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Anna

posted 07/06/2009, comments (2)

Summertime with Diabetes

Everything seems better in the summertime- the weather, the fresh food, the parties, and the festivals. Everything, that is, except my blood sugar. For some reason, I seem to have many more highs and lows during the summer months than any other time of the year. From August through May, I wake up at the same time, eat lunch at... Read more Chevron

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Anna

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posted 06/23/2009, comment (1)

Post Workout Blood Sugars

Good blood sugars are so important during training, but what about the other twenty three hours of the day? In my opinion, managing diabetes is actually most frustrating in the hour or two following an intense workout. After exercising, the muscles tend to "pull" glucose from the blood to refill their glycogen stores. ... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/17/2009, comments (5)

The Importance of Insulin During Training

The first sport I did after I was diagnosed with diabetes was middle school track and field, in seventh grade. Although I had had diabetes for more than a year, I did not have much experience with managing my blood sugar while being so active. (I think that anyone will agree with me when I say that exercise adds a completely new... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/26/2009, comment (1)

Managing Diabetes the Morning of a Race

Even though I train and compete regularly, my body is unpredictable. Although I have probably run the same 7 mile loop around my house over fifty times (in the last year!), I have never had the same experience with my blood sugar on that loop. I notice trends; I try to analyze them, understand them and prevent them, but even the most... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/09/2009, comment (1)

A Little Bit Longer... And I'll Be Fine...

Since I was three years old, dancing has been a constant in my life. Dance is a release on my reality. It helps me to focus so much it's effortless and relieve my body and mind of all tension. There was never a question on whether I would stop dancing once I got diagnosed with diabetes, it was just delt with. Over the past three years I have... Read more Chevron

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