It is the beginning of summer and what I am doing? Sitting on my patio typing a blog on my laptop, listening to the screaming kids in the pool next door, and the barking dog! Summer, is the time for leisure, participation in activities involving exercise (camp), travel, and perhaps volunteer work or paying jobs for teens.
Changes in activity result in alterations of daily self-care routines including blood glucose monitoring, insulin regimes, and food choices. How do you merge your school...
For the next five months, readers will be able to track Kelsey's progress and find out how she controls her diabetes while pregnant. ... Read more »
Everybody does it...or at least that's what I told myself. I'd gotten away with doing it for several months: purposefully letting my... Read more »
Last week I got to stay home from work for three days and play with my sweet little daughter! It was a wonderful break from my busy... Read more »
All week my blood sugars have been erratic. I check, I bolus, I change my infusion sets, HIGH Blood sugar! What the heck? I am doing all... Read more »
I was diagnosed with Diabetes Type II in 1999. Prior to that date my blood pressure readings were averaging 147/91. In January of 2000 my... Read more »
Diabetics know that a high-carb diet is unhealthy, but a new study suggest a low-fat diet may be just as bad. The two-year study of 61 people found... Read more »
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of ComplicationsHigh Blood Pressure and Heart DiseaseAll patients with diabetes and high blood pressure should adopt lifestyle changes. These include... Read more »
High blood sugar levels increase people's risk of developing heart disease, especially among women, new research suggests. In fact, according to a... Read more »
A new study suggests that keeping blood sugar levels too low may be as risky as keeping them too high. Researchers found that patients who used... Read more »
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