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Category Archives: about diabetes
Diabetes Benchmark
It’s incredible how something that’s been around for more than thirty years – hemoglobin A1C – is just now becoming more well-known. At any rate, I saw an article about A1C today that was called “Future Diabetes Test.” I was … Continue reading
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Don’t overlook talent
Are you selling yourself short? I just read an article about Jeremy Lin, a Harvard graduate who is playing basketball for the New York Knicks. The article discusses 10 lessons for success, based on Jeremy’s experiences. I especially like lesson … Continue reading
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Fail Better
Failure is a routine part of managing diabetes. How’s that for a downer intro? But it’s true, at least if we are striving for perfection. Even if we are only striving for mediocrity, we fail to achieve that at times, … Continue reading
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My three words
I just watched a video that I have to share. The hospital where I work is currently doing a very cool campaign, where members of every department are asked to come up with their three words. Three-word phrases like “better … Continue reading
We need snow like we need glucose
I admit that I am mostly motivated for wanting snow by the fact that I bought a very expensive ski pass and I want to use it. But more importantly, we need snow! I started thinking about how my community’s … Continue reading
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Pigs are Precious
We used to say this at diabetes camp years ago: “pigs are precious.” That was because our “purified pork” insulin came from pigs. A long time ago, beef (cow) insulin was the best we had, but many people had physical … Continue reading
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Tagged cure for diabetes, lipoatrophy, pig cell transplant, pig pancreatic cells
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Jumping on the PD Bandwagon
A friend (with diabetes) and I were discussing how so many people with diabetes get judged and blamed for not doing or doing certain things. As another friend would say, they get “should” on. This negative attention can really bring … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes genetics, diabetes management, diabetes prevention, family history of diabetes, Paula Deen
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IHoP
Once known as the International House of Pancakes, IHoP now stands for Islet Homeostasis Protein. There is so much irony here that I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to discuss. People with type 1 diabetes typically lose both insulin … Continue reading
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Tagged islets of Langerhans, pancakes, type 1 diabetes
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Time to sleep
Sleep is very important, and I am a huge proponent of sleep. As a result, my kids are good sleepers. We’ve known for a while that type 2 diabetes is closely linked with sleep apnea, a dangerous sleep disorder. Those … Continue reading
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Motivation to Lose Weight
News flash: you need motivation to lose weight. But seriously, we do. Here’s an article that gives some helpful tips and emphasizes the importance of not beating yourself up when you have a setback. I think that’s very important. Just … Continue reading
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