Monday Moanin' Celebrity Diabetes News.

In celebrity diabetic news, Chaka Kahn says she was a type 2 diabetic and what she did to change it. No drug company endorsements involved, from what I can tell, yet I think she put Paula Dean to shame.
 
The Numbers:

• Fasting Blood Glucose Level:  100 mg/dl.  Okay, nothing to jump up and down about.
• Weight:  187 lbs.
• Exercise:  N/A.  Tending to a very under-the-weather Charming Mrs. SWMBO.
• Mood:  6.0.  Worried about the under-the-weather Charming Mrs. SWMBO.

The Menu:

• Breakfast:  Morning Fruit Medley and a bagel
• Lunch:  Southwestern four bean chilli and a big bunch of sweet cherries.  Nearly as good as the blueberries in season now.
• Dinner:  Fish Tacos and coleslaw.  A bit of tradition around here. 
• Snacks:  More cherries. 

Chaka Kahn Admits She is a Type 2 Diabetic, Loses Lots of Weight.

Chaka Kahn announced that she is a type 2 diabetic.  She overcame the problem by going on what some would call an extreme high-protein liquid diet.  She joked her Vitamix because her best friend.

Extreme or not, it did work.  She lost 60 lbs. and I assume she got the best of her diabetes as well. The diagnosis and that she has taken custody of a  granddaughter motivated her to lose weight to be healthier.  Two very good reasons, indeed.

Before the diet, this is how she looked.


Now she looks like this.



Heck of a difference.

What I like is that she did with out going on a diabetic drug.  For most of us, these drugs really don't fix the problem, just the symptoms.  She fixed the problem. 

Update:

Vegsourse claims she is now on a vegan diet and also beaten her high blood pressure.