Information and opinions on Diabetes from amy mercer at MyDiabetesCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/19766/high-blood-sugar Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:01:00 -0500 amy mercer I feel like I've had high blood sugar for days, maybe even a week and it's starting to get depressing. I'm not sure if my period is on the way, or if I'm getting sick, or if I am stressed out over my son who is having major anxiety issues. High blood sugar is the one part of having diabetes that really gets me down. It makes me feel like a failure, it makes me tired of course, and grouchy and it makes me feel like food is poison,... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/19766/high-blood-sugar http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/18213/face-diabetes Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:39:00 -0500 amy mercer James S. Hirsch has written an article published in the December issue of Diabetes Health called, "Insulin: How To Restore A Tarnished Miracle". He talks about how when insulin was first discovered, it was considered a miracle cure. But now, Mr. Hirsh, author of, Cheating destiny, Living with Diabetes says that insulin is underused by both type 1 and 2's. He argues for the restoration of insulin's luster to patients and... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/18213/face-diabetes http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/17668/glucose-pregnancy Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:21:00 -0500 amy mercer A new study done by Reuters health in the UK compares blood sugar levels of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes and pregnant women with type 2. The first study done with continuous glucose monitoring on pregnant women and diabetes shows that women with type 1 have a harder time maintaining steady blood sugar levels throughout their pregnancies. "These findings illustrate just how difficult it is to maintain treatment targets... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/17668/glucose-pregnancy http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/16958/role-models Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:26:00 -0500 amy mercer Lillian wore her graying hair short, neat, cut above her neck, her white uniform always looked ironed and she wore the shoes to match. Lillian was the head nurse at my school. I wanted to untie her laces, ruffle her skirt, or open the infirmary window on a breezy day and watch her hair come undone. She told me I was using my diabetes as a crutch, she was sitting behind her desk and I slouched in the chair by the door, hoping desperately for... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/16958/role-models http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/16085/water-seeking Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:23:00 -0500 amy mercer I am seeking personal essay submissions from women writers for her upcoming collection, Dreaming About Water, a collection of personal essays and practical advice by and for women living with diabetes. This anthology will share essays from a diverse community of women living with this chronic disease. We will reveal the frustration, sadness, shame, alienation, self-discovery and opportunity for growth that accompany this illness. This... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/16085/water-seeking http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/15975/parade-magazine Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:18:00 -0500 amy mercer I just want to give a shout out to Parade magazine for featuring an essay by Missy Foy, an ultramarathoner who has type 1 diabetes! I am thrilled to see a strong, healthy woman in the media as an image for diabetes. Read her story, "You Can't Be Afraid To Try" about discovering that diabetes does not make you (us) less capable. I have waited so long for this kind of role model, these are the faces of inspiration! http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/15975/parade-magazine http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/15027/taboo-subject Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:22:00 -0400 amy mercer A new survey posted today on Health Central has revealed that Americans are reluctant to discuss having a chronic illness. I think this is really interesting and relates to my "telling the truth about diabetes" post and keeping our disease close to our chest, to ourselves. 10% of respondents in the survey said they'd prefer to receive advice from their spouse as compared to 67% preferring to hear advice from a health care... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/15027/taboo-subject http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/14839/telling-truth Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:07:00 -0400 amy mercer I just wrote an essay for skirt! magazine (www.skirtmag.com) on telling the truth about diabetes. In it, I talk about growing up and trying so hard to be just like everyone else and how the disease, being relatively invisible, made that mostly possible except when it came to mealtime... I feel like it's only recently that I don't try to hide doing my shot in front of others or testing my blood sugar. I realized as I wrote the... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/14839/telling-truth http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/14169/people-magazine Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:05:00 -0400 amy mercer My younger sister, who is also has type 1 diabetes, told me to read the latest issue of People magazine, she's all fired up about it. The article tells the story of a young woman with type 1 who struggled for years with what is now labeled, "Diabulimia". Erin was fired up about these young woman risking their health to be skinny. I reminded her of her own eating disorder, of my own eating disorder (long ago...) and how by drawing... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/14169/people-magazine http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/13876/waffle-cones Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:13:00 -0400 amy mercer We took the boys to Marble Slab Cremery last night, Miles went #2 in the potty and that was his reward. It was a beautiful night, we are having a rare cool spell in the south and have turned off our ac and opened the windows and so we sat outisde with the boys at the strip mall eating ice cream from gigantic waffle cones. Miles asked me why I wasn't having any and then Will said, wait, I know, it's because you have... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/2275/13876/waffle-cones