Hi Kim, I love medical nonfiction, especially nutritional or what we used to call diet books. I’ve never had diabetes, but my grandmother on my father side, had it, and I watched her give herself injections when I lived with her for a short time when I was eight. It was scary. Puerto Ricans and maybe other Latino people have a high incidence of diabetes type two. but my father never had it. I read the Emperor of all maladies by the author you mentioned, and it was fascinating. It won the Pulitzer prize in 2011 and detailed the history of cancer. My story of earrings is I can’t take mine out since I had my ears re-pierced 10 years ago. I bought earrings there and now I have to go back for them to take it out so I can wear nicer ones for my daughters wedding in two weeks. Love your video can’t wait for nonfiction November. I think I have read at least 20 books recently, all nonfiction. Take care, my dear friend. Aloha.
My 50yo brother has type 1 diabetes, diagnosed at the age of 12, and I'm sure he'll be especially interested in the first book! (I vaguely remember hearing about the drink-your-own-urine diet in the very early days.) I love Vanity Fair and the Steinbeck. Hope you enjoy them both!
When my dad found out he had atherosclerosis about ten years ago he went full bore into researching nutrition and changing the way he ate and sugar was a big part of that. I think it’s great when people read and research and take control of their own health so you keep going Kim! Still enjoying the Vanity Fair love 😍
My aunt, married into my mother’s family, had what was referred to as “juvenile diabetes” as a child. Her father, ironically as you mentioned the rise of candy, was the personal doctor to Milton S. Hershey, and she became one of the children who had early access to insulin, possibly due to her doctor’s father’s prominent position and famous employer, who also established a medical center that was doing state of the art treatments and aligned with Penn State. It was a miracle for her and allowed her to live a long life. At one point she was told that she was one of the longest living people to take insulin. I do think of the movie Steel Magnolias in relationship to her, as many diabetic women were told not to get pregnant or have children. Her mother was also a nurse as well, and she did have a child. My cousin was primarily raised by those grandparents, I think they feared that she have a “episode” and he would be unattended or find her unconscious or dead. It continued way beyond just his early childhood. It set up for so complicated, and unfortunate family dynamics. Also, in Pennsylvania, the Modernist painter Charles Demuth had diabetes as well, that I think in childhood was not diagnosed or treated well. He was quite a bon vivant bohemian who lived, worked and partied in New York and Europe with cutting edge artists. That took a toll on him and exacerbated his illnesses surrounded and connected to diabetes, and eventually required him to return home to Lancaster county to live and work a much quieter life. This had an effect on his art and lead to his defining style of Precisionism, fractured geometric images of prominent buildings in Lancaster. He too had early access to insulin, which extended his life, but since he was already an adult it didn’t make as much of an impact. I’ve always believed he was able to do that because of his close friendship and patronage from Albert Barnes, who became a billionaire in pharmaceuticals and spent his fortune on building one of the largest collections of Impressionist, Post Impressionist and Modern Art. In his collection are more Cezannes than anyone can see in the museums of the city of Paris combined and over 375 Renoirs. Demuth’s family was wealthy, and my aunt’s family was well off financially, so that early access came with the resources to purchase and access medical care and treatment. You can visit Barnes’s art collection and museum in Philadelphia today.
@@bookofdust wow fascinating stuff! The book was so interesting. Just the accounts of insulin therapy and lifestyle restrictions of early diabetic patients blew my mind. The right treatments can keep a person alive about as long as a non diabetic patient.
@@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH I forgot to mention that the high fat diet, Ketogenic diet, has been very important in the treatment of children with epilepsy. It has gone in and out of fashion at different points, and I don’t know if it’s current at this time, but in the late 90s at my children’s hospital it became a treatment option, usually after other forms of treatment failed. To some families it was a miracle, curtailing seizures in their child, but yes eating sticks of butter, and big spoonfuls of mayonnaise and whip cream were actually standard as part of the diet, and many kids didn’t even blink an eye, considering the complications of other types of treatment. And the payoff of no, or a lot fewer seizures made it worth it.
This sounds so interesting. I thought I knew the history of diabetes treatment, but it seems like there’s so much I don’t know! I’ve been type 1 for 52 years (diagnosed when I was 2), back in the days when I had to put pee in test tubes, and add a tablet that could only tell me whether my blood sugar had been low/normal-ish vs. high 3 hours before. It’s wreaked havoc on my body, my eyes, my kidneys, my short term memory (hypoglycemia destroys brain cells), and digestive system, even though my A1C has been under 6 since I was in my late teens when (primitive) blood testing was developed, it can be such a cruel disease. But with all the knowledge and tools we have now, new diabetics should have significantly fewer complications. I think it’s important to stress that blaming people for their diagnosis and complications is completely unfair. Even though there can be a link between weight and type 2, I think it’s so important for people to know that it’s genetic, that people can develop type 2 even at normal weight, and that increased weight can even be caused by the metabolic issues associated with diabetes. The blame and diabetes jokes really bother me.
@@Elizabeth-Reads he talks a lot about patients who are noncompliant and the roles drug therapy takes. Also talks about how obesity doesn’t always preclude diagnosis. It’s a very balanced book.
Taubes’ book is a must for me. To me, dealing with diabetes is so frustrating-it’s a hit and a miss for me. I’ll go along fine and then boom! Bad numbers…I sort of gave up reading anything medical, but your video has me want to “go back to school!” Thank you.
Thanks for a really informative video, Kim. I'm very interested in books on nutrition in general, and you give a lot of great resources here. I'm so with you on Oryx and Crake, as we've discussed. I'm not sure why people recommend it as one of Atwood's "best" books. I told you why I finished it, but I am not continuing with the series. I still don't think it should be banned, but it isn't a world I plan to spend any more time. Loved your earrings story too! Funny...
I hope you review all or most of these books that you're talking about. I think there are many of us that are confused about sugar and carbohydrates and would like to know more. I've certainly added a couple books to my list that you've mentioned that sound interesting to me. So thank you for that.
I definitely have a sugar addiction. Very difficult as sugar is everywhere. I am currently reading Elektra by Jennifer Saint. I am really liking it so far 😊
I’ve read “Sugar Blues “ twice. Also the Gary Taubes book “The Case Against Sugar “, that one is very good. I’m not diabetic, but several in family are and were, so I’m very interested in health and nutrition. My husband always calls me a hippy, but we’re a decade too late to be hippies. But being healthy is a daily struggle and some days sugar wins, dang it. Try again tomorrow.
Type 2 diabetic here All great books Try dr Berry , dr Chaffee , dr baker My a1c went from 10 to 5 in just few months ( with half the meds) and have kept it that way for 2 years now Have never felt better
Oh I have the same ting. I think my pierced ears are completely closed up because I haven’t worn earrings for over 20 years. I did go to a place where you can get your ears pierced, but they said they couldn’t do anything about it. Maybe I should go to a tattoo shop instead of one of those places where they only sell earrings and have a piercing service.
Ah, I get what you are saying about Oryx and Crrake. Space below because of spoiler. I had viewed the genetically modified creatures as a primate beings altered to learn language. They are innocent though and viewing them as children makes complete sense. After finishing the book (I was close to not a few times) I was left despising the main character, I thought he was just awful. I felt altogether icky. This was my first Atwood and was recommended as a good place to start by two colleagues. It has acted as a complete stoping point for me.
@@angiejones5918 my first ever Atwood novel was The Handmaid’s Tale. It’s brilliant. I wouldn’t recommend any other of her novels for the first Atwood experience.
I've seen that Taubes book at my library and would like to get to it. Have you come across Jesse Inschaupé (she goes by Glucose Goddess on social media)? She's written a couple of interesting books, and is big on dietary measures to help keep glucose levels stable and avoid spikes. She uses the term hack a bit much, but she has pretty sensible dietary advice - that has been working for me. I read Oryx and Crake many years ago, and remember enjoying it, but don't remember content.
@@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH I'll be interested to see what you think of her, the presentation can be a bit showy at times, but I think she's got good content.
I've gone down that rabbit hole many times. Have you heard of a home care program called Virta? Type 2's are monitored from home, taken off all meds, and adhere to a low carb plan that has excellent results. Normal ratings within days however any deviation from the diet can have disastrous results. There is a woman with a UA-cam channel that is documenting her experience in realtime, Suzzy's Place, if you are interested.
Hi Kim, I love medical nonfiction, especially nutritional or what we used to call diet books. I’ve never had diabetes, but my grandmother on my father side, had it, and I watched her give herself injections when I lived with her for a short time when I was eight. It was scary. Puerto Ricans and maybe other Latino people have a high incidence of diabetes type two. but my father never had it.
I read the Emperor of all maladies by the author you mentioned, and it was fascinating. It won the Pulitzer prize in 2011 and detailed the history of cancer.
My story of earrings is I can’t take mine out since I had my ears re-pierced 10 years ago. I bought earrings there and now I have to go back for them to take it out so I can wear nicer ones for my daughters wedding in two weeks. Love your video can’t wait for nonfiction November. I think I have read at least 20 books recently, all nonfiction. Take care, my dear friend. Aloha.
My 50yo brother has type 1 diabetes, diagnosed at the age of 12, and I'm sure he'll be especially interested in the first book! (I vaguely remember hearing about the drink-your-own-urine diet in the very early days.) I love Vanity Fair and the Steinbeck. Hope you enjoy them both!
Well I learned a ton from this video! I feel vindicated in my preference for baked sweet potatoes over white potatoes! 😂
@@myreadinglife8816 I have so many sweet potato recipes!!! 🤣🍠🍠🍠
Oh gracious! So many familiar titles. My parents were crunchy California people and so I grew up with loads of those books in my house.
When my dad found out he had atherosclerosis about ten years ago he went full bore into researching nutrition and changing the way he ate and sugar was a big part of that. I think it’s great when people read and research and take control of their own health so you keep going Kim! Still enjoying the Vanity Fair love 😍
@@josmith5992 🥰🥰🥰
My aunt, married into my mother’s family, had what was referred to as “juvenile diabetes” as a child. Her father, ironically as you mentioned the rise of candy, was the personal doctor to Milton S. Hershey, and she became one of the children who had early access to insulin, possibly due to her doctor’s father’s prominent position and famous employer, who also established a medical center that was doing state of the art treatments and aligned with Penn State.
It was a miracle for her and allowed her to live a long life. At one point she was told that she was one of the longest living people to take insulin.
I do think of the movie Steel Magnolias in relationship to her, as many diabetic women were told not to get pregnant or have children. Her mother was also a nurse as well, and she did have a child. My cousin was primarily raised by those grandparents, I think they feared that she have a “episode” and he would be unattended or find her unconscious or dead. It continued way beyond just his early childhood. It set up for so complicated, and unfortunate family dynamics.
Also, in Pennsylvania, the Modernist painter Charles Demuth had diabetes as well, that I think in childhood was not diagnosed or treated well. He was quite a bon vivant bohemian who lived, worked and partied in New York and Europe with cutting edge artists.
That took a toll on him and exacerbated his illnesses surrounded and connected to diabetes, and eventually required him to return home to Lancaster county to live and work a much quieter life.
This had an effect on his art and lead to his defining style of Precisionism, fractured geometric images of prominent buildings in Lancaster. He too had early access to insulin, which extended his life, but since he was already an adult it didn’t make as much of an impact.
I’ve always believed he was able to do that because of his close friendship and patronage from Albert Barnes, who became a billionaire in pharmaceuticals and spent his fortune on building one of the largest collections of Impressionist, Post Impressionist and Modern Art. In his collection are more Cezannes than anyone can see in the museums of the city of Paris combined and over 375 Renoirs. Demuth’s family was wealthy, and my aunt’s family was well off financially, so that early access came with the resources to purchase and access medical care and treatment.
You can visit Barnes’s art collection and museum in Philadelphia today.
@@bookofdust wow fascinating stuff! The book was so interesting. Just the accounts of insulin therapy and lifestyle restrictions of early diabetic patients blew my mind. The right treatments can keep a person alive about as long as a non diabetic patient.
@@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH I forgot to mention that the high fat diet, Ketogenic diet, has been very important in the treatment of children with epilepsy. It has gone in and out of fashion at different points, and I don’t know if it’s current at this time, but in the late 90s at my children’s hospital it became a treatment option, usually after other forms of treatment failed.
To some families it was a miracle, curtailing seizures in their child, but yes eating sticks of butter, and big spoonfuls of mayonnaise and whip cream were actually standard as part of the diet, and many kids didn’t even blink an eye, considering the complications of other types of treatment. And the payoff of no, or a lot fewer seizures made it worth it.
@@bookofdust I heard about that. Really interesting stuff!
This sounds so interesting. I thought I knew the history of diabetes treatment, but it seems like there’s so much I don’t know! I’ve been type 1 for 52 years (diagnosed when I was 2), back in the days when I had to put pee in test tubes, and add a tablet that could only tell me whether my blood sugar had been low/normal-ish vs. high 3 hours before. It’s wreaked havoc on my body, my eyes, my kidneys, my short term memory (hypoglycemia destroys brain cells), and digestive system, even though my A1C has been under 6 since I was in my late teens when (primitive) blood testing was developed, it can be such a cruel disease. But with all the knowledge and tools we have now, new diabetics should have significantly fewer complications.
I think it’s important to stress that blaming people for their diagnosis and complications is completely unfair. Even though there can be a link between weight and type 2, I think it’s so important for people to know that it’s genetic, that people can develop type 2 even at normal weight, and that increased weight can even be caused by the metabolic issues associated with diabetes. The blame and diabetes jokes really bother me.
@@Elizabeth-Reads he talks a lot about patients who are noncompliant and the roles drug therapy takes. Also talks about how obesity doesn’t always preclude diagnosis. It’s a very balanced book.
Ooooh, lovely cup ! I love pumpernickel too... and I'm looking forward to your review of Ariadne. Have a nice sunday !
@@isabellemenez5704 thank you! ☺️
Thank you for all the book recommendations on diabetes. In the past, learning about and trying to implement the info helped me. I'm reminded of that.
@@tealorturquoise 🥰🥰🥰
Taubes is great, and Michael Moss’ book makes a great sequel.
Fantastic video! Thanks Kim.💕
Taubes’ book is a must for me. To me, dealing with diabetes is so frustrating-it’s a hit and a miss for me. I’ll go along fine and then boom! Bad numbers…I sort of gave up reading anything medical, but your video has me want to “go back to school!” Thank you.
@@vickicoleman2474 you’re welcome! 🥰
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So much fun! Great video Kim
@@Already-Overbooked thanks! 😊
Thanks for a really informative video, Kim. I'm very interested in books on nutrition in general, and you give a lot of great resources here. I'm so with you on Oryx and Crake, as we've discussed. I'm not sure why people recommend it as one of Atwood's "best" books. I told you why I finished it, but I am not continuing with the series. I still don't think it should be banned, but it isn't a world I plan to spend any more time. Loved your earrings story too! Funny...
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I could read almost anything Atwood wrote or writes but this one is an exception. I’m glad to be done with it. 😳
@@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH me too. It left me in such a dark place…no more of that series for me.
Yes, yes I have. Funny.
I hope you review all or most of these books that you're talking about. I think there are many of us that are confused about sugar and carbohydrates and would like to know more. I've certainly added a couple books to my list that you've mentioned that sound interesting to me. So thank you for that.
@@majelthesurreal5723 when I read them I’ll review them. 🤣
I definitely have a sugar addiction. Very difficult as sugar is everywhere.
I am currently reading Elektra by Jennifer Saint. I am really liking it so far 😊
I would suggest Jason Fung on fasting great information on fasting for type 2 diebetes!
I’ve read “Sugar Blues “ twice. Also the Gary Taubes book “The Case Against Sugar “, that one is very good. I’m not diabetic, but several in family are and were, so I’m very interested in health and nutrition. My husband always calls me a hippy, but we’re a decade too late to be hippies. But being healthy is a daily struggle and some days sugar wins, dang it. Try again tomorrow.
@@lvndrrose I know the feeling… 😖
Type 2 diabetic here
All great books
Try dr Berry , dr Chaffee , dr baker
My a1c went from 10 to 5 in just few months ( with half the meds) and have kept it that way for 2 years now
Have never felt better
Second these books as great resources. I am currently doing no carb and feel great.
Oh I have the same ting. I think my pierced ears are completely closed up because I haven’t worn earrings for over 20 years. I did go to a place where you can get your ears pierced, but they said they couldn’t do anything about it. Maybe I should go to a tattoo shop instead of one of those places where they only sell earrings and have a piercing service.
@@ObscureBookAdventures the tattoo shops employ experts. They were great!
Ah, I get what you are saying about Oryx and Crrake. Space below because of spoiler.
I had viewed the genetically modified creatures as a primate beings altered to learn language. They are innocent though and viewing them as children makes complete sense. After finishing the book (I was close to not a few times) I was left despising the main character, I thought he was just awful. I felt altogether icky. This was my first Atwood and was recommended as a good place to start by two colleagues. It has acted as a complete stoping point for me.
@@angiejones5918 my first ever Atwood novel was The Handmaid’s Tale. It’s brilliant. I wouldn’t recommend any other of her novels for the first Atwood experience.
I've seen that Taubes book at my library and would like to get to it. Have you come across Jesse Inschaupé (she goes by Glucose Goddess on social media)? She's written a couple of interesting books, and is big on dietary measures to help keep glucose levels stable and avoid spikes. She uses the term hack a bit much, but she has pretty sensible dietary advice - that has been working for me.
I read Oryx and Crake many years ago, and remember enjoying it, but don't remember content.
@@LouiseReader I have not come across her but will check her out. 🤓
@@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH I'll be interested to see what you think of her, the presentation can be a bit showy at times, but I think she's got good content.
I've gone down that rabbit hole many times. Have you heard of a home care program called Virta? Type 2's are monitored from home, taken off all meds, and adhere to a low carb plan that has excellent results. Normal ratings within days however any deviation from the diet can have disastrous results. There is a woman with a UA-cam channel that is documenting her experience in realtime, Suzzy's Place, if you are interested.
@@pennyg156 I’ll check her out!
Tattoo: I could see you getting a Dolphin on your ankle or a Unicorn on your foot.
@@Tetsujin-28 🤣 Or a line from Middlemarch on my forearm. Plans…I got plans… 😝🤣