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Ginger Vieira

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posted 05/21/2008, comments (0)

Professional Athletes With Diabetes!

Think you can’t become a successful athlete because you have diabetes? Think again! While there have been several incredible athletes with Type 1 diabetes over the years, I recently discovered one who partakes in my favorite kind of training! Bodybuilding!Doug Burns has had Type 1 diabetes since he was seven years old. He’s won a... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/23/2008, comments (0)

Insulin Sensitivity--A Bit More On Finding The Balance

Svati wrote a great sharepost on an article discussing insulin sensitivity—and I really wanted to write about the topic too because I’ve been learning a lot about this through my own “experiments” lately!See, here’s the thing: the benefits of taking less insulin only work if your blood sugars are also under control.... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/10/2008, comments (5)

Ask Ginger - Do carbs for exercise make you gain weight?

Dear Ginger,Do the carbs that you have to eat for exercise make you gain weight?-AnonymousThis is a great question. The simple answer is that the exercise is totally worth the small amount of calories (from carbs) that you have to eat in order to do the exercise in the first place. And remember, EVERYONE has to fuel their bodies, we just have to... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/29/2008, comments (0)

Checking Blood Sugars: My Diabetes Science Experiment

It would be nice if, for the sake of my blood sugar, every day were exactly the same. I’d wake up at the same time, eat the same breakfast, lunch and dinner, spend the same amount of time sitting in class and exercising, go to bed at exactly the same time every day, and of course take the same amount of insulin at the same time every single... Read more Chevron

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