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Ginger Vieira

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Adjusting My Insulin Doses for Changes in Exercise - Science Experiment

For the past three weeks, I have incorporated a regular and very intense form of cardiovascular training into my powerlifting workouts and the impact this has had on my blood sugars and my insulin sensitivity has been drastic! This is good, because it's increased my metabolism and I'm needing much less insulin than I needed a month ago! Meanwhile,... Read moreChevron
posted 03/10/2010, comments (0)|
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JennyO2216

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ALMOST A YEAR

Hey everyone it's Jenny again!  So it's almost been a year with diabetes. I'm kind of excited. I know it sounds weird but i am excited.  Ok you could call me crazy i call my self crazy too! Ok all of you know that i've been wanting a insulin pump since i was diagnosed. So i've been going to these jdrf meetings where all the kids there... Read moreChevron
posted 03/05/2010, comment (1)|
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Caffeine's Effect on Blood Sugar

Since I was young, I have loved the taste of coffee. But diabetes has complicated what used to be the idea of a simple cup of Joe, as well as other beverages containing caffeine. While some people with diabetes don't notice any effects from caffeine, many others and I experience blood sugar spikes immediately after consuming caffeine. Caffeine is... Read moreChevron
posted 02/25/2010, comments (2)|
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Ginger Vieira

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Does Diabetes Make You ANGRY? HAPPY? SAD? Why?

We are all entitled to feeling anyway we want to about our diabetes. Sad. Angry. Happy. Proud. Annoyed. Hysterical (no, really, it cracks me up sometimes). Whatever. I certainly am in no position to tell someone how to feel. If someone teases me for wearing red sneakers, and I feel offended by that, they can't say, "You should NOT feel offended!... Read moreChevron
posted 02/25/2010, comment (1)|
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Joyce Melton

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honeymoon phase

What is the best way to extend the honeymoon phase in a teen with recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes? My son does not require any insulin at this point after previously been on 15 of lantus and about 8 units of novolog a day? His blood sugars are now normal and A1C is 7.5. How can we extend this phase as long as possible?
posted 02/23/2010, comments (5)|
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