diabetes

American Diabetes Month 2009

November 13, 2009 By PJ Mullen 19 Comments

For those of you that don’t know, November is American Diabetes Month. As a dad living with Type 2 diabetes I wanted to share some information on the disease and the importance of heeding the warning signs for it, as they may seem relatively harmless when viewed independently. According to the American Diabetes Association 24 [...]

Filed Under: Fatherhood Friday, Featured, Fun with Diabetes Tagged With: Blood sugar, diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Diseases & Conditions, Endocrine Disorders, Health, Insulin

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August 7, 2009 By PJ Mullen 27 Comments

Somehow July slipped past me and after reading E. Payne’s post from Wednesday I realized that I haven’t held myself accountable by writing an update on my resolutions. With the year more than half in the bag at this point I’m a little behind on some of the goals, but am working hard to get [...]

Filed Under: Fatherhood Friday, Featured, Fun with Diabetes Tagged With: Cancer, diabetes, DrewOlanoff, Forrest Gump, Health, Hodgkins Lymphoma, On the Web, Online Communities, Resolutions, Twitter

Quinoa – The Incas weren’t wrong

March 23, 2009 By PJ Mullen 8 Comments

Image via Wikipedia This past Fatherhood Friday over at dad-blogs.com one of my fellow daddy bloggers used his post to inquire about some helpful recipes that were cholesterol friendly. As a recent diabetic I have struggled with changing how I eat and cook, so I understand his dilemma. Due to my Italian heritage I love [...]

Filed Under: Dad in the Kitchen Tagged With: Barley, barley risotto, Bell pepper, Brown Basmati Rice, cholesterol, Cook, Cooking, diabetes, Incas, Olive oil, Orange juice, Quinoa, Salad, Vinegar, Wine

Agave, it’s not just for tequila anymore!

March 17, 2009 By PJ Mullen 3 Comments

Cover via Amazon So, it’s St. Patrick’s Day and with my very much Irish surname I should be preparing for the annual festival of my heritage that starts with corned beef and cabbage and concludes with imbibing copious amounts of Jameson and Guinness. Well, I’m sorry to disappoint, but while I will partake in the [...]