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Ginger Vieira

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posted 11/09/2009, comments (3)

Using Protein to Your Advantage with Diabetes

I’m a big fan of protein, not just because it builds muscle and helps me get stronger in terms of my powerlifting training, but because I can literally use protein to help my body burn fat, stablize my blood sugar, and use it for glucose fuel before I even reach for a carbohydrate. It’s true: carbs are the quickest, most... Read more Chevron

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Ginger Vieira

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posted 05/07/2009, comments (0)

ASK GINGER - How do I figure out my insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio?

Hey Ginger, How do I figure out what my insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio? I’ve been guessing for a while, too long! And I want to be more precise. -Scott Hey Scott! I’m glad you asked J It’s so important to know this, especially because you may have to determine what this ratio is again at different... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/04/2009, comments (2)

My First Powerlifting Event - I WON! And Placed 7 Records!

For the past 1 1/2 years I've been training with weights with Andrew Berry, my trainer. In January, a powerlifter suggested we focus on powerlifting and he taught me the form and gave us training programs to follow. On May 2nd, I competed in my first competition--and I won the whole thing! I won overall best female lifter (meaning I lifted the... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/22/2009, comments (2)

ASK GINGER - There's so much to learn, but where/how can I learn it???

Hey Ginger, I was diagnosed a year ago. I'm 19, and I've been searching around the site and realizing how much I really don't know! I want to get back into sports, 'cause I kind of stopped for a while...afraid of lows and not really sure how to do my blood sugar at the same time, and then food, and insulin...I guess I was curious as to what you... Read more Chevron

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Andrew Berry

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posted 04/17/2009, comments (4)

Changing Eating Habits Part II

Ok, so we covered the nutrition basics. Changing your eating habits Part I Carbohydrates Proteins Losing weight with diabetes Eating well in a school cafeteria Next we should talk about how to set your diet up. I’m assuming that other than having diabetes, you are a normal healthy person that wants to lose body... Read more Chevron

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