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Ginger Vieira

Ginger Vieira, Health Guide

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A Brief History on INSULIN!!!

The dudes we can thank for our handy bottles of insulin are Fredrick G. Banting, Charles H. Best, J.J.R. Macleod and James B. Collip. They discovered insulin 1921 by extracting it from the islet cells of animal pancreases! Before this, being told you had Type 1 diabetes basically meant you had a very short time to live because they didn't have any... Read moreChevron
posted 10/23/2008, comments (0)|
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Svati

Svati, Health Guide

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Type 1 since 2000
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I love the "runner's high." "Diabetic highs" - not so much.

I've said it before, and I will say it again: distance running and diabetes mix about as well as oil and water. Sometimes, despite all the benefits of running, I feel that I would have better control of my diabetes and thus be healthier if I was sedentary.   Lately my blood sugars have been a bit wacky and have been spiking higher after... Read moreChevron
posted 09/10/2008, comments (2)|
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Svati

Svati, Health Guide

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Type 1 since 2000
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Empower yourself, educate others

Diabetes is tough to deal with, but sooner or later we all find ways to handle the disease and live life as fully as possible. It becomes easier to give injections, you get pretty good at estimating the carbs of restaurant food, and you have a standard dose of insulin to take when you need to lower your blood sugar by exactly "x" points.... Read moreChevron
posted 09/03/2008, comments (0)|
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Stephanie

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Stephanie

My name is stephanie and I am 16. I am a new diabetic, I was diagnosed on aug 25, 2008 and i am dependent on isolin. It's a hard fact that gets scary but I am learning how to deal with it and trying to continue my normal life! I love to act and swim and plan on doing those this fall and winter. I am trying to learn as much as I can about... Read moreChevron
posted 08/27/2008, comments (2)|
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Ginger Vieira

Ginger Vieira, Health Guide

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Type 1, Health & Chronic Illness Life Coach, personal trainer
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My Pancreas SHOULD be making insulin...

So, technically, my pancreas SHOULD be making insulin...right? That's what its original job was in my body: make insulin! But while it SHOULD be making insulin, the reality IS that my pancreas simply doesn't anymore. The same thing could be said for my drive to work in the morning: it SHOULD take me no more than ten minutes to get to work... Read moreChevron
posted 08/11/2008, comment (1)|
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