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Tag Archives: blood glucose
Diabetes and UTIs
Not a fun topic, but an important one, and a good reason to manage your blood glucose level: people with diabetes have a higher chance of developing urinary tract infections (UTIs). If you’ve had one in the past, you know … Continue reading
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Tagged blood glucose, diabetes, hydration, urinary tract infections, urine
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Bad news rubs off
After reading about positive effects on sleep, health and energy for those who stopped watching the news for three weeks, I am convinced that negative, angry, bashing campaign ads cannot be good for the blood glucose. When I was in … Continue reading
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Tagged blood glucose, diabetes, health, news, television, TV
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Down or Across?
The season for corn-on-the-cob is approaching. Well, it’s actually here if you shop in our local grocery store, but I know the truth. At any rate, our family has begun eating corn-on-the-cob. Last night my son and I were enjoying … Continue reading
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Tagged blood glucose, carbohydrate counting, corn-on-the-cob, diabetes, exchange system, meal planning
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Insurance Coverage
A few weeks back I participated in a live twitter chat on Diabetes Social Media Advocacy. The question was what would I want my health insurance to cover and why. I am very fortunate to have private health insurance through … Continue reading
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Tagged back rub, blood glucose, body work, deep tissue massage, diabetes, health insurance, insurance coverage, massage
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BG on Stage
I’ve mentioned before that stress tends to raise blood glucose levels. This is why stress management is one of the key parts of diabetes management. Keeping stress in check can actually help keep blood glucose levels more stable. Getting up … Continue reading
What’s Your Target?
Do you have a blood glucose target? Mine is 100. I can’t even tell you how long my BG target has been 100, but it’s been a while. I wrote a while back about the Quest for 117 and that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blood glucose, blood glucose target, diabetes, numbers
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The Quest for 117
I have a long history with the Clara Barton Camp for Girls with Diabetes. Those of us who attended as campers or staff call each other “Barton Girls” and we have many great memories and some inside jokes. One joke … Continue reading
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Tagged 117, blood glucose, blood glucose level, blood glucose monitoring, diabetes, glucose, monitoring, numbers, quest
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Temperature and Blood Glucose
I had grand visions of my first blog post, but what I’ve decided to write about is the weather. The entire country seems to be dealing with freakishly cold or snowy or icy weather right now (except for the part … Continue reading
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Tagged blood glucose, diabetes, glucose, stress, temperature
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