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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Slow Down
A message for myself as much as anyone reading this. This is the end of a very hard month in our local community. I don’t need to list all the tragedies, because everyone has experienced something, whether close or far … Continue reading
Quality of Life and Diabetes
Quality of life is pretty important to me, and hopefully that’s an obvious statement. I just read an article about severe hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) and it’s effect on quality of life in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. … Continue reading
Posted in about diabetes, diabetes advocacy, diabetes care, diabetes products, health insurance
Tagged continuous glucose monitoring, diabetes, insulin pump, low blood sugar, quality of life, severe hypoglycemia, severe low blood glucose
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Diabetes and Health Care Professionals
I enjoyed participating in the inaugural Diabetes Hope Conference on Tuesday. I think it was a huge success, with one interesting twist. During the second panel, there was a health care professional who – on more than one occasion – … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, diabetes doctor, diabetes educator, diabetes nurse, health care professionals, quality health care
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Low Carb Lifestyle
Low carb living may be the way to go for many people. I am reading The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living by Volekand Phinney. This book is interesting and eye opening! I am discovering many things about my … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrate, food and diabetes, high fat, lifestyle, low carb, low carbohydrate
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Watch, Enjoy and Benefit
Here is a great opportunity for all! Watch this documentary starring Elizabeth Perkins, enjoy the show, and the Diabetes Hands Foundation gets money. And that means people with diabetes get awesome programs. http://www.diabetescostars.com/ It’s that simple.
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Tagged advocacy, diabetes, Diabetes Costars, Diabetes Hands Foundation, Elizabeth Perkins
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Sleep is good for diabetes
Sleep is so important. And I’m a huge fan of sleep. I was a maniac about teaching my kids how to sleep – and in their own beds – when they were babies. And they are excellent sleepers to this … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, sleep
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Nuts and Diabetes
Nuts are a healthy fat, because they are plant-based and they contain unsaturated fat. A new article reports that substituting nuts for other, less healthy snacks can help people not gain weight and maybe even lose a little. The catch is … Continue reading
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Tagged almonds, healthy fat, nuts, unsaturated fat, weight gain
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Diabetes at the Buffet
I typically avoid buffets. I find it challenging to take a rational amount of food, and often I find that the food offerings are not as healthy as I’d prefer. I found this article about how people handle buffets interesting. … Continue reading
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Tagged buffets, diabetes, overeating
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New Hormone to Cure Diabetes?
Do you get excited when you hear about a cure for diabetes? I usually don’t. I don’t live for a cure because I’d rather live for today. Don’t get me wrong, a cure would be wonderful. I just can’t let … Continue reading
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Tagged beta cells, cure, diabetes, hormone, insulin, pancreas, research
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