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yayasista71

posted 07/23/2008, comments (5)

Lost in the world of diabetes

My life seems so upside down anymore. I found out I was a dibetic about a year ago. Ive been on between 1000 to 2000 mg of metformin within that year. This past monday I had gone to see my doctor for my checkup and he decided to put me on insulin...talk about scarey. It took me a long time to get used to poking myself int he finger with a needle... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/23/2008, comments (4)

The Pasta Effect

Pasta is sometimes referred to as a low-glycemic-index (GI) or medium-GI food because the GI of many pastas are in the 40s or 50s, much lower than the GI of white bread or rice cakes. By way of comparison, the GI of sucrose (table sugar) is about 60, the GI of white bread is about 70, and the GI of white rice is about 65. The glycemic index is... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/23/2008, comments (0)

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hi, my name is debb. i am a type 2 diabetic, for about 4 years now. dx'd june 9th 2004. not only am i overweight, but it seems that type 2 diabetes runs in my family. we have both overweight and regular weight family members. all have gotten their diabetes after their 45th birthday. so my... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/23/2008, comments (0)

Hikus Interruptus and the Helpful Pavlova

On Sunday it was a beautiful and sunny 28 degrees (or 82.4 degrees Fahrenheit). I decided that I was going to take advantage of the weather and go for a walk/hike (I'm not really sure when a walk becomes a hike - does it have to do with how long it is??). I've been really slack about exercising lately, mainly because it's just been too... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/23/2008, comments (2)

I am new to mydiabetescentral.com

I am excited! Today is my first day as the moderator for health central's diabetic community. I am glad I can talk and share my experience as a Diabetic with other's and learn from them as well. I don't know about you, but sometimes it's better to talk to someone you can relate to! We all know diabetes is a difficult... Read more Chevron

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