Jack Krohn

Diabetes-Ignorance is Not Bliss

In a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Medtronic, Inc., they found that 67 percent of people incorrectly believed a cure existed for type 1 diabetes. The survey also showed that nearly 80 percent of U.S. adults don't know the differen... Read >

Self Defense-Surviving Mountain Lion Encounters

As with all things of nature, mountain lion attacks seem to ebb and flow. As I found out today the weather has as much to do with their appearance as anything. When the weather is dry they are driven to lower elevations to find water and along the way som... Read >

Self Defense-Hotwalkers-Protection While You Lose Weight

You've seen them; maybe even used them: weights you carry with you when you are exercising, jogging or even walking. I've used some myself that strapped around my ankles others strap around your arm. They are weights designed to increase your heart rate d... Read >

Diabetes-The Emotional Side

Looking back nearly fifteen years ago when I first suspected I had diabetes, several emotions played a rather substantial part in my disease's development. Any one of them at any given time could have made the disease much worse and made my life in genera... Read >

Diabetes-This Support Group Rocks

Diabetes affects 20-22 million Americans. Millions more have it and don't know. Indirectly it affects nearly everyone. Once you have been diagnosed with Diabetes your fight has officially begun. YOU VS. THE BIG D. It sounds like and at times feels lik... Read >

ORLANDO VACATION-WHY A FAMILY VACATION IN ORLANDO?

The mention of the name Orlando evokes so many images; Mickey and Minnie, the spectacular theme parks, the scare-you-to-death thrill rides, the natural beauty, the world class accommodations, the great restaurants-on and on it goes. From Orlando Sea World... Read >

Diabetes-What are The Risk Factors?

Diabetes is like the film that was "years in the making"-it takes literally years for Diabetes to develop. If you know what to look for you can see it coming and actually prevent it all together. If you don't see it coming until you have it-it is too late... Read >

Home Security 101-The Basics of Securing Your Home

First things first, the problem of home burglaries and home invasions is an ever increasing threat to all American homeowners. In the latest year that statistics were released, 2004, the Bureau of Justice reported that: • Nearly one out of six ho... Read >

Growing Danger on the Highways

How many times have you been driving on a highway and the large truck in front of you slowly crosses the yellow line and then, with a jerk, the driver corrects himself and pulls the truck over to the right. That happened to me just two days ago on my way ... Read >

Self Defense and Home Security for Bear Attacks

In June of 2007 in Utah there was fatal bear attack. It was the state's first. An eleven year-old, Samuel Ives, was killed by a black bear that yanked him out of a tent outside of Timpooneke Campground in American Fork Canyon northeast of Provo Utah. ... Read >

Home Mortgage-ARM Resets and Foreclosures

There is little question that the recent booming housing market and the state of the economy in general were fueled by sub prime loans-loans to folks who otherwise would've never gotten one. The lowering of standards and the widening range of products... Read >

Diabetes and Baby Boomers: Why Their Aging is a Recipe for an Epidemic

According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 18.3% (8.6 million) of Americans age 60 and older have diabetes. Not only is the risk for Type 2 diabetes more common as people get older, but physical, financial and medical issues are often c... Read >

The Business of Diabetes-Buyer Beware

I had someone ask me last week if there was a cure for diabetes. He said he had seen several claims to that effect on products offered on the Internet. This encounter got me thinking about ominous things to come. Currently there are 20-22 million peop... Read >

Type 2 Diabetes-Don't Ignore It

Type 2 Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness, limb amputation, kidney problems and male impotence in the United States and growing throughout the world. Other serious complications include heart disease, stroke, and nerve damage. It is a ... Read >

How to Protect Your Home from Bear Attacks

Especially for people who live near a deeply wooded area or a mountainous region-and that's a lot of people-from New Jersey to California and all points in between, bear encounters have become much more common. Campers know all to well the dangers of a... Read >