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posted 11/17/2009, comments (5)

First Race Brings Nervousness, High Blood Sugars

This weekend I rowed in my first college regatta. Since Dartmouth was hosting, the team didn't have to travel for the race, which was good - I think that would have made the whole event much more stressful. Anyway, I woke up at about 8 am on Saturday morning with butterflies in my stomach and a bg of 118. It was too early to worry... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/13/2009, comments (0)

Diabetes During the Holiday Season

It's officially holiday season. Halloween--a diabetic's favorite holiday --was a week ago, my mother has already ordered a turkey for Thanksgiving, and the stores have started to sell Christmas decorations. Whatever holidays your family celebrates in the winter months, it's sure that food is a large part of tradition. For us, "sleeping off" a... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/25/2009, comments (5)

Telling a Coach That You Have Diabetes

No matter how discreet you want to be about your diabetes, there are some people that you just have to tell about it. Your closest friends, who may be near you in the event of an emergency, need to know. If you are in middle or high school, your teachers should know. And if you're on a sports team, the coaches need to know. I only... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/18/2009, comment (1)

Out of flu

Hey guys ! Just wanted to say hi. Also wanted to say that I'm not sick anymore! When i was sick i had a fever, then i had a cough, after that i then had a runny nose! i didn't go to the docters to have a swine flu test. the bad thing is that my older sister is sick. my mom said that she thinks that she might be sick. well good... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/22/2009, comments (0)

My Take on the Continuous Glucose Monitor

A few months ago while talking to my diabetes educator about my difficulties tracking nighttime trends, she mentioned the words "continuous glucose monitor". Most diabetics rely on multiple daily blood sugar tests, but for an increasing number, continuous glucose monitors supplement blood sugar test to provide a more accurate picture of blood... Read more Chevron

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