Paula Dean is Good, Good Cholesterol May Not Be and a Bad Idea to Fix Diabetes

Paula Dean loses 30 pounds, a plea to politicize diabetes and HDL is the not so good cholesterol.

Serious stuff, and just as serious:

The Numbers:

• Fasting Blood Glucose Level:  97 mg/dl.  
• Weight 187ish lbs. 
• Exercise:  45 minutes of a very sweaty ride
• Mood:  8.5  It's not Monday.

The Menu:

• Breakfast:  Morning fruit medley, baked oatmeal
• Lunch:  Leftover tofu/corn wrap things.  They are good.
• Dinner:  Wrap mania today, Lentil/Salsa wrap. Good stuff.  North Africa meets Mexico.  Real fusion cuisine going on today, and a salad. Diabetic friendly as well. Tip of the topper to Adjoa
• Snacks:  More of the leftover tofu/corn things. 

The Good Cholesterol Not So Good Now.  

Why is that not surprising?  HDL may not be doing your heart some good.  Well, it does not seem to be doing any harm, anyway.  Yet.

Paula Dean Loses 30 Pounds.

Why should anyone care one way or the other? It's good that she lost the weight.  She will find her life is easier without it and she gets to buy a lot of new cloths.  She is also correct to say the foods she cooks did not cause her problem.  She just ate too much, most likely.  That was the cause.

I think the someone is just jealous because Paula Dean can make a very profitable deal because she is diabetic.

She does look better, a lot thinner in her face.  She has lost weight, has a great deal with a Novo NorDisk and has her diabetes under control.  Life is pretty good right now.  I think she could have done with diet and exercise, and I have always been a bit leery of diabetes medications, but I am also not her doctor or agent who worked out the deal with Novo NorDisk.  More power to her, I say. I just wish I was in her position.  

Is Type Two Diabetes a Political Issue?

No, but now there are calls to make it so.  That teenage diabetes is up substantially, one our of four is diabetic now, a huge increase from just nine years ago, makes some think we need a laws and regulations and taxes to solve the problem.

So how has the war on drugs worked out?  Anyone remember Prohibition?  Despite the taxes and restriction, lots of people still find the the time, places and money to light up a cigarette.

So anyone up for a clandestine Coke, some black market fries, mandatory calisthenics?