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Category Archives: exercise and diabetes
No substitute for moderation
I know firsthand how easy it is to make excuses for eating more when I’m exercising. I walk three days a week and take an intensive exercise class three days a week. For the first year after joining the class, … Continue reading
Posted in about diabetes, diabetes care, diabetes news, diabetes research, exercise and diabetes
Tagged diabetes, eating habits, exercise and diabetes, holiday, moderation
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Big, Blue “Test”
Have you heard about the “Big, Blue ‘Test‘”? This is a project that the Diabetes Hands Foundation has been doing for several years now – and you can participate! Between now and November 14th, just go to the Big, Blue … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Blue Test, diabetes, Diabetes Hands Foundation, exercise and diabetes
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Vitamin B12 and Neuropathy: a vicious cycle
Stay with me on this one: 1.) Vitamin B12 deficiency (low levels) can lead to neuropathic symptoms (numbness/tingling or pain in the feet). 2.) Neuropathic means disease of the nervous system. 3.) Metformin (a diabetes drug) can lead to B12 malabsorption. … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, feet, metformin, neuropathy, numbness and tingling, peripheral neuropathy, vitamin B12, vitamin B12 deficiency
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Does Facebook Cause Diabetes?
Did you know that studies have been done on the effects of facebook on obesity and credit card debt? Probably even more, but I’ll have to check later. This particular study … Continue reading
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Tagged credit card debt, diabetes, facebook, obesity
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Stand Up and Move!
The evidence against a sedentary lifestyle is mounting, and has been for years. And so are the opportunities to sit! More and more of us work from home, and the majority of those who don’t either drive or take public … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, exercise and diabetes, health outcomes, sedentary lifestyle, sitting
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athletes with diabetes
Do you consider yourself an athlete? I don’t consider myself an athlete. Despite the fact that three times a week since December 3rd (but who’s keeping track?) I’ve been doing things with muscles that have probably never been awake. I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged athletics, challenge, diabetes, sports, TeamWILD
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Have a ball
Here’s a good article with suggestions for ways to sneak in exercise without too much thought or effort. It caught my eye because I sit at my desk, in front of a computer, five days a week. It wasn’t always … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, exercise and diabetes, sedentary job, sitting, sitting at work
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Treadmills are quite handy
While walking on the treadmill this morning, I started thinking about the different uses for a treadmill. Obviously, it’s meant for exercise. But in addition to walking or running, one can really get a lot of thinking done on the … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, exercise and diabetes, treadmill, treadmill desk
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Never too late; always too soon
I love this article for many reasons. My grandmother is 102 years old, so whenever I see an article about centenarians, I read it. What if that happens to me? I’ve mentioned before that my goal is 85… I like … Continue reading
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Tagged centenarian, diabetes, healthy lifestyle, ownership
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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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