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Health, Wellness, Exercise, Reflections:The Ol' Meal Delay
You never know when you're going to miss a meal at the airport, train depot, or business meeting that's just gone on too long. For those with diabetes and prone to too-low blood glucose, this can be worrisome.
What to do? Here are some tips from the American Diabetes Association (ADA):
If scheduled meal is delayed for 1 hour:
Take your diabetes medication at your usual time before the meal.
Eat 15 grams of carbohydrate at your usual mealtime. Always keep quick and easy carbohydrate foods with you in your purse, briefcase, locker, glove compartment or backpack: 6 saltines, 2 rice cakes, 3/4 ounces of pretzels, 3 graham crackers, 1/2 ounce dried fruit, 3 prunes, or cereal bars that are 15 grams.
Eat your dinner when it's ready.
For meals that are delayed for more than 1-1/2 hours:
Adjustments depend on when and what kind of diabetes medications you take.
Many times you can switch a snack with a meal.
Before you run into a problem, it's a good idea to create a specific plan for such situations with diabetes professionals.
- Boycott Bill O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers. Bill discussed a French commercial by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to be Al-Qaida friendly as well? Imagine - Bill O'Reilly compares Gays to Al-Qaida! Further, Boycott Fox's Owner "Rupert Murcoch" and get him thrown in jail for illegal - political donations, corruption, greed, bribery, hacking!
- Boycott Target, Best Buy, Gold's Gym - for donating money towards anti-gay political candidates/organizations. Update: (12/26/2010): Target is continuing to donate to anti-gay groups/causes/politicians. Update 03/08/11 - Lady Gaga Ends Target Partnership, Reportedly Over Target's Poor LGBT Stance. Update 3/25/2010 - Target displays their hypocrisy and Sues California Gay Rights Group for Lobbying Outside Stores. Target is attempting to block the LGBT right of free speech! STOP SHOPPING AT TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Update 4/8/2011: Target lost its case to stop the LGBT from canvassing in front of their stores. A huge PR Disaster for TARGET! Perhaps Target should go out of business as they betrayed their investers and customer base. Target contributed massive funds to a politician who would like to exterminate gays. Now, Target can not stop us from Boycotting them, nor picketing, nor talking to customers near their stores; although, Target allows a anti-gay company such as the Salvation Army to stand outside their door and speak with customers and raise money. Isn't this a double standard?
- End DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). Prevents Federal employees and Gays in the Military from gaining equal benefits. Prevents Gay Partners from gaining equal benefits.
- Pass a LGBT friendly ENDA (Employee Non-Discrimination Act). ENDA would prevent employment discrimination of LGBT workforce.
- Boycott Salvation Army as they will Not Hire Gays; Not Feed Gays; Not House Gays! "DO NOT DONATE TO THEM."
- BOYCOTT "Chick-fil-a" for donating money to anti-gay groups.
- BOYCOTT KOCH INDUSTRIES PRODUCTS- to include their products: Angel Soft toilet paper / Brawny paper towels / Dixie plates, bowls, napkins & cups / Mardi Gras napkins and towels / Quilted Northern toilet paper / Soft 'n Gentle toilet paper / Sparkle napkins / Vanity fair napkins / Zee napkins / Georgia-Pacific paper products & envelopes / All Georgia-Pacific lumber & building products (INVISTA Products) / Lycra / Stainmaster Carpet. The billionaire - Koch brothers are ultra republican - tea bag founders/supporters that do not support causes of the LGBT community.
- Boycott WALMART - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force criticized Wal-Mart for denying employee benefits to same-s-x partners and for failing to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. By comparison, the group said two other chain stores with a strong presence in New York, Costco and Walgreens, did much better.
- "Tune Out Trump", Boycott all Trump Hotel, casinos, holdings, The Apprentice and NBC Network! At CPAC, Trump said he is considering a run for president as a Republican. In a interview with the Des Moines Register, Trump added that he opposes all forms of legal recognition for gay couples, not just marriage. "They should not be able to marry," he said. So why does NBC keep the Apprentice when Donald Trump has stated he may run for president? After making racist remarks about Obama and recv'g public backlash, Trump decided not to run for president after NBC renewed his awful TV Show. How can NBC re-new the clown's show after he pulled such hateful shenanigans?
- Boycott Georgia for Execution of Troy Davis @ 11:08 EST, Sep 21, 2011:
Former US President and Former GA Gov. Jimmy Carter felt that TROY DAVIS should not be executed and deserved a re-trial. The Former Director of the FBI felt that TROY DAVIS Was Not Guilty! Do not drive through Goergia as it is dangerous. Do not fly via Atlanta. For your safety -Do not travel to GA. TELL YOUR COMPANY NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CONVENTION IN GA! "Georgia Executes Innocent People!"
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Huffington Post - 12-20-2011 - Asher Huey
The decision by Lowe's Home Improvement to pull ads from TLC's "All-American Muslim" after complaints from a right-wing Christian fundamentalist group in Florida was shocking. It was disturbing mainly because Lowe's caved to hate so quickly.
Let's be clear, what the Florida Family Association is spewing is bigotry and hate. They claim that by having a show depicting the everyday lives of average Muslim families, TLC is attempting to "manipulate Americans." Their whole argument is simply outlandish.
Many progressives have pushed back. CREDO, MoveOn and Change.org have posted petitions targeting Lowe's for their ridiculous behavior. I have signed all three, just for good measure. People for the American Way, The Nation, Reps. Keith Ellison, Chris Murphy and John Conyers, along with many other progressive voices, have condemned Lowe's actions. Even Jon Stewart ran a segment eviscerating the lone right-wing nut group raising their ridiculous objections to this show.
But just to put it in context, I'm going to go a step farther. Lowe's says it supports diversity and doesn't want to take a position on hot button issues like "All-American Muslims" having a normal day out shopping. So how does Lowe's feel when I slightly change the initial complaint from the Florida Family Association? Below is an excerpt from the actual letter that the Florida Family Association was using:The Learning Channel's new show All-American Muslim is propaganda clearly designed to counter legitimate and present-day concerns about many Muslims who are advancing Islamic fundamentalism and Sharia law...
Many situations were profiled in the show from a Muslim tolerant perspective while avoiding the perspective that would have created Muslim conflict thereby contradicting The Learning Channel's agenda to inaccurately portray Muslims in America.
Clearly this program is attempting to manipulate Americans into ignoring the threat of jihad and to influence them to believe that being concerned about the jihad threat would somehow victimize these nice people in this show.
I encourage you to stop supporting this show with your advertising dollars.But I changed a few of the words, simply out of concern that portrayals of normal Christians "manipulate Americans" into ignoring the very real threat posed by anti-gay Christians:Television shows with Christian characters are propaganda clearly designed to counter legitimate and present-day concerns about many Christians who are advancing anti-gay beliefs...
Many situations were profiled in various shows from a Christian tolerant perspective while avoiding the perspective that would have created Christian conflict thereby contradicting television's agenda to inaccurately portray Christians in America.
Clearly this program is attempting to manipulate Americans into ignoring the threat of anti-gay bigotry and to influence them to believe that being concerned about the anti-gay Christian threat would somehow victimize these nice people in this show.
I encourage you to stop supporting shows with Christian characters with your advertising dollars.When you read it that way, it seems absurd, and rightfully so -- because it is. But the fact is that there are anti-gay Christians. A leading presidential candidate released a gay-baiting ad, the Family Research Council is identified as an anti-gay hate group, and anti-gay bullying has cost many LGBT youth their lives.
You may reactively want to point out that various Christian organizations are not anti-gay, to which I'll point out that the vast majority of American Muslims are not seeking shariah to be codified in any way in the American legal justice system. In fact, you could compare that with the myriad of Christian zealots who are attempting to join Church and State in the political and legal sphere through their myopic activism. There are constant examples of strong arming with the meaningless signing of pledges, posting the Ten Commandments in courtrooms, and rallying for Christian prayer in public schools. The double standard and intolerance is a projection of intolerant values, clear and simple.
But as it stands, Lowe's looks bad. Lowe's looks really bad and they should feel ashamed. But unless they reverse their decision to discriminate against Americans who are Muslims, they should be boycotted, protested and shamed. To that end, it's only fair that they be consistent.