, Ho there, You’re as welcome as can be!”

The first-ever Game Night at the Divabetic Club- NYC was officially declared ‘FREE, FUN & FANTASTIC’ by the divas! Who knew diabetes education could be almost as much fun as a trip to Disneyland?!!

Our free monthly meeting kicked-off with a rousing round of ‘Pass The Boa’, where members share their ‘diagnosis to diva’ stories. Divas living with type 1, type 2 and affected by diabetes touched on a variety of topics from accepting diagnosis, getting back on track with self-care, contemplating gastric band surgery, to dealing with the ever annoying diabetes police in our lives! Guest Divabetic educator, Joy Pape CDE, RN, Author of  ’The Real-Life Guide To Diabetes’  and her husband, Brian, joined us too. Joy and guest, Sharon V., from The Beth Israel Latino Institute, spoke to the group about the future of NYC healthcare and took questions before Mr. Divabetic did his best Oprah impersonation and commented, “LET THE GAMES BEGIN!”

With the hourglass keeping time, Divabetic Beauty & Style Expert and recent guest on the Dr. Oz show , Catherine Schuller, proved to be one of the fastest and fiercest thinkers during fun and laughter of the night’s featured game ‘Taboo.’ She eventually lost to dueling diva pals, Phyllis and Leslie.

The meeting ended with free, fabulous and gorgeous giveaways from our friends at Dr. Scholl’s, Diabetes Self-Management and Accu-Chek. One special diva, Phyllis J., received our newest bright white Divabetic Tote Bag (available soon in the Diva Shop.)

Come along and sing a song and join the jamboree!  Check out July’s Divabetic Club meeting dates in Cleveland , OH, Philadelphia, PA and New York, NY and listen to Joy Pape’s recent Diva TalkRadio- Spotlight  appearance at divabetic.org

Here’s a comment from a lovely, new Divabetic:

“I really enjoyed the Divabetic Club – NYC meeting last night.  Everyone was so warm and welcoming.  It was especially nice to hear from other Type 1′s.  My boyfriend and I are also interested in coming to the Divabetic Event in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 15, 2011. So glad I found Divabetic – keep up the good work!”  Roberta, NYC