Fit to Eat Tip – Travel Tricks

TCOYD’s resident nutrition expert Janice Baker has a helpful tip for eating smart and taking control of your diabetes – and your diet! Planning for good nutrition choices is especially important when traveling – you never know when there will be flight delays or other last minute changes in schedules. Bring portable and travel friendly […]

TCOYD’s resident nutrition expert Janice Baker has a helpful tip for eating smart and taking control of your diabetes – and your diet!

Planning for good nutrition choices is especially important when traveling – you never know when there will be flight delays or other last minute changes in schedules. Bring portable and travel friendly foods such as small plain granola bars, small boxes of raisins, portioned bags of unsalted nuts, and be sure to buy water or non-caloric beverages once you are past the security gate – hydration is especially important when flying. Don’t forget the glucose tablets or gels made specifically to treat hypoglycemia if you are taking insulin or an oral medication that might cause low blood sugar. Carry these items with you so you are always prepared.

Get Your Move On Tip – Daily Doses of Exercise

TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Michelle Day has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit. How can you integrate more exercise into your daily life? Here are a few tips: Always use the stairs Carry items, such as books and groceries, to build strength Walk or jog to and from your […]


TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Michelle Day has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.

How can you integrate more exercise into your daily life? Here are a few tips:

  • Always use the stairs
  • Carry items, such as books and groceries, to build strength
  • Walk or jog to and from your local shops, parks and schools
  • Park your car as far away from the entrance as possible
  • Get off the bus a few stops early
  • Fit to Eat Tip – Making Solutions Stick

    TCOYD’s resident nutrition expert Janice Baker has a helpful tip for eating smart and taking control of your diabetes – and your diet! “I’ve tried every diet and none of them work for me!” Have you said that? Well you are in good company. Diets do not work. Most of the time they are temporary […]

    TCOYD’s resident nutrition expert Janice Baker has a helpful tip for eating smart and taking control of your diabetes – and your diet!

    “I’ve tried every diet and none of them work for me!” Have you said that? Well you are in good company. Diets do not work. Most of the time they are temporary ways to get some weight off but, more often than not, our brain senses that we are restricting food and kicks in the normal human response: compensation – actually overcompensation – sooner or later.

    Forget diets – whatever the label may be. Decide to make one change that you can clearly identify, and stick with it! With the help of a registered dietitian, you can identify both short-term and long-term realistic changes that will become a part of your weight management plan — changes that are realistic and sustainable. Registered dietitians don’t dictate what you should eat, they collaborate with you to get the best results.

    Taking Control of Your Diabetes: Setting Manageable Goals Premieres August 25th

    Diabetes is a complex disease that needs to be managed carefully for success. Setting realistic goals is a key part of this equation. Dr. Steven Edelman talks with Angela Norton, RN, and diabetes patient Chet Carney about setting goals tailored for your lifestyle and creative tips to stay on track. For the complete air schedule […]

    Diabetes is a complex disease that needs to be managed carefully for success. Setting realistic goals is a key part of this equation. Dr. Steven Edelman talks with Angela Norton, RN, and diabetes patient Chet Carney about setting goals tailored for your lifestyle and creative tips to stay on track.

    For the complete air schedule and to view the program online, click here.

    Born and raised in England and diagnosed with type 1 diabetes more than 30 years ago, Angela is more than familiar with diabetes and its day-to-day challenges. In fact, she has devoted her life to helping people with diabetes realize their potential in managing the disease. She currently works as a diabetes nurse educator at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center and serves as a guiding light on the path of control for people with diabetes and their families.

    Production Update: Weimar & Budapest

    Cecil Lytle and Betty McManus recently visited Weimar and Budapest to interview experts and delve deeper into the life and work of Franz Liszt. Follow along with their travels below. Cecil Lytle arriving by train in Weimar, Germany to interview Dr. Detlef Altenburg. An interview with Dr. Detlef Altenburg in his apartment at the Altenburg […]

    Cecil Lytle and Betty McManus recently visited Weimar and Budapest to interview experts and delve deeper into the life and work of Franz Liszt. Follow along with their travels below.


    Cecil Lytle arriving by train in Weimar, Germany to interview Dr. Detlef Altenburg.


    An interview with Dr. Detlef Altenburg in his apartment at the Altenburg Castle. Franz Liszt lived in the castle from 1848 to 1861.


    Lorant Leel-Ossy setting up lighting for the interview with Maria Eckhardt in the Franz Liszt Museum in Budapest.


    Maria Eckhardt showing Cecil Lytle a newly discovered score of an oratorio by Franz Liszt (in the Franz Liszt Museum, Budapest, Hungary).


    Dr. Csorba Laszlo being interviewed (in Hungarian) by David Zsoldos, Director of Fidelio Media in Hungary. By the way, David Zsoldos has strong UC ties. He was an exchange student at UC Santa Barbara.


    Cecil Lytle seated at one of Franz Liszt’s pianos (a Chickering that was a gift to the Maestro in the 1880s) interviewing Dr. Zsusanna Domokos inside the Liszt Museum in Budapest.


    Lorant setting up for the second part of the Domokos interview inside Liszt’s apartment at the Liszt Museum.