Diabetes

I am currently controlling my diabetes with diet and exercise and it’s not easy. Honestly, it’s a daily struggle with finger pricks, counting carbs, and dealing with the symptoms when I do enjoy treats. I refuse to be a slave to diabetes. Here are some posts explaining the types, ways to cope, and even book reviews.

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Paula Deen has diabetes

January 14, 2012

The queen of butter is set to reveal her diagnosis and hopefully, dispel rumors that she is going to peddle insulin pills. The gossip mill is working overtime this weekend with her future news and what this will mean for the most beloved cook this side of Mississippi. I personally hope she begins to incorporate [...]

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Sugar Nation—who has been lying to you?

November 9, 2011
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For my diabetes post this week, I wanted to share a book review. Let’s go ahead and get the disclaimers out of the way. I’m not a dietician, diabetes expert (outside of my own body, which is one big experiment), nor am I some government hater…not completely… or conspiracy theorist. I don’t claim to have [...]

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Could you have prediabetes?

November 2, 2011
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Total prevalence of diabetes Total: 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3% of the population—have diabetes. Diagnosed: 18.8 million people Undiagnosed: 7.0 million people Prediabetes: 79 million people Check the stats. Yes, many people could have prediabetes. If left unchecked, patients with prediabetes are on the fast track to insulin dependence Type 2 [...]

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Breakfast on the run

October 26, 2011

One of the problems with crazy blood sugar is breakfast. My fasting glucose level determines what second breakfast will be. Second breakfast? Yes, on mornings when I go to Crossfit, I always have my favorite mocha shake. I drink half on the 30 minute drive there, finish the other half while getting ready in the [...]

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Does this shirt make me look diabetic?

October 19, 2011

One of the common misunderstandings about diabetes is that Type 2 is for people who are slow and overweight and sit on the couch eating cheetoes all day long. And while those are risk factors—the inactivity and overeating, not necessarily the fake cheese—they are not absolutes. Skinny people get Type 2. In fact, I am [...]

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It all started with a vision

October 12, 2011

Or lack of vision I should say. I found out I had diabetes on Veteran’s Day 2006. I had been having problems with loss of peripheral vision, especially after running. I had a few spells of this and got concerned when I couldn’t see anything outside of a very narrow tunnel. These spells would last [...]

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