Health Expert Sysy Morales shares health management news and commentary 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/35485/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/35485/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/35485/index http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/35485/137931/struggling-thing Mon, 09 May 2011 12:43:00 -0400 Sysy Morales I'm American but I'm originally from South America - I was born in Venezuela.  We have a saying that translated into English says, "Hope is the last thing to go".  I often think about that.  I find that hope is one of the most powerful things on earth.  When people are in great danger, suffering, miserable, or sick, they focus on hope.    I try to remember this as a type 1 diabetic during those times when... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/35485/137931/struggling-thing http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/35485/137337/paradigm-healthy Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:01:00 -0400 Sysy Morales Why is it so hard to sustain “healthy eating” habits?   Is healthy eating easy?  It depends on who you ask although you'll find plenty of people who say it's hard for all sorts of reasons.   Is healthy eating good for your health? It's probably difficult to find evidence against this.   Is healthy eating embarrassing not to do? Not when so many people do it.   I’ve just realized there may be... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/35485/137337/paradigm-healthy http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/35485/136404/positive-cheesy Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:52:00 -0400 Sysy Morales We've all heard about the power of positive thinking.  Yet, thinking positively is often seen as silly self-help advice.  Many scoff at the thought of "loving" one's self because it sounds like something out of the mouth of a Zen master or because we can't possibly see positive thinking as a solution to any of our real problems.   The short answer to why positive thinking isn’t cheesy is... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/35485/136404/positive-cheesy http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/35485/136490/community-meet Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:10:00 -0400 Sysy Morales My name is Sysy Morales.  I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 16 years ago at the age of 11.  My youngest sister, Ana was diagnosed at age 3 just a few months before me.  I prayed for her diabetes to go away even if it meant that I would take it on.  So you can imagine my delight when I began feeling the symptoms of diabetes while sitting in 6th grade science class.  My little sister would be... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/35485/136490/community-meet