Here’s what you need to learn about diabetes from Paula Deen.

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Posted by Dr. Ron Hekier+ Texas Weight Loss surgeon There is a tremendous debate about the recent revelation by Food Network star and celebrity chef Paula Deen as suffering from Type II diabetes. Paula is know for her decadent recipes, such as deep-fried cheesecake and the bacon cheeseburger in a doughnut. From news reports we [...]

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Protein, protein, protein

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Posted by Dr. Rachael Keilin+ I spend a lot of time talking to bariatric surgery patients about what they eat. One of the most frequent laments I hear is about how hard it is to get in enough protein every day. We ask our patients to eat about 50-70g of protein per day, and in [...]

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Lap Band vacation

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I have a bit of a confession to make: Lap Band doctors aren’t perfect. While we may eat well 80% of the time and exercise more than most people, there are times – sometimes even stretches of time- when we’ll do neither. We’ll indulge in high carb snacks, we’ll slack on our exercising, maybe even [...]

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The final test for all LapBand patients

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When I see patients prior to having their lap bands placed, there is one final test before surgery. It is not a blood chemistry, EKG or weight log; they must correctly answer one question before I will place their lap band; “When you or anyone else has a lap band placed, what is the one, [...]

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7 signs that a Lap Band patient has properly eaten a good meal.

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Looking for successful weight loss with the Lap Band? I know my patient will lose weight and do well with their LapBand if their meals follow these guidelines. 1) Their meal fit on a salad plate of about 8 inches in diameter and there was an empty rim of plate around their meal. So their [...]

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Some Lap Band patients are like Kim Kardashian

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Like Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian is famous for being famous. Why millions of people (including my mother ?!) would follow her life and watch her reality shows is beyond me. But as proof that I am not immune from popular culture, I am aware that Kim Kardashian’s Hollywood marriage to some basketball player ended after [...]

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Keeping your primary care doctor in the loop after Lap Band

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By Dr. Mark Watson, university based Lap Band surgeon. After your surgery to place the Lap Band, you and your surgeon will be in contact with each other a good deal.This involvement is necessary to make sure that you have recovered from surgery well, have been following and advancing your diet properly, and getting your [...]

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