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"Mom, what's the weirdest thing that ever happened to you?" (my 9-year-old on Saturday)
"Umm, getting diagnosed with diabetes, I guess... Yes, definitely the diabetes."
"But you knew about them before, right?"
"Knew about who, honey?"
"The... Read more
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I met Hope Warshaw a couple of years ago at the annual ADA conference, when I interviewed her on eating with diabetes. She's smart, down-to-earth, and witty. Just the kind of expert you wish you could take home with you!
A Guest Post by Hope Warshaw, registered... Read more
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I may be the last would-be weight watcher in the country to discover the South Beach Diet. The cover of the book by Dr. Arthur Agatston, MD, brags that it's a New York Times bestseller, and it even sports a pop-out button stating "lose belly fat first." Definitely not my... Read more
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I noticed a lot of chatter of late on diabetes forum sites about Symlin use. Some are still on the fence about trying this synthetic form of the human hormone Amylin, normally made by the beta cells, which helps level out post-meal glucose peaks. Others are just... Read more
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I get loads of cookbooks sent to me to review. Luckily, I love to cook. But honestly, who the heck has time to make a fancy meal from scratch more than once or twice a week? I'm pretty good at the slap-dash - you know, throwing things together from Trader Joe's and... Read more