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Author Archives: janekdickinson
Nibbling
I shared an article on twitter earlier today, and got an interesting mention afterward. My friend was upset that I shared information about nibbling between meals and how it may not affect BMI. In fact, he thought I should be … Continue reading
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Tagged approaches to diabetes management, nibbling and diabetes, snacking and diabetes, thinking about diabetes, twitter attacks
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GDM – part 3
Sometimes women who have gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) need medication. Again, it’s not their fault. If the woman’s body cannot produce enough insulin to counteract the hormones of pregnancy, sometimes exercising and eating carefully are just not enough. There are … Continue reading
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Tagged GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus, glyburide, insulin and GDM, medications and GDM, medications and gestational diabetes mellitus
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GDM – part 2
Many women have a hard time with a diagnosis of GDM. They feel they did something wrong or that they have hurt their baby. They often experience very high levels of stress because of this. It is important to know … Continue reading
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Tagged GDM, GDM and exercise, GDM and food, GDM and stress, gestational diabetes mellitus, managing diabetes during pregnancy, pregnancy, pregnancy and diabetes
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GDM – part 1
When we talk about diabetes, we typically refer to “three main types,” and they are type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). More recently a lot of attention has been paid to type 1.5 diabetes, which I’ll blog … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes and pregnancy, GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus, glucose tolerance test, managing diabetes during pregnancy
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Exercise, again
I am very excited to share an article that says being fit may be more important than losing weight. We heard this a few years ago, and then the message seemed to go back to weight loss and food/portions being … Continue reading
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Tagged exercise and diabetes management, exercise excuses, fitness and life expectancy, fitness and overall health, fitness vs. fatness, fitness vs. weight loss
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Lag Effective
I actually went to the exercise class on Saturday morning. It’s true – I ignored my excuses and exercised with a group. I also used a bunch of muscles that clearly haven’t been used in a long time, if ever. … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes and exercise, exercise and blood glucose, glycogen, intense exercise and diabetes, lag effect, stored glucose
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Fit or Flop?
I’ve been busted. I kind of figured my exercise routine was losing its effect when I increased my walking from 4 to 6 days per week and didn’t really notice any changes. In fact, I’ve been having a hard time … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes and exercise, exercise and diabetes, exercise variety, walking, working out
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Just when you think you’ve got it down
I realized, while walking my dog today, that training a dog and managing diabetes have some things in common. Up until about a week ago, I thought my dog really got the whole process. He went out in the morning, … Continue reading
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Tagged adjusting with diabetes, changes in diabetes management, diabetes management, menopause and diabetes, pregnancy and diabetes, puberty and diabetes, stress and diabetes
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Thanking and thinking
I’ve been thinking about Thanksgiving dinner a lot lately, mainly because we’re having it at our house this year. I’ve mentioned before that I don’t love to cook, but who doesn’t enjoy preparing for the Thanksgiving feast? One of the … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes and Thanksgiving dinner, diabetes management at the holidays, timing of Thanksgiving dinner
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Eat more (often); weigh less
People often get frustrated when they don’t lose weight despite eating like a bird. Some people report eating only one or two meals a day, yet nothing is coming off. We always talk about how the body can go into … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes and maintaining weight, diabetes and weight loss, frequency of meals, meals and snacks
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