It's Here! The Debut Of The 'List Of Low-Carb Doctors' Blog

Your low-carb physician search begins here

I've been working on an ambitious project lately that I've been wanting to do for a very long time. It's been a lot more work than I thought it would be and it is not as easy as it might seem. But this is too important a resource to not try to get out there sooner rather than later.

Over the past few months, more and more readers have been contacting me to help them in their search to find a low-carb doctor in their area. Here are just a few of these e-mails:

Jimmy,

Your site is fantastic. Would you know how to find any low-carb doctors in Southern California? I live in Orange County, but L.A. would be OK.
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Hey Jimmy,

Thank you for continuing to share the low carb lifestyle. I lived the life for a while and it did such wonders for me that I need to get back in action.

Jimmy, do you know how a person can find a doctor who's pro-low carb? Just thought I'd ask you as you're a man of vast information. They have searchable doctors for everything else but pro-low carb that I can find.
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I can't find any doctors here who are low-carb friendly. The most I can hope for is that they won't be totally antagonistic.
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Jimmy:

Do you happen to know if there are any listings of doctors who are friendly with
the low-carb theory? My personal doctor is nearing retirement and I'd like to
replace him with someone who accepts the low-carb theories already or is at
least open-minded about it.
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Jimmy,

I have a question that I hope you can help with. Naturally, some of the people I've known for a long time, and especially if they haven't seen me for awhile, ask about how they can do what I did. I'm sure you get the same thing.

I refer them to Protein Power, Jonny Bowden's book (which I loved, especially for the way he addressed low-carb myths), etc. But I would love to be able to refer them to a doctor who does low-carb (in the Los Angeles area). This is especially important for those who are very overweight and/or are already diagnosed with
diabetes.

I know what an uphill battle it will be for them otherwise with just about any doctor they do see, including their primary care physician or diabetes specialist (how crazy is that ADA stuff for Type 2 especially, notwithstanding their recent small movement!!?). It's hard enough to resist family and friends, but it takes a special person to do battle with their own doctor telling them they'll have a heart attack from eating that Atkins bacon and butter stuff.

Do you know of any resource to find low-carb friendly doctors? Have you found any resources to find doctors?
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Hello Jimmy,

I am having one heck of a time finding a local doctor who can support my decision to go low-carb. I was thinking that having a thread or some sort of resource where people can recommend doctors would be fantastic. Do you know of any list that already exists?

Up until now, no such web site existed that lists low-carb physicians all in one place. That was unacceptable to me, so I decided to create it myself. It's still a work in progress, but it's finally here!

LIST OF LOW-CARB DOCTORS

If you want to see if there is a low-carb doctor in your area, then keep checking this blog early and often. I am still doing research, adding new doctors all the time, and I welcome your suggestions, too. E-mail me the name and address of any low-carb doctors in YOUR area that I can add to this list.

I hope this becomes an invaluable resource for people in their quest for a doctor who understands the importance of livin' la vida low-carb. Feel free to post your comments about any of the doctors listed that you already know about. Scroll along the right-hand side of the page to see if there is a low-carb physician in your state. They are listed in alphabetical order by state.

THANK YOU to everyone who has written to me asking about a low-carb doctor list. Ask and you shall receive. :D Don't lose hope that you CAN find a low-carb friendly face in the medical community who can help you lose weight and improve your health with a controlled-carbohydrate nutritional approach. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

The Quintessential Diabetes Links Resource

Ever since I first started blogging in April 2005 at the "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" blog, my inner drive to offer people resources and information that will help them has only gotten stronger. Because of my nearly 200-pound weight loss experience on the low-carb lifestyle, it was only natural that my focus has been almost exclusively on weight loss and getting healthy.

That's one of the reasons I started my "30-In-30" Low-Carb Weight Loss Challenge blog in August 2006 to give others a place for accountability and encouragement as they seek to shed the pounds. It is also the impetus behind the creation of my new podcast show in mid-October 2006.

But the more I've been blogging about low-carb living, the more it has caused me to stop and realize that this lifestyle change is so much more than simply about losing weight. There are millions of people in the United States alone who are suffering from something much worse than obesity as bad as that is. For these people, their bodies have revolted on them by becoming insulin resistant to the point that they now have the disease expected to inflict tens of millions more in the not-too-distant future. I'm referring to DIABETES.

While the rates of Type 2 diabetes continue to soar, the good news is that there are a multitude of excellent resources for information, hope and how to better manage and live with your diabetes available on the Internet today. Because of that, I decided the time had come to create a blog similar to my recently-created "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Links" blog that would assimilate all of the very best diabetes links in one place for people.

I call it "The Quintessential Diabetes Links Resource" blog.

It's a long name, but an apt description for what is being offered. I truly want this blog to be a destination site for people suffering from diabetes to come and educate themselves more about their condition. There are links to government resources, blogs, education web sites, children's diabetes web sites, and even international web sites, among many others.

And it has only just begun. I am encouraging people to submit to me new web sites to be added to my list as well as any new categories that you think are missing. New sites will be continually added to further enhance the content that is already there. I want this blog to be the place to go for links about diabetes. CLICK HERE to check it out for yourself!



When you visit the diabetes links blog, you will quickly notice it has a promotional sponsor named Diamond Point Diabetic Supplies. You know how I have been wanting to find a way to support my family after losing my job recently by doing something worthwhile with my time and talents. Instead of sitting behind a desk all day wishing I could be helping people improve their health, now I will have the opportunity to give people with diabetes access to some amazing resources that are essential to their health.

It certainly must have been God's timing that I was introduced to Diamond Point Diabetic Supplies which is doing a yeoman's job helping countless numbers of people suffering from diabetes. It is my distinct pleasure and honor to be working directly with them to tell others about the products and services they have to offer. If you are a diabetic, then you owe it to yourself to contact Diamond Point Diabetic Supplies to see how much easier they can make managing your diabetes be.

Founded by a man named Paul Moore (no relation except as brothers in Christ!) who was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, it is a company committed to providing diabetes testing supplies and other equipment with high-quality service to insure customer satisfaction every time. They genuinely want to help diabetics manage their disease with only the finest products on the market today. Read more about what Diamond Point Diabetic Supplies has to offer people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes by clicking here.

If you want to see for yourself what makes Diamond Point different, then I urge you to give them a try for yourself. I think you'll be quite pleased with their service which is a cut above those "other" companies claiming to offer diabetes testing supplies. I promise you will be cared for like a member of the family.

Here's the information they will need from you:

1. Your full name, address and telephone number(s)
2. Your Medicare/Medicaid card
3. Any other insurance card
4. The name and telephone number of your doctor
5. Let them know you found out about them at my blog

Then, you can contact them in one of THREE ways:

- Toll-free at 888-349-6436
- By fax at 877-813-8557
- Via e-mail at info@diamondpointds.com.

From there, a Diamond Point representative will complete your enrollment form, verify your insurance benefits, and obtain a prescription from your doctor for the supplies you need. Once they get the prescription from your physician, they will call you back personally to let you know what they will be sending to you and your first order will arrive in the mail within 3-5 business days.

Did I mention there are no forms or paperwork of any kind to fill out, no up-front costs, no shipping fees, and most people get their supplies at little or no cost to them? See, I told you this company was different! :)

Give them a try for yourself and let me know how your experience goes. Like I said, this is a company dedicated to providing excellent products and the best follow-through service in the industry. You will not be disappointed. In fact, if you run into any issues with Diamond Point whatsoever, then please don't hesitate to contact me via e-mail and I will help you get it resolved. But I don't think you'll have any problems with Diamond Point. They are THAT good! :D

Tell all your diabetic friends and family members about my new blog (can you believe it's my 4th one?!) called "The Quintessential Diabetes Links Resource" and visit often for constant updates and any relevant articles written especially for people in the diabetic community.

Atkinspedia: Wikipedia For The Atkins Diet

Combining the format of Wikipedia with Atkins diet information

Are you a fan of the online information web site Wikipedia? Have you tinkered with it any at all to see what you could find on just about any subject you can think of? I know I have and it's really a lot of fun, too! Sure, the information is not always 100% accurate since it is provided by anyone and everyone who thinks they know something about just about any subject. But it does serve as an excellent guide for people desiring to educate themselves better about a particular topic of interest.

Wouldn't the Wikipedia format be great if there was one place where you could go to get all the Atkins/low-carb information you are looking for? Well, actually, that place already exists and it's called Atkinspedia.

Atkinswhat?

Just as the name suggests, Atkinspedia is an invaluable low-carb resource which I have listed under the "Low-Carb Information" section at my "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Links" blog because it gives you the format of Wikipedia with all you ever wanted to know about the Atkins/low-carb way of life. Since its inception on July 15, 2006, Atkinspedia has always been "an encyclopedia/knowledge base that anyone can edit" as part of "an ongoing project to educate the masses on the Atkins Nutritional Approach and health as a whole."


The popular Atkins All The Way forum sponsors Atkinspedia

I only heard about Atkinspedia last week while listening to Brian Z's fantastic weekly podcast show which serves as an audio support for the members of the Atkins All The Way forum. Atkins All The Way is the sponsor of Atkinspedia and invites anyone and everyone to visit their site to not only use in their own research of livin' la vida low-carb, but to also contribute to the growing database of information.

"Feel free to create an account and begin editing and adding articles at will," the web site states. "You can't break Atkinspedia so don't worry about destroying the site."

However, as enthusiastic as so many of us are about the low-carb lifestyle, they do ask that anything you add to Atkinspedia be written using neutral language so that others who are curious about Atkins/low-carb can simply read, learn, and decide for themselves about whether this healthy lifestyle change is for them or not.

"This will help people make up their own minds when reading Atkinspedia and it won't be read as propaganda for the Atkins Nutritional Approach."

More than anything else, the good people over at Atkins All The Way want you to "have fun" and "be bold" about making changes at Atkinspedia.

"You can't break it, you can only make it stronger. It's the indestructable encyclopedia."

Keep checking back from time to time for new information as it appears on the site.

"Atkinspedia won't be built in a day."

No, it won't, but you are well on your way with it. What an amazing resource for those of us who hunger for knowledge about Atkins/low-carb and seek to pass on our wisdom and experience to others attempting to learn as well. I highly encourage you to be interactive with the Atkinspedia because it will only make it better.

THANK YOU to BrianZ and everyone behind-the-scenes at Atkins All The Way for coming up with this awesome tool for low-carbers and potential low-carbers to become more educated about Atkins/low-carb. I can see this quickly becoming THE ultimate reference tool for anyone and everyone looking for information about low-carb. Visit Atkinspedia TODAY!