What to do when life’s demands become overwhelming & you find yourself about to spill frustration onto all those around you.... 

Think of a bucket.... it will only hold so much.  The fuller the bucket gets...the heavier it is to carry.  If you don’t empty the bucket...it will eventually begin to spill over.   

HOW FULL IS YOUR MENTAL BUCKET?   Many times I get behind or have so many things calling for decisions or needing follow up that I feel overwhelmed.  This happened last week when a unscheduled family emergency interrupted an already full week....stretching deadlines to the max.   

My Father-in-law entered the hospital and then had emergency surgery....Life is unpredictable... I returned home Sunday considerably behind.  Monday morning, I woke to a disorganized mess.  My makeup and clothing in a suitcase, laptop in my vehicle.......You get my drift and can probably relate.  A few more interruptions and unexpected events and I found myself about to erupt in frustration.  My m...

When managing a chronic disease, it is important to start treatments early. This is particularly true of type 2 diabetes. A new study published in the journal Diabetes Care indicates that aggressive early treatment can help preserve the body's ability to manage blood sugar levels.

Most recommendations say that people who are newly diagnosed with diabetes should focus on eating a healthy diet and getting more exercise before resorting to medications. However, the new study suggests that this may not be the best advice.

A team of researchers from the UT Southwest Medical Center administered several different medications to a group of newly diagnosed diabetics and tracked the participants' health over a six-year period. The results showed that this early intervention preserved the ability of the pancreas to produce insulin, which is critical to maintaining healthy blood sugar levels.

"We can potentially change the course of this prevalent disease, which would represent a breakthrough,"...