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Maggie

posted 08/03/2009, comment (1)

Flexibility at Any Dinner Table

It's hard enough to manage diabetes at home, where most of us have a say in what's for dinner, are allowed to raid the pantry, and exercise on our own time. However, when we're at camp, traveling, or staying in another person's house, it's hard to define the line between taking care of our diabetes and overstepping our boundaries. It's ok if your... Read more Chevron

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Anna

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posted 08/03/2009, comments (3)

The Effects of Stress

I have never met anyone who thought that managing their blood sugar was straight-forward. The swings and the spikes, the unpredictable and unexplainable, are part of the universal experience. Yet, as frustrating as they are, sometimes the unjustified spikes provide some valuable insight into what is going, on a deeper lever, in the... Read more Chevron

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I control diabetes, It doesn't control me...

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posted 07/30/2009, comments (2)

Light at the end of the tunnel....

What helps you on that bad day with life and/or diabetes??? Is it something as easy as taking a jog around the block or more complicated like having to take long periods of time to get past it? Does it matter? I don't think so... Does a person you know really understand? Do they make you feel better once you've vented your feelings... Read more Chevron

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Anna

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posted 07/29/2009, comments (2)

Different Exercise, Different Energy System, Different Blood Sugars

Exercise is commonly broken up into two subcategories- aerobic and anaerobic exercise. Technically, these terms refer to the presence (aerobic) or absence (anaerobic) of oxygen in cell metabolism, the process by which the cells of the body obtain energy. In aerobic work, the body uses oxygen to produce energy. Often,... Read more Chevron

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Maggie

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posted 07/27/2009, comments (0)

Got the Munchies?

We've all snacked on hors d'oeuvres at parties, conferences, or banquets. Most of us are guilty of sampling food as it's cooking, or grabbing a handful of crackers from the cupboard out of boredom. If there were a hidden camera following each of us, the footage could explain some of our frustrating blood sugar spikes. When you're faced with... Read more Chevron

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