Diabetes is a 24/7 job.
No vacations. No lunch breaks or sick days. If you stop taking care of it, you basically... well... you just can't stop. Diabetes requires your attention all the time. When you're eating a meal, you're quietly counting the carbs you're consuming, calculating how much insulin you need and (maybe if you stare at nutrition labels too long like I do) trying to quiz yourself on just how many grams of fat and protein and calcium and sodium and cholesterol and...(the list...
Around the time I was 15, I suddenly started needing about three times more insulin for the carbs I ate for breakfast than at any other... Read more »
Conventional wisdom proclaims that "complex" carbohydrates, such as whole grains and beans, are good for you, better than "simple"... Read more »
I decided I'm just going to practice being diabetic from now. The word "practice" implies I don't have it all figured out yet. I'm not a... Read more »
Did you know that being mentally/physically stressed can have a huge impact on your blood sugars and your insulin sensitivity? I had a... Read more »
A recent article in the Toronto Star, Miracle on Bloor Street, reminded me that insulin therapy's 90th birthday will be arriving this week.... Read more »
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