Category Archives: about diabetes

Another Happy Blood Glucose

  I had a conversation with a gentleman whose blood glucose was 117 this morning. I got very excited, because this number has huge significance for me, and I decided to share the explanation right here. Bear with me as … Continue reading

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diabetes, habits, and food

IĀ mentioned a few weeks ago that I read it takes 66 days to form a new habit. I have now been eating fewer carbs (I like to call it a “limited carb” plan rather than a “low carb” plan) for … Continue reading

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Napping with Diabetes

My husband just forwarded this to me in an e-mail. He wanted to rub it in because I’m not a napper and I give him a hard time for taking naps. Now he has some ammunition, because this little blurb … Continue reading

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Carbohydrate counting – the upside

Many people use carbohydrate counting (“carb counting”) as a meal planning approach to managing diabetes. Carb counting came out of a huge study that was conducted in the 80s and early 90s called the Diabetes Control and Complications TrialĀ (DCCT). In … Continue reading

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Almonds and Diabetes

I was literally just about to go to the kitchen and have a handful of almonds, when I came across this article. What timing! I have found that six or eight almonds is the perfect snack to tide me over … Continue reading

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Diabetes, attitude, and life expectancy

While I realize there are many more factors involved, I believe that attitude plays a role in life expectancy. There is some research to back this up, and hopefully more will come around. This article reports that life expectancy is … Continue reading

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Live longer with diabetes

If anyone needed more support for taking care of themselves, lowering A1C, and interacting with other people…here it is! A study showed that people with type 1 diabetes die younger when they have a higher hemoglobin A1C and when they … Continue reading

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Success on the (diabetes) journey

I gave a talk a little over a week ago titled, “Success Along the Diabetes Journey” and it had nothing to do with traveling with diabetes. But today’s blog does! Usually when I travel I’m either high or low (blood … Continue reading

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Pregnancy and Type 1 Diabetes

It’s been a long time since I was pregnant, but it’s an experience we never forget. I have a Facebook friend who is currently pregnant. She posted some questions about pregnancy and type 1 diabetes that I wanted to share … Continue reading

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Sugar free binges

When you drink “sugar free” beverages, do you crave more sweets? Do you go for the “real deal”? The research has gone back and forth on this for years. There was a surge of information a few years back about … Continue reading

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