Information and opinions on health from Cherise Nicole at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/16258/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/16258/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/16258/index http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/16258/50978/insulin Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:27:45 -0500 Cherise Nicole I have noticed I gained a few pounds since I started using insulin in January.  I would be the first to tell you that "Insulin caused me to gain weight."  I swore up and down insulin was the cause of the 7lbs I gained from January to August.    I was completely wrong!! It was me the whole time.     I am sorry for blaming Insulin for the few extra pounds I gained. I took advantage of the "Freedom", I... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/16258/50978/insulin http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/16258/48393/world-diabetes Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:29:03 -0500 Cherise Nicole I hope I caught your attention by the title of my blog.  IF I didn't I know the picture of Manny (Founder ofDiabetes Hands Foundation and Tudiabetes.com) would... Now, that I've caught your attention.... I wanted to know if you knew that Friday, November 14 is World Diabetes Day?  IF you didn't, now you do:) There are over 249,999,999 people around the World affected by Diabetes and by wearing something BLUE,... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/16258/48393/world-diabetes http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/16258/43513/7-habits-diabetic Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:40:31 -0400 Cherise Nicole LOL! I don't know why I decided to make this list, since I have nothing to hide I thought I would blog about My 7 "Bad" Habits as a Diabetic. I am not perfect and if anyone with diabetes say they are, you should play "knock, knock" on their head to make sure their brain is still there, lol.  Here I go... 1.  Falling asleep before checking my bg's!!! I have wake up at 5 am to make it to work by 7 am. I have to get... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/16258/43513/7-habits-diabetic http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/16258/36548/time Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:39:18 -0400 Cherise Nicole     Dear Aunt Dottie,   I noticed you decided to visit me today, I was so happy when I saw you.  I knew I could defeat you (thanks to my friends at Tudiabetes.com).I am more prepared than ever! I am in control of YOU! I changed my basal dosage to 8.0 from 4-6 am; for some odd reason YOU make my fasting bg's higher than normal. I will not allow you to ruin my bg's for the next 7 days, just because God invited you to... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/16258/36548/time http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/16258/34788/newbie Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:24:18 -0400 Cherise Nicole 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 disease to understand! Sometimes my relationship status with diabetes is love hate! I love... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/16258/34788/newbie