Sep 1, 2011
Karen is the author of the best-selling cookbook Diabetes Meals
for Good Health. This book is sold across North America and has
been translated into French and Japanese. It has sold over 150,000
copies. Karen’s most recent book The Complete Diabetes Guide
brings together her 30 years of working as a Community Dietitian
and Certified Diabetes Educator.
Karen has worked for thirty years as a dietitian, most of those
years specializing in diabetes education. She works part-time in a
busy community diabetes clinic in central Canada. Her clients are
her inspiration, she sees their struggles, and understands how
small changes can make a difference in improving health.
Karen was born in Africa where she graduated from high school at
the Nairobi International School. She recognizes that diabetes is
truly an international health crisis. In 2004-2006 she volunteered
overseas in The Netherlands and Turkey, assisting a non-profit
health organization set up diabetes programming for Turkish people.
Karen’s life work is the fighting of diabetes.
Karen lives in a small farming community in central Canada with her
husband. They have two grown children, both who have followed
career paths that intersect with diabetes (optometry and global
health). Her husband owns a tree nursery and farm, which keeps the
family connected with the land and the source of our food.