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On this page:
- What are diabetes problems?
- What should I do each day to stay healthy with diabetes?
- What can I do to prevent diabetes from damaging my nervous system?
- What can I do to take care of my feet?
- What does my nervous system do?
- How can diabetes hurt my nervous system?
- How can diabetes damage to the peripheral nerves affect me?
- How can diabetes damage to the autonomic nerves affect me?
- How can diabetes damage to the cranial nerves affect me?
- How do I know if I have nerve damage?
- Pronunciation Guide
- For More Information
- More in the Series
- Acknowledgments
What are diabetes problems?
Too much glucose in the blood for a long time can cause diabetes problems. This high blood glucose, also called blood sugar, can damage many parts of the body, such as the heart, blood vessels, eyes, and kidneys. Heart and blood vessel disease can lead to heart attacks and strokes. You can do a lot to prevent or slow down diabetes problems.
This booklet is about nerve problems that can be caused by diabetes. You will learn the things you can do each day and during each year to stay healthy and prevent diabetes problems.
What should I do each day to stay healthy with diabetes?
|Follow the healthy eating plan that you and your doctor or dietitian have worked out.
|Be active a total of 30 minutes most days. Ask your doctor what activities are best for you.
|Take your medicines as directed.
|Check your blood glucose every day. Each time you check your blood glucose, write the number in your record book.
|Check your feet every day for cuts, blisters, sores, swelling, redness, or sore toenails.
|Brush and floss your teeth every day.
|Control your blood pressure and cholesterol.
|Don't smoke.
What can I do to prevent diabetes from damaging my nervous system?
Research has shown that people who kept their blood glucose close to normal were able to lower their risk of nerve damage.
Here is what you can do to prevent nerve damage:
- Keep your blood glucose as close to normal as you can.
- Limit the amount of alcohol you drink.
- Don't smoke.
- Take care of your feet (see "What can I do to take care of my feet?").
- Tell your doctor about any problems you have with
- your hands, arms, feet, or legs
- your stomach, bowels, or bladder
- Also tell your doctor if you
- have problems when you have sex
- cannot always tell when your blood glucose is too low
- feel dizzy when you go from lying down to sitting or standing
What can I do to take care of my feet?
Wash your feet in warm water every day. Make sure the water is not too hot by testing the temperature with your elbow. Do not soak your feet. Dry your feet well, especially between your toes.
Look at your feet every day to check for cuts, sores, blisters, redness, calluses, or other problems. Checking every day is even more important if you have nerve damage or poor blood flow. If you cannot bend over or pull your feet up to check them, use a mirror. If you cannot see well, ask someone else to check your feet.
If your skin is dry, rub lotion on your feet after you wash and dry them. Do not put lotion between your toes.
File corns and calluses gently with an emery board or pumice stone. Do this after your bath or shower.
Cut your toenails once a week or when needed. Cut toenails when they are soft from washing. Cut them to the shape of the toe and not too short. File the edges with an emery board. If you cannot cut your own toenails, ask someone who can or go to a foot doctor.
Always wear shoes or slippers to protect your feet from injuries.
Always wear socks or stockings to avoid blisters. Do not wear socks or knee-high stockings that are too tight below your knee.
Wear shoes that fit well. Shop for shoes at the end of the day when your feet are bigger. Break in shoes slowly. Wear them 1 to 2 hours each day for the first 1 to 2 weeks.
- Make sure your doctor checks your feet at each checkup.
What does my nervous system do?
Nerves carry messages back and forth between the brain and other parts of the body. All of your nerves together make up the nervous system.
Some nerves tell the brain what is happening in the body. For example, when you step on a tack, the nerve in your foot tells the brain about the pain. Other nerves tell the body what to do. For example, nerves from the brain tell your stomach when it is time to move food into your intestines.
How can diabetes hurt my nervous system?
Having high blood glucose for many years can damage the blood vessels that bring oxygen to some nerves. High blood glucose can also hurt the covering on the nerves. Damaged nerves may stop sending messages. Or they may send messages too slowly or at the wrong times.
Diabetic neuropathy is the medical term for damage to the nervous system from diabetes.
How can diabetes damage to the peripheral nerves affect me?
Peripheral nerves go to the arms, hands, legs, and feet. Damage to these nerves can make your arms, hands, legs, or feet feel numb. Also, you might not be able to feel pain, heat, or cold when you should. You may feel shooting pains or burning or tingling, like "pins and needles." These feelings are often worse at night. They can make it hard to sleep. Most of the time these feelings are on both sides of your body, such as in both of your feet. But they can be on just one side.
Peripheral nerve damage can change the shape of your feet. Foot muscles get weak and the tendons in the foot get shorter. You can get special shoes that are made to fit softly around your sore feet or feet that have changed shape. These special shoes help protect your feet. Medicare and other health insurance programs may pay for special shoes. Talk with your doctor about how and where to get these shoes.
Nerve damage from diabetes can increase your risk for carpal tunnel syndrome, which occurs when a nerve from your forearm to your hand is compressed. Carpal tunnel syndrome can cause numbness, tingling, pain, and weakness in your hand and arm.
How can diabetes damage to the autonomic nerves affect me?
Autonomic nerves help you know your blood glucose is low. Some people take diabetes medicines that can accidentally make their blood glucose too low. Damage to the autonomic nerves can make it hard for them to feel the symptoms of hypoglycemia, also called low blood glucose.
This kind of damage is more likely to happen if you have had diabetes for a long time. It can also happen if your blood glucose has been too low very often.
Autonomic nerves go to the stomach, intestines, and other parts of the digestive system. Damage to these nerves can make food pass through the digestive system too slowly or too quickly. Nerve problems can cause nausea—feeling sick to your stomach—vomiting, constipation, or diarrhea.
Nerve damage to your stomach is called gastroparesis. When nerves to the stomach are damaged, the muscles of the stomach do not work well and food may stay in the stomach too long. Gastroparesis makes it hard to keep blood glucose under control.
Autonomic nerves go to the penis. Damage to these nerves can prevent a man's penis from getting firm when he wants to have sex. This condition is called erectile dysfunction or impotence. Many men who have had diabetes for several years experience it.
Autonomic nerves go to the vagina. Damage to these nerves can prevent a woman's vagina from getting wet when she wants to have sex. A woman might also have less feeling around her vagina.
Autonomic nerves go to the heart. Damage to these nerves might make your heart beat faster or at different speeds.
Autonomic nerves go to the bladder. Damage to these nerves can make it hard to know when you should go to the bathroom. The damage can also make it hard to feel when your bladder is empty. Both problems can cause you to hold urine for too long, which can lead to bladder infections. Another problem can be leaking drops of urine accidentally.
Autonomic nerves go to the blood vessels that keep your blood pressure steady. Damage to these nerves can make your blood move too slowly to keep your blood pressure steady when you change position. When you go from lying down to standing up or when you exercise a lot, the sudden changes in blood pressure can make you dizzy.
How can diabetes damage to the cranial nerves affect me?
Cranial nerves go to the eye muscles. Damage to these nerves usually occurs in one eye, causing double vision. This problem happens all of a sudden and most often lasts for a short time.
Cranial nerves go to the sides of the face. Damage to these nerves usually happens on only one side of the face. This nerve damage causes that side of the face to hang lower or sag. Usually the lips and lower eyelid sag. This problem is called Bell's palsy. It happens all of a sudden.
How do I know if I have nerve damage?
If you have one or more of the problems mentioned in this booklet, you may have some nerve damage from diabetes. Tell your doctor about the problem. Ask your doctor what you can do to make the problem better and to stop it from getting worse.
Pronunciation Guide
autonomic (AW-toh-NOM-ik)
central (SEN-truhl)
cranial (KRAY-nee-uhl)
erectile dysfunction (ee-REK-tyl) (diss-FUHNK-shuhn)
gastroparesis (GASS-troh-puh-REE-siss)
hypoglycemia (HY-poh-gly-SEE-mee-uh)
impotence (IM-puh-tenss)
neuropathy (noo-ROP-uh-thee)
peripheral (puh-RIF-ur-uhl)
For More Information
Diabetes Teachers (nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and other health professionals)
To find a diabetes teacher near you, call the Amer ican Association of Diabetes Educators toll-free at 1–800–TEAMUP4 (1–800–832–6874) or 1–800–338–3633, or look on the Internet at www.diabeteseducator.org and click on "Find a Diabetes Educator."
To find a dietitian near you, contact the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics at www.eatright.org and click on "Find a Registered Dietitian."
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). To learn more about nervous system problems, write or call the NIH Neurological Institute at P.O. Box 5801, Bethesda, MD 20824, 1–800–352–9424, 301–496–5751; or see www.ninds.nih.gov on the Internet.
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National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
1 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892–3560
Phone: 1–800–860–8747
Fax: 703–738–4929
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
National Diabetes Education Program
1 Diabetes Way
Bethesda, MD 20814–9692
Phone: 1–888–693–NDEP (1–888–693–6337)
Fax: 703–738–4929
Email: email@example.com
Internet: www.ndep.nih.gov
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383)
Fax: 703-549-6995
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.diabetes.org
26 Broadway, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 1–800–533–CURE (1–800–533–2873)
Fax: 212–785–9595
Email: email@example.com
Internet: www.jdrf.org
More in the Series
The "Prevent Diabetes Problems" Series has seven booklets that can help you learn more about how to prevent diabetes problems.
For free single copies of these booklets, write, call, fax, or email the
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
1 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892–3560
Phone: 1–800–860–8747
Fax: 703–738–4929
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
These booklets are also available at www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov on the Internet.
Publications produced by the Clearinghouse are carefully reviewed by both NIDDK scientists and outside experts. The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse thanks the people who helped review or field-test this publication:
For the American Association of Diabetes Educators
Lynn Grieger, R.D., C.D.E.
Arlington, VT
Celia Levesque, R.N., C.D.E.
Montgomery, AL
Teresa McMahon, Pharm.D., C.D.E.
Seattle, WA
Barbara Schreiner, R.N., M.N., C.D.E.
Galveston, TX
For the American Diabetes Association
Phyllis Barrier, M.S., R.D., C.D.E.
Alexandria, VA
Linda Haas, Ph.C., R.N., C.D.E.
Seattle, WA
Kathleen Mahoney, M.S.N., R.N., C.D.E.
Drexel Hill, PA
Randi Kington, M.S., R.N., C.S., C.D.E.
Hartford, CT
For the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MD
Jan Drass, R.N., C.D.E.
For the Diabetes Research and Training Centers
Albert Einstein School of Medicine Norwalk Hospital
Norwalk, CT
Jill Ely, R.N., C.D.E.
Sam Engel, M.D.
Pam Howard, A.P.R.N., C.D.E.
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Madelyn Wheeler, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A., C.D.E.
VA/JDF Diabetes Research Center
Vanderbilt School of Medicine
Nashville, TN
Ok Chon Allison, M.S.N., R.N.C.S., A.N.P., C.D.E.
Barbara Backer, B.S.
James W. Pichert, Ph.D.
Alvin Powers, M.D.
Melissa E. Schweikhart
Michael B. Smith
Kathleen Wolffe, R.N.
For the Grady Health System Diabetes Clinic
Atlanta, GA
Ernestine Baker, R.N., F.N.P., C.D.E.
Kris Ernst, R.N., C.D.E.
Margaret Fowke, R.D., L.D.
Kay Mann, R.N., C.D.E.
For the Indian Health Service
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Ruth Bear, R.D., C.D.E.
Dorinda Bradley, R.N., C.D.E.
Terry Fisher, R.N.
Lorraine Valdez, R.N., C.D.E.
Charmaine Branchaud, B.S.N., R.N., C.D.E.
For the Medlantic Research Center
Washington, DC
Resa Levetan, M.D.
For the Texas Diabetes Council
Texas Department of Health
Austin, TX
Luby Garza-Abijaoude, M.S., R.D., L.D.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
1 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892–3560
Phone: 1–800–860–8747
Fax: 703–738–4929
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1978, the Clearinghouse provides information about diabetes to people with diabetes and to their families, health care professionals, and the public. The NDIC answers inquiries, develops and distributes publications, and works closely with professional and patient organizations and Government agencies to coordinate resources about diabetes.
This publication is not copyrighted. The Clearinghouse encourages users of this publication to duplicate and distribute as many copies as desired.
This publication may contain information about medications and, when taken as prescribed, the conditions they treat. When prepared, this publication included the most current information available. For updates or for questions about any medications, contact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration toll-free at 1–888–INFO–FDA (1–888–463–6332) or visit www.fda.gov. Consult your health care provider for more information.
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March 2008
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The pancreas /ˈpæŋkriəs/ is a glandular organ in the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates. It is an endocrine gland producing several important hormones, including insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide which circulate in the blood. The pancreas is also a digestive organ, secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that assist digestion and absorption of nutrients in the small intestine. These enzymes help to further break down the carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids in the chyme.
Under a microscope, stained sections of the pancreas reveal two different types of parenchymal tissue.[2] Lightly staining clusters of cells are called islets of Langerhans, which produce hormones that underlie the endocrine functions of the pancreas. Darker-staining cells form acini connected to ducts. Acinar cells belong to the exocrine pancreas and secrete digestive enzymes into the gut via a system of ducts.
|Islets of Langerhans
|Lightly staining, large, spherical cluster
|Hormone production and secretion (endocrine pancreas)
|Pancreatic acini
|Darker-staining, small, berry-like clusters
|Digestive enzyme production and secretion (exocrine pancreas)
The pancreas is a dual-function gland, having features of both endocrine and exocrine glands.
The part of the pancreas with endocrine function is made up of approximately a million[3] cell clusters called islets of Langerhans. Four main cell types exist in the islets. They are relatively difficult to distinguish using standard staining techniques, but they can be classified by their secretion: α (alpha) cells secrete glucagon (increase glucose in blood), β (beta) cells secrete insulin (decrease glucose in blood), Δ (delta) cells secrete somatostatin (regulates/stops α and β cells) and PP cells, or gamma cells, secrete pancreatic polypeptide.[4]
The islets are a compact collection of endocrine cells arranged in clusters and cords and are crisscrossed by a dense network of capillaries. The capillaries of the islets are lined by layers of endocrine cells in direct contact with vessels, and most endocrine cells are in direct contact with blood vessels, either by cytoplasmic processes or by direct apposition. According to the volume The Body, by Alan E. Nourse,[5] the islets are "busily manufacturing their hormone and generally disregarding the pancreatic cells all around them, as though they were located in some completely different part of the body." The islets of Langerhans play an imperative role in glucose metabolism and regulation of blood glucose concentration.
The pancreas as an exocrine gland helps out the digestive system. It secretes pancreatic fluid that contains digestive enzymes that pass to the small intestine. These enzymes help to further break down the carbohydrates, proteins and lipids (fats) in the chyme.
In humans, the secretory activity of the pancreas is regulated directly via the effect of hormones in the blood on the islets of Langerhans and indirectly through the effect of the autonomic nervous system on the blood flow.[6]
The pancreas lies in the epigastrium and left hypochondrium areas of the abdomen
It is composed of the following parts:
The superior pancreaticoduodenal artery from gastroduodenal artery and the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery from superior mesenteric artery run in the groove between the pancreas and the duodenum and supply the head of pancreas. The pancreatic branches of splenic artery also supply the neck, body and tail of the pancreas. The largest of those branches is called the arteria pancreatica magna; its occlusion, although rare, is fatal.
The body and neck of the pancreas drain into splenic vein; the head drains into the superior mesenteric and portal veins.
Lymph is drained via the splenic, celiac and superior mesenteric lymph nodes.
A puncture of the pancreas, which may lead to the secretion of digestive enzymes such as lipase and amylase into the abdominal cavity as well as subsequent pancreatic self-digestion and digestion and damage to organs within the abdomen, generally requires prompt and experienced medical intervention.
Pancreatitis, inflammation of the pancreas. A variety of factors cause a high pressure within pancreatic ducts. Pancreatic duct rupture, and pancreatic juice leakage causes a pancreatic self-digestion. Therefore, pancreatitis occurs. Gallstones and alcohol are the two most common causes for pancreatitis.
Pancreatic Cancers, particularly cancer of the exocrine pancreas, remain one of the most deadly cancers, and the mortality rate is very high. Pancreatic endocrine tumors are rare. Representative: insulinoma (95% benign, 5% malignant), gastrinomas (malignant).
Diabetes mellitus type 1 (Also known as Juvenile Diabetes) is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the insulin-secreting cells in the pancreas. This causes the patient's blood sugar levels to rise to a dangerous level. To correct this, the patient must take 3+ insulin shots per day. There may be also some correlations between diabetes, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
Diabetes mellitus type 2 is more common among overweight adults, but has been seen in children also. Unlike Type 1, it can be permanently corrected with weight loss and medicine.
It is possible for one to live without a pancreas, provided that the patient takes insulin for proper regulation of blood glucose concentration and pancreatic enzyme supplements to aid digestion.[8][9]
The pancreas was first identified for western civilization by Herophilus (335–280 BC), a Greek anatomist and surgeon. Only a few hundred years later, Rufus of Ephesus, another Greek anatomist, gave the pancreas its name. The term "pancreas" is derived from the Greek πᾶν ("all", "whole"), and κρέας ("flesh")[10] – it is presumed because of its fleshy consistency.
The pancreas forms from the embryonic foregut and is therefore of endodermal origin. Pancreatic development begins [with] the formation of a ventral and dorsal anlage (or buds). Each structure communicates with the foregut through a duct. The ventral pancreatic bud becomes the head and uncinate process, and comes from the hepatic diverticulum.
Differential rotation and fusion of the ventral and dorsal pancreatic buds results in the formation of the definitive pancreas.[11] As the duodenum rotates to the right, it carries with it the ventral pancreatic bud and common bile duct. Upon reaching its final destination, the ventral pancreatic bud fuses with the much larger dorsal pancreatic bud. At this point of fusion, the main ducts of the ventral and dorsal pancreatic buds fuse, forming the duct of Wirsung, the main pancreatic duct.
Differentiation of cells of the pancreas proceeds through two different pathways, corresponding to the dual endocrine and exocrine functions of the pancreas. In progenitor cells of the exocrine pancreas, important molecules that induce differentiation include follistatin, fibroblast growth factors, and activation of the Notch receptor system.[11] Development of the exocrine acini progresses through three successive stages. These include the predifferentiated, protodifferentiated, and differentiated stages, which correspond to undetectable, low, and high levels of digestive enzyme activity, respectively.
Progenitor cells of the endocrine pancreas arise from cells of the protodifferentiated stage of the exocrine pancreas.[11] Under the influence of neurogenin-3 and Isl-1, but in the absence of notch receptor signaling, these cells differentiate to form two lines of committed endocrine precursor cells. The first line, under the direction of Pax-0, forms α- and γ- cells, which produce glucagon and pancreatic polypeptides, respectively. The second line, influenced by Pax-6, produces β- and δ-cells, which secrete insulin and somatostatin, respectively.
Insulin and glucagon can be detected in the human fetal circulation by the fourth or fifth month of fetal development.[11]
Pancreatic tissue is present in all vertebrate species, but its precise form and arrangement vary widely. There may be up to three separate pancreases, two of which arise from ventral buds, and the other dorsally. In most species (including humans), these fuse in the adult, but there are several exceptions. Even when a single pancreas is present, two or three pancreatic ducts may persist, each draining separately into the duodenum (or equivalent part of the foregut). Birds, for example, typically have three such ducts.[12]
In teleosts, and a few other species (such as rabbits), there is no discrete pancreas at all, with pancreatic tissue being distributed diffusely across the mesentery and even within other nearby organs, such as the liver or spleen. In a few teleost species, the endocrine tissue has fused to form a distinct gland within the abdominal cavity, but otherwise it is distributed among the exocrine components. The most primitive arrangement, however, appears to be that of lampreys and lungfish, in which pancreatic tissue is found as a number of discrete nodules within the wall of the gut itself, with the exocrine portions being little different from other glandular structures of the intestine.[12]
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1905 S 1st St, Ste A, Austin, TX | Directions 7870430.246121 -97.756565
Neighborhoods: Bouldin
Deeelish! Amazing cupcake flavors that rotate daily, and delightful vegan and gluten free options too! My favorite is the confetti cake with buttercream frosting!
In addition to great cupcakes, Sugar mamas makes delicious custom cakes, pies, & lemon bars. My favorite flavors are the red velvet and the carrot cake!
Two words: The Elvis. It's banana-flavored cake (which may be offputting to some, but definitely not to me), topped with peanut butter buttercream (!). That's my favorite, but Olivia - the owner - makes a ton of other whimsical flavors.
Love stopping here on my way home from work. Friendly service and I agree that the Elvis is the BEST!
Absolutely HORRIBLE! – We will NEVER use Sugar Mama's Bakeshop again!
Two of our preschool children had a 12:30 p.m. birthday party. We had ordered a chocolate cake with a giraffe and two other zoo animals all wearing shoes. Sugar Mama's promised to have the birthday cake ready by 11 a.m.
When we arrived at 11 a.m., they had not even begun to put icing on the cake. At this point, we were promised that the cake would really be ready at 1 p.m.! This meant that the kids' father ended up having to miss quite a bit of a birthday party that was only 1.5 hours long to begin with. Or, someone would have to explain to two preschoolers why the birthday cake that they had planned for about a month was not going to be at the birthday party.
But, the story actually gets even worse... When my husband arrived a little after 1 p.m, the cake was STILL not done. There was only one animal on the cake and they were still putting the kids' names on it. So, he had to either take the cake unfinished or risk not having a birthday cake at all at this birthday party. (Of course, Sugar Mama's did not offer to deliver the cake to the party. Instead, the children's father would just have to miss a big chunk of their birthday party.)
Then, after all of that, the flavor of the cake was good (although one of the kids said that he didn't like it), but nothing outstanding. This was an EXTREMELY disappointing situation. We would have been much happier with a much cheaper cake from just about anywhere else.
Creative, Cute, Mouthwatering! – These are soooo good. A perfect amount of frosting, creative flavors, cute presentation...I am a huge fan!
Delicious!! – I am a cupcake FANATIC! When Sprinkles opened up in my hometown of Dallas several years ago, I made my family get them for me when I came into town. Good cupcakes, but not nearly as incredible as Sugar Mama's.
First of all, every single flavor I have ever tried has been out of this world! I particularly love the Hemingway as the lime flavor is so right on and perfect. My husband's favorite is the Black and Tan, and I have to agree it's a tasty option.
The sizes of the cupcakes are perfect. Not too big so you feel glutenous eating the whole thing, but not too small that you can't share a bite.
I have also tried their lemon bars, which are outstanding. Often lemon bars can be too sweet, but these are perfect slices of lemon heaven.
The people who run this place and work in the shop are so incredibly nice. We have one of the original cupcake boxes that we bring in to be environmental and not waste packaging. They always comment on it and seem excited that we have been such long standing customers.
My friend knows the owners and has said many times how committed they are to quality ingredients and developing great recipes on their own. This is important to me and part of why their cupcakes are my favorite in town. I've tried all the other places only to be disappointed that they did not live up to my expectations.
Anyone who asks me where to get cupcakes is always sent to Sugar Mama's. Where else can you go to get original flavors and incredibly moist yummy cupcakes!?
from behind the scenes – I worked here for about 6 months and I still love this place. Olivia and Steve are dedicated owners that don't compromise their ingredients or process. I love taking new people there. they simply put other shops to shame.
and yes, I have tried every cupcake and they are all great. personally, the black and tan is my favorite, but the james brown is a contender also. The iced sugar cookies always seem to sell out first (they are homemade versions of the ones we grew up with in the grocery stores) and they even make 'pupcakes' - healthy little cakes for dogs. and yes, i have tried those also. they're still good :)
Yuuummmy! – I have one word...YUM! There are several to choose from depending on the day. This is one local vendor that is worth supporting!
Tasty cupcakes made with real ingredients – I can't say enough about this place, my husband and I have tried several different flavors, and while a few stand out, all were great. Depending on the flavor, the cake ranges from airy to more dense, but all are very moist. The icings are all made with real cream and butter, and you can taste it. I had them make some specially decorated cupcakes for a baby shower, they did a wonderful job and all the ladies at the shower loved these cupcakes. I got many requests for the name of the bakery that made them! The staff is very friendly, and the cupcakes are standard size, so they're perfect for a dessert or snack (no monster cupcakes here). They also have some bars and cookies, as well as some vegan cupcakes, none of which I've tried but they always look very enticing. I highly recommend this place!
can't stop the craving – I live down the street from Sugar Mama's and drive past daily, which is a terrible problem for my health. It is very difficult to not stop everyday as their cupcakes are so damn delicious! I've had the key lime pie and the red velvet cake (I hope to break out of my routine soon), both of which are super moist and fresh. Their cream cheese icing is a perfect balance of sweetness and tangyness. It's almost like a miniature fresh cheescake on top of the cupcake! I am so happy they came to the neighborhood!
This South Austin bakeshop run by a local couple spreads the love--one cupcake at a time. – In Short
Under the neon cupcake, this heavenly scented bakery has a rotating menu of cupcakes including seasonal treats and the playfully named Elvis (banana and PB topped with gold sprinkles) and the Black and Tan (Guinness cupcake topped with Irish cream icing). Daily offerings include red velvet, lemon, chocolate, coconut and vanilla cupcakes with plenty of fresh buttercream icing. And since it's Austin and we care about these kinds of things, expect locally-sourced and preservative-free ingredients including cage-free eggs, post-consumer packaging and a wind-powered shop. The bakery also sells cookies and bars in addition to mini bundt cakes. Whet your whistle with hot tea or coffee, milk or Boylan sodas.
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Those cuts weren't deep enough for many Republicans who objected to the cost of the nearly $80 billion-a-year food stamp program, which has doubled in the past five years. The vote was 234-195, with 62 Republicans voting against the bill.
It also suffered from lack of Democratic support necessary for the traditionally bipartisan farm bill to pass. Only 24 Democrats voted in favor after many said the food stamp cuts could remove as many as 2 million needy recipients from the rolls. The addition of optional state work requirements by Republican amendment turned many remaining Democratic votes the bill's supporters may have had otherwise.
Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., and No. 2 Democrat Steny Hoyer of Maryland, both of whom voted for the bill, immediately took to the House floor and blamed the other's party for the defeat.
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Hoyer suggested that Republicans voted for the food stamp work requirements to tank the bill.
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"I had a bunch of people come up to me and say, 'I was with you, but this is it, I'm done,' " Peterson said after the vote.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, voted for the bill, but Boehner supported the dairy amendment, while Cantor backed the work requirement amendment. Lucas and Peterson had warned that adoption of those amendments could contribute to the bill's downfall.
The Senate overwhelmingly passed its version of the farm bill last week, with about $2.4 billion a year in overall cuts and a $400 million annual decrease in food stamps—one-fifth of the House bill's food stamp cuts. If the two chambers cannot come together on a bill, farm-state lawmakers are likely to push for an extension of the 2008 farm bill, which expires in September.
Though passage has been in the balance all week, the final vote against the bill was larger than many had expected. When the final vote count was read, House Democrats cheered loudly, led by members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who had fought the food stamp cuts.
(Read More: Who Wins and Loses From Fed Taper?)
The defeat is also a major victory for conservative taxpayer and environmental groups that have worked unsuccessfully against the bill for years. Those groups have aggressively lobbied lawmakers in recent weeks, hoping to capitalize on the 200-plus new members of the House since the last farm bill. Many of them are conservative Republicans who replaced moderate rural Democrats who championed farm policy.
"We need to put farm subsidies on a path to elimination and we need to devolve food stamps to the state level where they belong," said Chris Chocola, president of the conservative advocacy group Club for Growth.


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I have been working at Con Edison full-time for less than a year
Pros – Location. Parking. Compensation. Benefits. A lot of opportunity to learn other positions.
Cons – None that I know of.
Advice to Senior Management – Too new to offer advice.
I have been working at Con Edison part-time for less than a year
Pros – Con Edison is a great company in my eyes. They have both union workers, and management employees who all work together towards a common goal- providing the customer with steady/reliable service.
Cons – For the intern program, I feel that the interns could have been given more responsibilty. A lot was busy data / organizing work.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
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I worked at Con Edison as an intern for more than a year
Pros – I really felt I was using my technical skills as an engineer for the public good, for good pay, good pay and good job security. You get a wide exposure to many tasks. Great training program, which allows you to move your career where you want to go. Depending on your supervisor, they really work with you in terms of hours (early bird hours, one day off a week), and depending on your position, you can make a LOT of overtime at 1.5 pay, which is nice in an expensive city like NYC. Many people make a life-time commitment to the company.
Cons – I felt the work was not challenging enough sometimes, and was often repetitive. It's a very vertical company, where your position on the totem matters a lot (too much sometimes). It's very old school and things are often "done that way, because they have always been done that way," so you encounter a lot of resistance to change, which as a young professional was frustrating. If you're an international student working there on a student visa, they do not sponsor you.
Advice to Senior Management – It's unfortunate that after more than a year working for ConEd, loving the company and doing great work (as stated in one of the most amazing reference letters I have ever received from a former supervisor), there was no mechanism to sponsor an international student who had lived in the United States since I was seven, and it was sad that I felt strung along to the end, when I should have been encouraged to start looking for another company who would have sponsored me. I mention this not because I am currently in a bad situation, I'm doing great, found a great job, but I would not wish this situation on someone else. I suggest you be clear about this from the onset.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2 people found this helpful
I have been working at Con Edison full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – Employment at Con Edison is very stable.
Cons – There are minimal raises and bonuses annually compared to other private sector jobs.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
I have been working at Con Edison
Pros – This is a steady, secure job with a great salary and great benefits. If you want to advance and do a good job, you can. If you want to spend the rest of your job in the same position, you can do that too.
Cons – We have too few vacation days, many poor/underperforming employees cannot be easily removed from their posts. Lot of favoritism and nepotism impacting hiring and promotion decisions.
Advice to Senior Management – Provide more feedback and lay off unproductive and underqualified employees. It is too dificult to fire someone, even a poor performer.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
I have been working at Con Edison
Pros – The benefits are good and the salary is competitive. The work life balance within the company is comparitive to no other company I know of. Managment is very thoruogh in communications and strive to develop your skills allowing you endless opportunities for advanacement if desired. Hard work and dedication are rewarded and the commrodary amongst employees is evident.
Cons – The work can be demanding and there is extreme criticism from media. The public opinion of the company is low but I believe this is based on little knowledge of how the electric utiltiy industry operates. With such a heavy population in the Metro NY area it is difficult an sometimes impossible to distribute the electricity as demanded.
Advice to Senior Management – Keep the communication open and continue to recognize and reward achievements.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
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"In the fall and in the spring," said Eddie Murray, the upright bass player for local bluegrass band Bent Creek . "Cause it's too hot in the summer (to play bluegrass).
"Whether it's a well-known festival such as the Foggy Hollow Bluegrass Gatherin' in Wellington or the new Terrapin Creek Bluegrass Festival in Piedmont, over the next few weeks, bluegrass lovers will have their pick of some of the best music northeast Alabama has to offer.
Ahava Springs Bluegrass Gospel Festival
Sept. 9-10, Gallant (11 miles west of Attalla)
In its third year, this semi-annual festival features several family bands such as The Sparks Family of Belmont, Miss., and The Carrell Family, which hosts the festival.
"We choose bluegrass gospel and family events so people with families feel comfortable bringing their families," said Lamilla Carrell, the mother and guitar player for the band. Her husband, David, who plays the upright bass, picks the bands because he likes "driving music, with good talent."
The festival starts Friday, with pickin' from 1-5 p.m. and bands performing after that. The music continues Saturday with bands from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and pickin' from then until dark. Tent camping is available, as well as several spots for vehicle campers. Food and craft vendors will be on location, and the show goes on rain or shine. The suggested donation for Friday is $5 and $10 for Saturday, with children 16 and under attending free. After band costs, all proceeds from the festival go to the development of Ahava Springs, a facility that teaches how to use biblical leadership in the home.
For more information and directions, go to www.ahavasprings.com.
Terrapin Creek Bluegrass Festival
Sept. 10, Piedmont (Highway 9 between Piedmont and Centre)
While the members of Bent Creek enjoy playing at festivals such as Foggy Hollow, they wanted to share their music with folks a little closer to home.
"We needed something around here locally," said Eddie Murray of Bent Creek.
The band hosting the event, along with the Redneck Yacht Club Canoe and Kayak Rental. "It's a good location, and we don't play much locally."
The music kicks off at noon with musicians such as Albert Simpson, Valley Road and Cottonmouth Creek and continues until 5 p.m., when there will be a supper break. The bands begin again at 6 and will continue until about 11 p.m.
"After that, who knows? All the pickin' will start," Murray said.
Primitive RV sites and tent camping will be available, as well as concessions. Tickets are $15 and children under 12 are free. For more information and directions, go to www.bentcreekband.com.
Foggy Hollow Bluegrass Gatherin'
Sept. 23-24, Wellington (between Anniston and Gadsden on Highway 431)
Now the largest and longest-running bluegrass festival in the state, the Foggy Hollow Bluegrass Gatherin' is still going strong, despite the tornadoes that hit part of the festival grounds on April 27.
"We lost half the barn, which serves as the restrooms and showers, and lost a lot of the (RV) hook-ups," said Glen Williams, one of the founders of the festival. "We weren't damaged in the music part — it stopped at the concession stand."
Williams says it's kind of ironic, because the Gatherin' partners decided to drop this year's June performance out of the usual semi-annual festival to save money. But the grounds are now back to their original shape, and are ready for the hundreds of bluegrass lovers to descend on acts such as Doyle Lawson, one of bluegrass' greatest.
"He's one of the most popular acts in the nation," Williams said. "I've been listening to Doyle Lawson forever."
Lawson, 67, began playing music when he was young, and met Jimmy Martin, the "king of bluegrass," when he was 14, and later moved to Nashville and played in Jimmy Martin's band, as well as others. From there he formed Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver and the band has gone on to win many International Bluegrass Music Association awards, including Vocal Group of the Year from 2001-2006.
Other musicians performing at the Gatherin' include Little Roy & Lizzie, Kelli Johnson and Newgrass Troubadours, among others. The shows begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 for $15 and 1 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 24, for $25. Tent camping is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information and directions, go to www.foggyhollow.com.


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Getting Started: How to contribute to open source
ROSE Blog: Rikki's Open Source Exchange
Ruth Suehle wrote an on opensource.com that can help you wade into the world of contributing to open source: Ready to be an open source contributor but don't know where to start? Ruth recommends and explains OpenHatch.
How is it that I've never visited OpenHatch.org before? The site allows you to find a bug you want to work on, ask for a bug to be assigned to you, create a contributors page for your project, find people to work with near you, and much more.
I clicked on "What projects are my neighbors working on?" Find contributors near you in hopes of finding some people in my area. There are a few people listed around here, but I'd love to see more.
UPDATED: I got really excited when I saw the Find a mentor link. I wrote about how hard it can be to find a mentor in our September issue, and OpenHatch looked promising. Unfortunately, I clicked the link and discovered that there are zero people listed as mentors. UPDATE: Thanks to a quick bug fix from the OpenHatch folks, you can now see 43 people who have offered to be mentors.
Have you heard about OpenHatch before, and if so, what do you think about it? And if this is the first time you've heard about the site, do you plan to use it?
Thanks for telling us about OpenHatch, Ruth!
Updated post!Thanks for the bug fix! I'm glad to see 43 people already offering to be mentors, and I updated the post. Hopefully that list will grow quickly as more people hear about this great idea.
I just fixed the "0 mentors" problem...Hey Rikki! Glad to see you discovered the site. The "0 mentors" thing was a bug; just fixed it!
When you said there are 0 mentors, I thought, "That can't be right...." Turns out that the front page linked to search for "can_mentor=C", which returns 0 hits. That's invalid syntax for our search engine. Searching for "can_mentor:C" returns 43 people (right now).
So I fixed the problem by correcting the link on the front page.
I'm really glad you gave it a look! The site is an active open source project, with a GSoC student and community contributors. We're always looking for more feedback, and we really encourage people to hang out on #openhatch on irc.freenode.net. We have big dreams about making the community friendlier, and we can always use more people involved on the project. http://openhatch.org/contact/ gives more ways to join the discussion.
We're also working with another group, Teaching Open Source, that's very active. They have a similarly radical mission -- get more students to active within the free software community. They're at http://teachingopensource.org/.
OpenHatc mentors is fixedOpenHatch's mentors link should be fixed now.
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The December numbers beat expectations by a lot. Housing starts jumped 12 percent month-to-month, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 954,000 units. That sent the stocks of the public home builders higher and prompted housing analysts to exclaim bullish headlines.
"Housing starts were off the charts in December," wrote Patrick Newport of HIS Global Insight. Newport blamed much of the gains on warm weather, but added, "the housing recovery is ongoing and has steam."
"Given how far below normal levels starts remain even now, we expect further strong gains during 2013," wrote Paul Diggle of Capital Economics.
What they failed to mention is that 30 percent of all housing starts in 2012 were of multi-family apartments. That is the highest share in over 20 years. In December alone, multi-family starts jumped 23 percent month to month, seasonally adjusted, and are up nearly 166 percent from December of 2011. Compare that to single family gains of 8 percent month-to-month and 18.5 percent from a year ago.
(Read More: Real-Estate Tips from a Mega-Broker to the Stars)
Single family construction may in fact be slowing. Housing starts usually calm down in the fourth quarter. When you take out that seasonal adjustment, they fell 24 percent from October to December of 2012 compared to just a 10 percent pause in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to housing analyst Mark Hanson.
"Single family starts did 'improve' suddenly early in 2012 on the Twist gap down in mortgage rates, but it quit 'improving' several months ago. Once 2013 data start to come in, the segment could quickly go from year-over-year positive to year-over-year negative over the period of a month or two," argues Hanson. "Multi-family has reached escape velocity; single-family is stuck in the mud."
Developers are rushing to increase supply of multi-family apartments, as there are now more This even as single-family rentals continue to gain market share. Continued uncertainty in the housing market, tighter mortgage underwriting and weaker consumer wealth has pushed ever more Americans to rent; the foreclosure crisis forced others.
The boom in multi-family is already raising red flags.
"We are incrementally more cautious on the multi-family sub-sector, as we see a rising supply environment in 2014," note analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. "Although at this point, data indicate demand remains strong and absorption in check.
(Read More: One Overlooked Fact About the Housing Recovery)
Apartment demand increased "noticeably" in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Reis Inc. This despite record-low mortgage rates and renewed faith in the housing market. Rents continued to rise, although at a slower pace than the previous quarter. They still managed to hit another all-time high, "propelled by strong demand, limited new supply growth, and a still weak for-sale housing market."
The single-family housing market is rebounding off its historic lows, but the very limited supply of homes for sale gives cause for concern.
Low inventories are pushing prices higher, faster than expected. All-cash investors are pushing those gains, and in turn pushing out first-time home buyers. While non-investors are slowly moving back into the market, they are not arriving in the necessary numbers, and they are also not finding much to choose from.
(Read More: Home Builder Confidence Stalls)
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When I posted my gallery wall frames, many of you requested a tutorial. Well, it took me a little while to get back into the workshop but here it is!
Warning: Lots and Lots of photographs! I'm a visual type person and I assume if you are a reader of Dittle Dattle then you are too!
Here is the frame that I will showing you how to build today. The one's hanging on the wall are 8x10 photos with an over~all size of 14"x16".
For this tutorial I will be using a 4"x6" glass taken from a dollar store frame. I will be working through the layers starting with the glass size first.
For the second layer, choose some thin boards. I have a verity of boards that I used. It really doesn't matter as long as it is thin and when everything gets painted you won't notice if you do use two different materials for the next layer either. I did and you can't notice.
Let's get going….
Starting with your glass size, make the next layer 3/4" to 1" larger all the way around. In my sample 4x6 glass, my next layer will be 5x7.
I used a band saw to cut my thin boards. Don't be intimidated! This tool cuts like butter. If you've used a electric knife in the kitchen you can handle a band saw. Promise.
**I do use the guide (gray bar that the board is push up to) to keep my cuts straight.
Repeat the same step for the the third layer making it 3/4" to and 1" inch larger. My third board measures 6"x8"ish.
Now for the fourth and final layer.
Because this is a smaller photograph, I am only going to go about an inch bigger over~all. However, on my gallery wall, I wanted to make them larger so I went 3"-4" inches larger all the way around.
The overall height for this sample will be 9" inches.
The overall width of this sample will be 11" inches.
I scratched out a rectangle with my overall dimensions and knew that I wanted 5 boards, three wide and two narrow. Then I figured out the size of each board. I will cut the boards just a smidge narrower to allow the gap between each board.
Thought I share with you a quick pick of my Dad working on the other side of the workshop on a hand-turned wooden bowl. I love the shape of that bowl! Check out his Etsy shop: Woodexpressions
For the final layer, I'm using pallet/rough sawn lumber.
**Just make sure the thickness of the boards are the same! It will make your life easier!!!
Cut the rough sawn boards and lay them out alternating wide and then narrow. Use a square to make sure everything is straight.
**I place a piece of tape on the square so I know my overall height.
***Lay the pieces upside down.
Cut two small strips of rough sawn wood SMALLER than your overall height. Mine measured at 8" inches.
Glue and nail strips to the back of the boards.
Lightly sand and round corners.
STOP HERE! I like to paint all my pieces first before final assembly.
Once the pieces are painted and sprayed with poly, glue and nail everything together except the glass. I nail through all three pieces of wood under where the glass is. The photo will cover any nail holes.
**Just make sure your nail heads are just under the surface of the wood so that it doesn't puncture a hole in your photograph.
These are the pieces you will need to mount the glass to the frame.
Drill a small hole next to the glass on center of all four sides. Be careful NOT to over tighten the screw as it will crack the glass. You might be able to put a rubber washer between the glass and the speed nut. I haven't tried it myself.
I cut my own glass, that's why it's not straight!
Check out more photos at the Wall Gallery post. I'll be back tomorrow to share why I haven't been around lately.


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