'Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show' Episode 157: Meet Cindy Swanson, A Type 2 Diabetic Who Is Using Low-Carb To Control Her Disease

Christian DJ Cindy Swanson using low-carb for her diabetes

In Episode 157 of "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore," I had the pleasure of interviewing a wonderful woman named Cindy Swanson from Rockport, Illinois who is a morning on-air announcer at a Christian music station there. Why did I interview Cindy? Because in 2007 she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and has been on a journey ever since to control that disease through diet. Listen to this newbie diabetic as she talks about how she reacted to this diagnosis and what led her ultimately to carbohydrate restriction. What an amazing story and I hope you are inspired by Cindy's story!

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It's a scary thing going through hearing you have diabetes for the first time and Cindy Swanson is a great example of the timeline of what happens going through the anger and frustration about getting this disease, her plan of action for educating herself about this disease, and why she ultimately was led to livin' la vida low-carb as a means for controlling her blood sugars. Millions of brand new people go through this each year which is why I continue to talk about diabetes and low-carb so passionately. I'm so grateful for Cindy's candidness about her own story as she has lost over 50 pounds and doing what she has to do to beat her diabetes!

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How about that Cindy Swanson? Her diabetes journey is probably not that different from others and yet she found the way to control hers while others still rely on medications and insulin. Talk about this interview in the show notes section of Episode 157. Check out her "Notes In The Key Of Life" blog and even listen to her on 101QFL Positive Hit Radio in Rockford, IL or online.

Come back next week on Monday when we'll have the incomparable cooking goddess herself with us--Dana Carpender! She gets us all up-to-date on her brand new book about the glycemic load coming out this Fall as well as a surprise announcement that she's going on the 2009 low-carb cruise with us. WOO HOO! Then on Thursday we'll have an inspiring story from fitness expert Eric Morrison. SEE YA THEN!

Christian Radio Announcer Cindy Swanson's Interview And Blog Post About Low-Carb

Type 2 diabetic Cindy Swanson loves low-carb living

Sometimes it feels like I've been blogging about livin' la vida low-carb forever, but there was a life for me prior to my 180-pound weight loss and subsequent career path I am now enjoying. Looking back at all those old jobs I have had--customer service, retail, marketing, management, political writer, short order cook, busboy, and a lot more jobs that I don't care to even remember--all of them prepared me for the work I am doing now serving the needs of my readers and I am grateful for the training I received from each of those.

But there was one particular job that I especially enjoyed during the 1990s that has come in handy for my podcast show and other speaking engagements that I am able to do. I was an on-air radio personality at a contemporary Christian music radio station in Virginia Beach, VA and even hosted a weekly show featuring the top songs in Christian music called "The Christian Hits Countdown." Even then I was always trying to be creative and I dreamed of doing bigger and better things in the future. Today I am living that dream. :)

Doing radio sounds so easy--just sit in a comfortable chair behind a microphone, press the play button on the CD player and talk into the microphone every once in a while. But it's so much more than that as Cindy Swanson from Positive Hit Radio 101QFL in Rockford, IL can personally attest to. She's half of the morning team at the radio station and is very good at what she does. It looks like a simple job, but there are certain stresses that come with radio announcing that you don't even want to talk about (and it has nothing at all to do with that chatty listener who likes to call you every now and then to talk and talk and talk right in the middle of your show...did I mention they like to talk?).

Why am I sharing about a Christian radio announcer today? Because Cindy Swanson was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes last year and has become VERY interested in the healthy low-carb lifestyle. She found my blog from a recent post I did with former "Biggest Loser" contestant Julie Hadden and was curious to find out I am a Christian who likes many of the same Christian artists that she does (I list them under "Favorite Music" in my blog profile). So she contacted me and told me about her fabulous blog "Notes in the Key of Life".

I enjoyed reading her blog and requested an interview with her to discuss how she handled learning she has Type 2 diabetes and what plan of action she is taking to bring it under control (she's livin' la vida low-carb, baby!). I'll be sharing that interview at my podcast later this month. Cindy also asked if she could interview me for her weekend spotlight show and I was delighted to have the opportunity to share about my healthy low-carb weight loss success with her listeners. You can listen to the entire 20-minute interview Cindy conducted with me by clicking here.

Cindy was also kind enough to blog about me and the work I am doing on behalf of low-carb living and I am grateful for her kindness and support. She is the perfect example of someone who NEEDS to be livin' la vida low-carb to control her diabetes and help her shed the pounds. By the grace of God and His guidance in her life, I have no doubt that she will live a long and healthy life with her diabetes under control and at the weight she was meant to be.

THANK YOU Cindy for featuring my story at your blog and on your radio station there in Rockport, IL. I am honored to have readers like you out there championing the cause of Christ as well as the positive message of livin' la vida low-carb. I can't wait to share my interview with you and appreciate all of the kindness and support you have given me since we met two months ago. God bless you and keep doing the work of the Lord within your sphere of influence. I appreciate you!!! :)