Low-Carb Advocates Should Nominate Dr. Mary C. Vernon For ‘Diabetes Educator Of The Year’ In 2008

Help nominate a low-carb doctor for the 2008 Diabetes Educator of the Year

It’s that time again for nominations for Diabetes Educator of the Year for 2008 and last year was a close one. I promoted and encouraged my readers to vote for Dr. Mary C. Vernon for the incredible work she is doing in Kansas educating not just her diabetic patients about the tremendous health benefits of livin’ la vida low-carb, but also reaching out to her fellow physicians across the United States explaining to them why carbohydrate restriction is effective especially for people with Type 2 diabetes. She was more than qualified to be awarded this prestigious distinction in 2007, but fell just a few votes short of eventual winner Dr. Barbara J. Odom.

Sponsored by American Diabetes Wholesale, this sophomore edition of the Diabetes Educator of the Year award should be great news for people who support low-carb living for people with diabetes. Dr. Vernon was an extremely qualified candidate as the first runner-up as was second runner-up Dr. Richard Bernstein. Having two such high-profile low-carb doctors in the top three for this award in 2007 is indicative of the kind of enthusiasm that exists for the low-carb lifestyle in diabetes control. I have no doubt in my mind a low-carb diet advocate can and should win in 2008 with all the increased interest in low-carb for diabetes control, including the American Diabetes Association promoting low-carb diets to help diabetics with weight loss since January 2008.

There has been some concern expressed that the low-carb community will split their vote with about half voting for Dr. Vernon again and the other half voting for Dr. Bernstein again. This is indeed a legitimate concern and likely cost one or the other of them to miss out on winning last year. You are certainly free to vote for whomever you wish, but we really should try to all rally around one candidate and I believe that candidate should be Dr. Mary C. Vernon.

I recently had Dr. Vernon on my podcast show for a full-hour answering YOUR questions about a wide variety of topics related to diet and health and she is arguably one of the most articulate and knowledgeable experts on the subject of the low-carb dietary approach and diabetes today. Need some compelling proof of this claim? Just check out this fantastic video from DiabetesNewsstand.com featuring Dr. Vernon speaking so passionately and intelligently about this subject that is near and dear to her heart earlier this year. This is one of the most incredible presentations you will ever hear about the Vernon philosophy regarding low-carb diets and diabetes control.

Here’s the official nomination I sent in to American Diabetes Wholesale this weekend:

As the runner-up in the 2007 Diabetes Educator of the Year contest conducted by American Diabetes Wholesale, I think it is only fitting that Dr. Mary C. Vernon from Lawrence, Kansas be nominated yet again for the fine work she is doing helping diabetes patients at the Women’s and Family Care facility she practices out of. The blood sugar and insulin levels of her patients are being kept in check without the use of more and more medications, but rather through a comprehensive overhaul of the diet to include less and less carbohydrates in favor of more fat to not only control their disease but actually reverse the impact of it on their lives as if they don’t have diabetes at all!

Additionally, Dr. Vernon is one of the leading experts in the world on the use of low-carbohydrate diets to improve health and she often is called upon by her colleagues across the nation to provide guidance on implementing such strategies with other doctors interested in attaining the kind of improvements she is seeing. There’s no questioning the results Dr. Vernon is able to attain in her patients because they speak for themselves. That’s why she is so deserving of the title of 2008 Diabetes Educator of the Year.

You can also nominate Dr. Vernon or anyone else in the diabetes community you feel is worthy of the title Diabetes Educator of the Year for 2008 by CLICKING HERE. Simply click on “Nominate Your Favorite Diabetes Educator” and you’ll be taken to a screen to input your nomination. Nominees can include any diabetes educator who “makes a positive difference in the lives of his or her patients” including a certified diabetes educator, nurse, parent, sibling or friend. Or even you! Share your inspiring story containing 250 words or less explaining why your nominee deserves the title and submit it no later than November 7, 2008.

All statements contained in your entry must be accurate and true to the best of your knowledge and should include the nominee’s full name, daytime phone number and e-mail address along with your full name, daytime phone number and e-mail address. American Diabetes Wholesale requests that you please obtain your nominee’s permission to tell his or her story before submitting the entry (Dr. Vernon has already agreed to be nominated again if you decide to choose her). There is absolutely no purchase necessary to enter or to win this contest, so spread the word!

The winner will receive a 3-day/2-night luxurious stay at the Boca Raton resort in South Florida, including round trip airfare for two and ground transportation between the airport and the hotel. Additionally, the Diabetes Educator of the Year award for 2008 will be presented by American Diabetes Wholesale during a special ceremony to honor the winner.

Vice-President and Co-Founder of American Diabetes Wholesale Chris Maguire said this Diabetes Educator of the Year award has been sorely need for a very long time.

“Diabetes Educators are on the frontline of the diabetes epidemic,” he explained. “Our award program is a way for American Diabetes Wholesale to say thank you and bring attention to the selfless work these individuals are performing everyday.”

Finalists for the 2008 Diabetes Educator of the Year award will be chosen in January 2009 when voting will begin to decide this year’s winner which will be announced in early 2009. I’ll certainly let you know if Dr. Vernon, Dr. Bernstein, or any other low-carb diabetes professionals show up as finalists for this year’s award. Nominate your favorite candidate for this award TODAY and check back here in January to see if your nominee made it as a finalist. This only takes a couple of minutes of your time but will mean so much to the person you nominate as we continue to spread the cause of livin’ la vida low-carb to the mainstream! THANK YOU!