he serves as regional executive chef for the american diabetes association and has had the privilegef cooking for the president and other world leaders. good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> fine. we met you a few years ago when you were first getting started and then everybody discovered you. >> you know what, i had my first actual live taping here. it was kind of sink or swim. if i didn't make it, i was finished. >> well, you did a great job. we cooked after thanksgiving. >> and we ate too. >> yes, i still remember that. and it looks like we're going to eat again today. >> we are. >> but first let's talk about what you're going to be doing in the next few days. you not only are the chef for the american diabetes association and regional executive chef, but you're going to be appearing at the national book festival with your new book. >> i'm excited about it. i'm appearing at the prestigous library of congress national book festival. there's so many great authors. they have the top 100 coming this year and i'm just so honored to be one of the few they have coming to the nat

the american diabetic association say diabetics can have two to three serves of fruit per day and be fine. that depends on the person, but no juice. juice is just a rush of sugar. >> you want to avoid all these spikes. you don't want to go through high sugar and low sugar and starve yourself. that's when you get these cravings and you'll start gaining a localit of weight. eating food that have a lot of fiber, they have nutrients, they have antioxidans and they can break down the fructose. >> i guess that's good advice for those who don't have diabetes. >> absolutely. fruit is good for your diet. fruit also has a lot of water in it. you lose weight on fruit, you lose weight on vegetables. so bdiabetics, don't worry if yu have fruit, worry if you have fruit juice. >> all right, and if you have a question for us, e-mail us on housecall.fnc.com. >>> coming up, we'll tell you why some researchers are now saying when it comes to your metabolism, breakfast may not be what it's cracked up to be. but i don't believe it. we'll find out from the doctors in a minute. when folks think about what t

parents and work with the children and prevent diabetes, whereas with adults who are already diabetic, that's more interveries than prevention and with the american diabetes association, we really want to prevent diabetes before it happiness. >> if you would like more information, again, very important information on that website, the diabetes of america, theres is the association there, more information. any final thoughts before we let you go? . >> i stress go back to the basics, live like our grandparents, no processed food. everything was fresh. also very active. with technology, kids are not going outside to play stress, lifestyle habits, change them little by little, makes huge difference. >> thank you so much for your work. >> thank you. >>> up next, the latina coalition of silicon valley. stay with us. >>> it's one of the leading civic organizations in the silicon have ally, the latina coalition in the valley. here is jackie guzman and -- welcome to the show. been around celebrating 15 years. talk about the history of that and how everything came about and the leadership roles that y'all have taken. >> well, we started 15 years ago in the living room of then-

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now having said that, i'm very proud of the fact that we are presently working with the american diabetes association we recently met with half a dozen specialized in diabetes. of course we presented the safety case and said from the beginning of the meeting that someday we are going to be willing to certificate that subset of air men that are stable and can demonstrate they are not riddled much like david was talking about and they are not likely to become hypoglycemic or gave hyperglycemic. we are not there yet. the ada is willing to work with us. there are certainly new forms of insulin that are by mobile in the sense that they have other factors added to them in addition to insulin and there's new sensors that are getting more accurate and more timely and much like what we did three years ago when we identified that subset of air men that had been successfully treated for depression and were on an antidepressant for the special issue ends by truly belief in the not too distant future and here i'm talking a couple of years, not a couple of months we are going to be able to certificate these folks

the centers for disease control and prevention. and also, that can lead to heart disease and diabetes. so, obviously, there's some big problems associated with obesity. the americanedical association did declare it a disease last year. now let's talk about how you define obesity. that's actually by a body mass index of 30-plus, according to the cdc. and what that actually means, and it might surprise some people, is that for somebody who's 5'9", that's somebody who weighs 203 pounds or more. so, that is how the cdc says obesity is defined. i know some people take issue with bmi as a measure of obesity, because if you're very muscular, that can kind of skew your weight. so, that is an issue, but that's the way it gets -- >> constantly dealing with that. >> i can imagine. you know, so, there are a couple companies still working in this space, but they're very small companies. two years ago, two new drugs were approved. that was in 2012. from arena and vevis, and sales have really kind of disappointed there. a third company is working the space, under fda review right now for its obesity drug. some of the reasons why the sales haven't met expectations, there's a lot

the road? >> there isnjfw definitely challenges. it's definitely been a transition. i raced before i was diagnosed and afterment it's been a transition, but i have a great sports team withç doctors and american diabetes association all their help. it's been a lot of fun. >> you're 9th in the point standings right now. you're going to be racing atlanta this weekend. >> yep. >> you look so young. even though you're 20, you look so young. do you ever have trouble getting on the track? >> no. luckily i have a hard card that says i'm a driver. that makes it easier to get in and out of the track. being young. you have to earn your keep, i guess. >> some of the veterans give you a hard time? >> oh, yeah. >> is this the car you're racing? >> not this exact one, but it looks just like it. >> do you mind if and i take a trip in it? >> go for it. >> look at this. take a look inside this car. explain here, when you're sitting, you have the protection around your head. do you have anything in here for yourself in terms of diabetic rescue or is it just your pit crew? >> no. i have a monitor on the dash. i wireless monitor my blood sugar on the dash. >> we wish you well. thanks for stopping by. >> congratulations. >> steve, te