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• Dining Out.

  Six Until Me.

  Kerri Sparling

  26 Jan 2012 | 9:22 am

  I love going out on the town for the nightAnd having a meal by a soft candlelight(Because I know, at a restaurant, meals are yummy;For the food isn't prepped, touched, or cooked by me.)But to dine with type 1 can be quite complex, Because restaurant food has a whole set of specsThat require some SWAG'ing; carbs seem to inflateAs you wonder what's really down there on your plate."Excuse me, but does the salmon have a glaze?Is it covered in sugary, caramelized haze?"I ask of the waiter, tuning in as he statesThat the glaze can be brought on the side of my plate.My soda arrives, and I…

• Cutting Carbs Two Days Each Week May Lead to Weight Loss

  Top Headlines - Diabetes Health

  26 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  If you, like many people with diabetes, are trying to lose weight, you might be more successful if you cut back on carbohydrates for just two days a week instead of undertaking an unrelenting low-calorie diet. A recent report found that women who banished carbohydrates for two days a week and ate normally the rest of the time lost about nine pounds in four months, compared to the five pounds lost by women who cut back to roughly 1,500 calories every day.

• Amylin's long-delayed diabetes drug gets FDA nod

  Diabetes News

  27 Jan 2012 | 3:35 pm

  Federal health regulators have approved Amylin Pharmaceutical's long-delayed diabetes drug Bydureon, a next-generation treatment that requires fewer injections than the company's current offering, Byetta.

• High Animal Fat Diet Increases Gestational Diabetes Risk

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  dlife

  26 Jan 2012 | 9:13 am

  January 25, 2012 (NIH) — NIH study shows animal fat before conception linked to pregnancy related condition. Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University. read more

• Neuropathy patients more likely to receive high-cost, low-yield screening instead of more effective tests

  ScienceDaily: Diabetes News

  23 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm

  Researchers found more efficient diagnostic tools are not always used.

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• Editor's Desk: Pregnancy and Diabetes

  24 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am

  Whenever we talk about diabetes and pregnancy the first thing that comes to mind is gestational diabetes associated with pregnancy in otherwise healthy patients. But what about those patients who have diabetes and then get pregnant? This week our Clinical Gem delves into the psychological and physical issues that we can expect to see in our patients (http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/articles/85-clinical-gems/12064). Part 5 of our Homerun Slides from Stan Schwartz, MD, FACE, FACP, Emeritus Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pa. continues to expand on the basis for an check…

• Psychology in Diabetes Care, 2nd Ed, Part 13

  21 Jan 2012 | 5:45 pm

  Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Psychological Issues in the Management of Diabetes and Pregnancy 3.1 Introduction Pregnancy has a significant impact on most women with diabetes mellitus. Diabetic women who become pregnant are faced with increasing demands in managing their diabetes as it responds to the pregnancy. In addition, they are subjected to intensified medical care focused on possible foetal problems, such as birth defects and mal-development, and diabetes-related complications....

• Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Medical Professionals, PART 5

  21 Jan 2012 | 5:25 pm

  In this week's Homerun Slides, we cover such topics as the Potential Mechanisms of reducing CV outcomes with DPP-4 inhibitors, Mechanisms of Incretins, and Insulin Secretagogues: Sulfonylureas and "Glinides"...

• Diabetes Disaster #68: FDA ALERT -- Insulin Pen Sharing

  21 Jan 2012 | 5:04 pm

    Insulin Pens and Insulin Cartridges Must Not Be Shared. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert to health care professionals reminding them that single-patient insulin pens and insulin cartridges should not be used to administer medication to multiple patients due to the potential risk of transmitting blood-borne pathogens such as HIV and the hepatitis viruses....

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• 18 Years with Diabetes: A Diaversary Post

  AllisonB

  27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  Today is my 18th diaversary. That’s DOC slang for the anniversary of my diagnosis. I used to think 18 years with diabetes sounded like a looooong time. Growing up, most of the people I knew had diabetes for about as…

• The 411 on Diabetes + Thyroid Disease

  AllisonB

  26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  My dad has hypothyroidism, as does my grandmother. For my whole life, my dad has taken a tiny little pill every morning to make sure his metabolism functions properly.  I always thought that compared to diabetes, thyroid disease wasn’t very…

• Dexcom Android Phone Integration and Other Exciting Stuff from Gadget World (aka CES)

  AmyT

  25 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  Roughly ten days ago, I was at the annual sprawling nexus of new consumer technology that takes place in Las Vegas every year, otherwise known as CES. For the second year in a row, a breakout event called the Digital…

• DSMA January — Looking Forward

  AmyT

  24 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  Like many of you, Allison and I have been spending time reflecting on the past year, and thinking about where this new year might take us. Turns out, this month’s Diabetes Social Media Advocacy DSMA Blog Carnival asked just that…

• Sernova: Improving on the Edmonton Protocol

  AllisonB

  23 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  More islet cell research to share with you today: We’ve been covering quite a few companies working hard at finding ways to protect islets from immune system attack. First we profiled Cerco Medical, which is also the subject of a…

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  Six Until Me.

• The Camera Roll.

  Kerri Sparling

  27 Jan 2012 | 9:31 am

  If I really tune in, there are quiet whispers (and sometimes GIANT SHOUTS) of diabetes everywhere I look.  (And, for once, I don't mean that trail of test strips that seems to follow me around everywhere I go.  Sorry, environment.)Like in the Children's Museum in Providence, where a giant, rotating piece of art flows between a mermaid, a circus clown, and a unicorn.  Or the fact that my daughter's pajamas are covered in teeny, colorful cupcakes.  (Also, she pretends to talk on the phone for long pockets of time.  Animated conversations with the ether.  I think…

• Dining Out.

  Kerri Sparling

  26 Jan 2012 | 9:22 am

  I love going out on the town for the nightAnd having a meal by a soft candlelight(Because I know, at a restaurant, meals are yummy;For the food isn't prepped, touched, or cooked by me.)But to dine with type 1 can be quite complex, Because restaurant food has a whole set of specsThat require some SWAG'ing; carbs seem to inflateAs you wonder what's really down there on your plate."Excuse me, but does the salmon have a glaze?Is it covered in sugary, caramelized haze?"I ask of the waiter, tuning in as he statesThat the glaze can be brought on the side of my plate.My soda arrives, and I…

• Oh Eff You, Exercise.

  Kerri Sparling

  25 Jan 2012 | 10:20 am

  The desire to exercise is just as cyclical as diabetes burnout, for me.  There are months when I'm all YES, EXERCISE, LET'S ALL DO THAT NOW! and then there are months when I can't even find the caps button at all.  sure let's exercise if we have to ... snooooooozefest.During my months of deep diabetes burnout, I didn't go to the gym without literally dragging myself there.  (Literally.  Like tying myself to the bumper of the car and putting a brick on the gas peddle, eeking myself down the road until I had couriered myself into the parking lot.)  I went, but not with…

• From Abby: First Day on the Job.

  Abby (the Person)

  24 Jan 2012 | 9:06 am

  Abby is officially working as a Registered Nurse, and in the last few weeks, she's moved to a new state and started her new job.  Lots of change on tap for her.  Today, she's sharing a little bit about her first day on the job and how a little diabetes understanding eased her through her first few hours.*   *   *  My first day of orientation at my new job brought a lot of stress. From getting on the shuttle bus and asking a total stranger if I couild sit with her, to sitting through a lecture about the Nurses Union I now belong to while having no idea what they were…

• Diabetes Burnout.

  Kerri Sparling

  23 Jan 2012 | 8:20 am

  I've been slogging through some diabetes burnout over the last few months, but I'm starting to feel much better.  Things aren't perfect (Are they ever? Answer: Nope), but I've finally reached that point where I'm completely tuned in, rejecting guilt, and feeling like I'm on my way back to better diabetes control.  It's as much an emotional thing as it is a physiological one, and this video is about crawling out of the (primordial, most likely caramel-flavored) diabetes burnout sludge.  Small steps are what move me forward best.  What helps you start stepping out of…

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• MTV's True Life: I Have Diabetes

  27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  With the recent news of Paula Deen's battle with type 2 diabetes, diabetes has been getting some negative coverage in the media. I've even heard comments like " No wonder Paula Deen has diabetes when she eats so much sugar and butter." This is frustrating because it perpetuates the false stereotype that all people with diabetes are the same.

• Cutting Carbs Two Days Each Week May Lead to Weight Loss

  26 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  If you, like many people with diabetes, are trying to lose weight, you might be more successful if you cut back on carbohydrates for just two days a week instead of undertaking an unrelenting low-calorie diet. A recent report found that women who banished carbohydrates for two days a week and ate normally the rest of the time lost about nine pounds in four months, compared to the five pounds lost by women who cut back to roughly 1,500 calories every day.

• Press Release - Recipes and Tips for a Diabetes-Friendly Eating During the Big Game

  25 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  CHICAGO, IL -- January 24, 2012 -- The news of celebrity chef Paula Deen having diabetes has triggered a national conversation about how diet affects people with diabetes or those who are at risk of getting it.   

• Press Release - DiabetesSisters' National Conference Set for May 18-20 in Raleigh, NC

  24 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  RALEIGH, NC- DiabetesSisters is pleased to announce that registration for the 2012 Weekend for Women Conference opened on January 1, 2012, at 8 AM. The conference, a revolutionary weekend designed specifically for women with diabetes, will take place Friday, May 18, through Sunday, May 20, 2012, at the Marriott City Center in downtown Raleigh.

• Hormone Could Become Basis for "Exercise Pill"

  23 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston report that they have discovered a naturally occurring hormone that can direct the body to burn more calories and increase its insulin sensitivity. Their results, based on lab experiments with mice, could potentially lead to therapies for diabetes, obesity, and even muscular dystrophy.

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• FDA Approves BYDUREON™ — The First and Only Once-Weekly Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

  dlife

  27 Jan 2012 | 3:27 pm

  January 27, 2012 (Amylin) — Provides Glycemic Control in a Once-Weekly Dose. read more

• Diabetes Affects Hearing Loss, Especially in Women

  dlife

  26 Jan 2012 | 9:23 am

  January 26, 2012 (Henry Ford Health System) — Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. read more

• High Animal Fat Diet Increases Gestational Diabetes Risk

  dlife

  26 Jan 2012 | 9:13 am

  January 25, 2012 (NIH) — NIH study shows animal fat before conception linked to pregnancy related condition. Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University. read more

• Risk Factors Present in Midlife Drive Greater Lifetime Risk for Heart Disease

  dlife

  26 Jan 2012 | 8:21 am

  January 25, 2012 (UT Southwestern) — A new study in today’s New England Journal of Medicine reports that while an individual’s risk of heart disease may be low in the next five or 10 years, the lifetime risk could still be very high, findings that could have implications for both clinical practice and public health policy. read more

• High Fructose Consumption by Adolescents May Put Them at Cardiovascular Risk

  dlife

  24 Jan 2012 | 2:14 pm

  January 24, 2012 (Georgia Health Sciences University) — Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers report. read more

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• Women With Diabetes Experience More Hearing Problems

  28 Jan 2012 | 3:59 am

  A new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, presented at the annual Triological Society's Combined Sections Meeting, on January 26 in Miami Beach, shows that diabetes is likely to cause a greater degree of hearing loss in women as they get older, particularly if the diabetes is not well controlled with medication.

• Lower-limb amputations decrease among US diabetes patients

  27 Jan 2012 | 11:59 pm

  Foot amputation decreased significantly among people in the US living with diabetes, according to a research study published in the February 2012 issue of Diabetes Care .

• Fructose Effects

  27 Jan 2012 | 7:45 pm

  Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a simple monosaccharide found in many plants. It is one of the three dietary monosaccharides, along with glucose and galactose, that are absorbed directly into the bloodstream during digestion.

• Amylin's long-delayed diabetes drug gets FDA nod

  27 Jan 2012 | 3:35 pm

  Federal health regulators have approved Amylin Pharmaceutical's long-delayed diabetes drug Bydureon, a next-generation treatment that requires fewer injections than the company's current offering, Byetta.

• Paula Deen Diabetes Debate Misses the Point

  27 Jan 2012 | 11:25 am

  The discussion of whether the Krispy Kreme Burger did it, or if a paid endorsement of a diabetes drug is OK, or whether Paula Deen waited too long to tell the world that she had been diagnosed with type-2 diabetes is an exercise in asking and answering the wrong questions.

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• Will you have a heart attack or stroke?

  25 Jan 2012 | 4:23 pm

  Your risk of having a heart attack or stroke may be worse than you think. Currently, risk is assessed by projecting 10 years ahead. New research shows a young or middle-aged adult at low risk in the short term may be at high risk in the long term, if they have only one risk factor. This is the first study to examine the lifetime risk of heart disease in white and black men and women.

• High animal fat diet increases gestational diabetes risk, study finds

  25 Jan 2012 | 3:34 pm

  Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers.

• High levels of fructose consumption by adolescents may put them at cardiovascular risk, evidence suggests

  24 Jan 2012 | 1:03 pm

  Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers report.

• Neuropathy patients more likely to receive high-cost, low-yield screening instead of more effective tests

  23 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm

  Researchers found more efficient diagnostic tools are not always used.

• Health benefits of exercise may depend on cellular degradation

  20 Jan 2012 | 5:45 pm

  The health benefits of exercise on blood sugar metabolism may come from the body's ability to devour itself.

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• Diabetes amputations dramatically decrease

  24 Jan 2012 | 3:35 pm

  Health officials say far fewer diabetics are losing lower limbs to the disease.

• Paula Deen pledges money to diabetes association

  18 Jan 2012 | 5:13 pm

  Celebrity chef Paula Deen on Wednesday pledged a portion of her earnings from a lucrative endorsement deal with a diabetes drugmaker to the nonprofit American Diabetes Association.

• Statins linked with small diabetes risk

  10 Jan 2012 | 7:48 am

  A new side effect seems to be emerging for those cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs called statins: They may increase some people's chances of developing Type 2 diabetes.

• Video: Link between cholesterol-lowering drugs and diabetes

  9 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm

  Women who take statins may have a greater chance of developing diabetes. NBC’s Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)

• Indian tribe turns to tradition to fight diabetes

  9 Dec 2011 | 12:21 pm

  The Tohono Indian Nation in south central Arizona is turning to old tribal ways to solve a modern health problem.

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  Diabetes Daily Posts

• Day by day

  Simon from the 70s

  26 Jan 2012 | 11:05 am

  It's hard to know where it began but somewhere along the road my normal ceased being normal. Upon reflection, the process of erosion is always slow and gradual. Grain by grain, second by second, minute by minute the process goes on.Wearing away, treading down, undermining and ultimately if left unchecked, destroying. There are no days off, no happy hours and no respite. From that war there is no discharge. It's soldiers are regularly conscripted and carried away without consent... So it was with my decline into diabetic complications, depression and defeat. There are no guideposts on…

• Fluffykins and the Diabetic who was up to no good . . .

  meganradford

  25 Jan 2012 | 2:50 pm

  This week I was so busted. It wasn't a hypoglycaemic crazy fest or a sugar binge that caused my undoing. No, it was my pump. Allow me to explain. My cat has a love affair with my pump. She loves this thing more than horny teens love Twilight. On more than one occasion I've awakened to feel the pull at my pump insertion site while my kitty chomps delightedly on the curls of tubing weaving across the sheets. When the pump beeps at me in frustration for low reservoir or low battery, my kitty bops it with a curled paw and has been known to growl at it. It is a match made in heaven (well, except…

• Nighttime Checks 2.0 (Sponsored Post)

  Guest Blogger

  25 Jan 2012 | 12:26 pm

  By Meri Schumacher, mom of three kids with type 1  I don't get a lot of sleep. Not because sleep is overrated, but because I have three boys who live with type 1 diabetes. I know the whole 2am check vs. no nighttime check can be a very controversial issue within parental circles in the Diabetes Online Community.  But when one has three growing boys with Type 1, the chances of every one of them being in range all through the night are slim to none.  I can't remember the last 2am check when I didn't have to bolus, temp basal or feed a child. The odds are never in our favor, so to counteract…

• Is Checking Blood Sugar Worth It?

  David Edelman

  25 Jan 2012 | 11:15 am

  [caption id="attachment_11111" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Photo by Newbirth35"][/caption] Checking blood sugars regularly helps makes a big difference, right? Not necessarily for people who don't take insulin, according to a new study. This reveals a sad truth: most people with diabetes don't know how to test strategically and use the information to make better decisions. You are probably the exception. You hopefully feel empowered to learn how your diabetes works, take ownership of your health, and do what needs to be done. Understanding why blood sugars change is one of the…

• With A Side of Butter

  sugabetic

  24 Jan 2012 | 10:43 am

  Throughout this whole thing, I said I wasn't going to do it. That I wasn't going to get involved. Well, after reading this, I am angered to no end. So, I am going to say my two-cents and be done with it. What are the first few things that come to your mind as an average Joe off the street with no inside knowledge of diabetes when you read: Paula Deen has Type 2 Diabetes You think: Well, what do you expect after cooking all those buttery, fattening, carby meals? or maybe... Well, look at her. She doesn't promote the healthiest of meals and she is, after all, looking it as well. She's on the…

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• Diabetes Drug Injected Weekly Wins FDA Approval - New York Times

  Google Inc.

  27 Jan 2012 | 4:35 pm

  RTT NewsDiabetes Drug Injected Weekly Wins FDA ApprovalNew York TimesAmylin Pharmaceuticals won federal approval on Friday for its new, more convenient drug for Type 2 diabetes, ending years of setbacks. The drug, Bydureon, is injected once a week. Its main competitor is expected to be Novo Nordisk's Victoza, FDA Approves Amylin's Bydureon Diabetes DrugWall Street JournalAmylin's long-delayed diabetes drug gets FDA nodFox NewsWeekly Shot Gets FDA Nod for Type 2 DiabetesWebMDall 221 news articles »

• Diabetes can make women deaf - Times of India

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  28 Jan 2012 | 2:32 am

  MediplacementsDiabetes can make women deafTimes of IndiaA new study has found that having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication. According to the study from Henry Ford Hospital in Diabetes and hearing loss worsens in uncontrolled diabetesDigitalJournal.comDiabetes can cause loss of hearingMediplacementsSay what?Shreveport Times (blog)all 20 news articles »

• Lower-limb amputations have declined among diabetics - Los Angeles Times

  Google Inc.

  27 Jan 2012 | 2:36 pm

  Los Angeles TimesLower-limb amputations have declined among diabeticsLos Angeles TimesHere's some good news for a change from the diabetes front: Lower-limb amputations due to diabetes complications dropped 65% from 1996 to 2008. In a study published this week in the journal Diabetes Care, researchers from the Centers for Disease Fewer adults with diabetes undergo lower-limb amputations, but remain at Endocrine TodayLimb Amputations of Diabetes Patients DecreasedIndian Country Today Media Network.comPharmacy retailers can help bring diabetic limb amputations down through Drug Store…

• Savannahians manage diabetes with Community Health Mission's simple formula of ... - Savannah Morning News

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  27 Jan 2012 | 11:20 pm

  KyForward.comSavannahians manage diabetes with Community Health Mission's simple formula of Savannah Morning NewsBetty Darby/For Savannah Morning News Sisters Dianne Owens, left, and Juanita Owens look over the handouts in the Community Health Mission diabetes class at the Habersham YMCA. By Betty Darby When was the last time you read a label in a grocery store Scholarship program to help senior adults participate in diabetes prevention KyForward.comall 3 news articles »

• Paula Deen: From Big Food to Big Pharma - Huffington Post

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  23 Jan 2012 | 2:58 pm

  Care2.comPaula Deen: From Big Food to Big PharmaHuffington PostPaula Deen's public admission that she has Type 2 diabetes and her follow-up announcement that she is also a paid spokesperson for the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, and its diabetes drug, Victoza, has sparked an interesting debate about the Paula Deen: Populist Cook or Diabetic Scam Artist?AlterNetSylvia Rector: Deen's diabetes revelation is hard to swallowDetroit Free PressPaula Deen. Deep-Fried Cheesecake. Diabetes. Discuss.Care2.comAtlanta Journal Constitution -Ct Postall 456 news articles »

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• Two Years

  Lee Ann

  11 Jan 2012 | 1:27 pm

  Today is the second anniversary of my father’s suicide. I’ve spent the last year thinking I would go to Texas to see some of my family, be in my hometown, and visit the grave as I had done last year, but when Jason and I looked at our finances a couple of weeks ago, [...]

• 5 Things that Changed My Life

  Lee Ann

  5 Nov 2011 | 10:59 pm

  This post is in response to the following prompt provided by the WEGO Health National Health Blog Posting Month: 5 things that changed my life. For better? For worse? List 5 things that changed your life as a patient, caregiver, or Health Activist and how. Eating Disorder & Depression: On the surface, I suppose this looks [...]

• Happy First Blue Friday!

  Lee Ann

  5 Nov 2011 | 12:22 am

  I’m late to post, but I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Blue Friday! If you’re a DOC’er, you probably know about Blue Fridays in November. I know I have some family and friends that occasionally read though, and you might not know about Blue Fridays, an initiative started by my friend Cherise [...]

• Titles of My Future Book

  Lee Ann

  1 Nov 2011 | 10:59 pm

  WEGO Health is hosting National Health Blog Posting Month. Since I’ve gotten sorely burned out on blogging by participating in NaBloPoMo in the past, signing up for NHBPM is against my better judgment, but I do lots of things against my better judgment so at least I’m staying true to character. I think [...]

• Happy T1Day!

  Lee Ann

  1 Nov 2011 | 10:57 pm

  Today is November 1st, the first day of Diabetes Awareness Month, and two weeks until World Diabetes Day on November 14th. Today is also T1Day, a JDRF initiative to raise awareness about type 1 diabetes. They want everyone to give the finger to type 1 diabetes, a funny, albeit sassy message, but one [...]

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• Animal Fat Consumption Before Conception Linked To Gestational Diabetes Risk

  28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am

  Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University. Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes seen during pregnancy...

• Women With Diabetes Experience More Hearing Problems

  27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm

  A new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, presented at the annual Triological Society's Combined Sections Meeting, on January 26 in Miami Beach, shows that diabetes is likely to cause a greater degree of hearing loss in women as they get older, particularly if the diabetes is not well controlled with medication...

• Lower Limb Amputation Rates Associated With Diabetes Drop, US

  27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am

  An investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that between 1996 and 2008, the number of leg and foot amputations among U.S. individuals, aged 40+ with diagnosed diabetes, decreased by 65%. The study, entitled "Declining Rates of Hospitalization for Non-traumatic Lower-Extremity Amputation in the Diabetic Population Aged 40 years or Older: U.S...

• Large Drop In Leg And Foot Amputations Among Adult Diabetics, CDC

  26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am

  There has been a large drop in the rate of leg and foot amputations among Americans aged 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes, according to a new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the February issue of Diabetes Care. The study reports that between 1996 and 2008 the rate of such amputations fell by 65%...

• Patients With Diabetes Benefit From Lifestyle Counseling In Primary Care Setting

  26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am

  Lifestyle counseling, practiced as part of routine care for people with diabetes, helps people more quickly lower blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and keep them under control, according to a large, long-term study published in the February issue of Diabetes Care...

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• Just One Thing for 2012 . . . .

  Karen G

  24 Jan 2012 | 11:40 am

  This month the DSMA Blog Carnival asks what one diabetes related thing we are most looking forward to in 2012.  Just one thing?  That’s a tough one for me because I’m looking forward to, and hoping... Visit my blog to read more.

• “Deader than my Pancreas”

  Karen G

  17 Jan 2012 | 8:42 am

  So yeah, the other night I had an odd dream involving the show Castle.  I was part of the team working on some murder case.  We were in a big hotel that looked oddly like a set of dorms at my alma... Visit my blog to read more.

• What it’s really about . . . .

  Karen G

  9 Jan 2012 | 11:06 am

  It’s not about post hits, blog stats and number of comments received.  It’s not about “in crowds” and cliques.  It’s not about complimentary products for review and conference invites and blog... Visit my blog to read more.

• Going Downhill . . . .

  Karen G

  6 Jan 2012 | 9:17 am

  ** Warning: If you are currently eating or very squeamish, you may want to skip this post. ** I thought it was bad when my d-supplies decided to conspire against me.  Little did I know, it was... Visit my blog to read more.

• Revenge of the D-Supplies

  Karen G

  4 Jan 2012 | 3:58 pm

  I don’t know what I did to piss off my diabetes supplies, but for the past couple of days I would swear they’ve been conspiring against me.  Oh sure, they look so sweet and innocent, having a party... Visit my blog to read more.

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• Diabetes Drug Injected Weekly Wins FDA Approval - New York Times

  Google Inc.

  27 Jan 2012 | 4:35 pm

  RTT NewsDiabetes Drug Injected Weekly Wins FDA ApprovalNew York TimesAmylin Pharmaceuticals won federal approval on Friday for its new, more convenient drug for Type 2 diabetes, ending years of setbacks. The drug, Bydureon, is injected once a week. Its main competitor is expected to be Novo Nordisk's Victoza, FDA Approves Amylin's Bydureon Diabetes DrugWall Street JournalAmylin's long-delayed diabetes drug gets FDA nodFox NewsWeekly Shot Gets FDA Nod for Type 2 DiabetesWebMDall 221 news articles »

• Diabetes can make women deaf - Times of India

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  28 Jan 2012 | 2:32 am

  MediplacementsDiabetes can make women deafTimes of IndiaA new study has found that having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication. According to the study from Henry Ford Hospital in Women With Diabetes Experience More Hearing ProblemsMedical News TodayDiabetes and hearing loss worsens in uncontrolled diabetesDigitalJournal.comDiabetes can cause loss of hearingMediplacementsNetdoctor -Shreveport Times (blog)all 20 news articles »

• Diabetes leg, foot amputations see dramatic drop - CBS News

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  27 Jan 2012 | 9:46 am

  Los Angeles TimesDiabetes leg, foot amputations see dramatic dropCBS News(CBS) People with diabetes were once very likely to face foot or leg amputations. These days, that fate is not as common. A new report from the CDC revealed a dramatic drop in diabetes-related amputations in the US The study - published in the Feb.Lower-limb amputations have declined among diabeticsLos Angeles TimesFewer adults with diabetes undergo lower-limb amputations, but remain at Endocrine TodayLimb Amputations of Diabetes Patients DecreasedIndian Country Today Media Network.comDrug Store News -Medical News…

• Savannahians manage diabetes with Community Health Mission's simple formula of ... - Savannah Morning News

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  27 Jan 2012 | 11:20 pm

  KyForward.comSavannahians manage diabetes with Community Health Mission's simple formula of Savannah Morning NewsBetty Darby/For Savannah Morning News Sisters Dianne Owens, left, and Juanita Owens look over the handouts in the Community Health Mission diabetes class at the Habersham YMCA. By Betty Darby When was the last time you read a label in a grocery store Diabetes Support Group meets Feb. 6York News-TimesScholarship program to help senior adults participate in diabetes prevention KyForward.comall 3 news articles »

• Opinion: Paula Deen's diabetes revelation is really hard to swallow - Vancouver Sun

  Google Inc.

  25 Jan 2012 | 9:36 am

  Care2.comOpinion: Paula Deen's diabetes revelation is really hard to swallowVancouver SunLast week, Paula Deen the Butter Queen announced that she was diagnosed three years ago with Type 2 diabetes, and with her absurdly fatty recipes still airing on the Food Network, she is now the pitchwoman for a new diabetes drug from the company that Paula Deen: Populist Cook or Diabetic Scam Artist?AlterNetPaula Deen: From Big Food to Big PharmaHuffington PostPaula Deen. Deep-Fried Cheesecake. Diabetes. Discuss.Care2.comAtlanta Journal Constitutionall 456 news articles »

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• Advice to Paula Deen From Someone with 20 Years of Diabetes Under Their Belt

  18 Jan 2012 | 5:03 pm

  Paula Deen, the famous 64-year-old television queen of decadent southern cooking, revealed on the Today Show yesterday that she has type 2 diabetes after years of rumor and speculation.  She has had diabetes for three years and made the announcement the same day her diabetes website was announced.  This is a website sponsored by a pharmaceutical company (Novo Nordisk) that is paying her to be a spokesperson to peddle a diabetes drug (Victoza).  Her two sons are also being reimbursed for their endorsements and one son has started a new cooking show on the Cooking Network…

• Celebrating New Years with Alcohol and Type 2 Diabetes?

  31 Dec 2011 | 2:59 am

  As the countdown to the New Year draws near, you might find yourself celebrating with liquid spirits on New Years Eve.  Learn the facts about alcohol and diabetes.  Make use of safety tips and learn serving sizes to ensure you are smart while you celebrate....Read Full Post

• A Diabetes Comic and Mobile App

  31 Dec 2011 | 2:05 am

  Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona collaborated with local popular Native American artist Ryan Huna Smith to develop a comic book and digital mobile app to help educate teens about type 2 diabetes and behaviors that could reduce risk.  Smith was chosen for his exciting artwork that blends traditional Native American subjects and themes with main-stream comic book style....Read Full Post

• New Goals for 2012

  31 Dec 2011 | 12:25 am

  The beginning of the New Year is around the corner.  Hopefully you take this time to think about what you can do to improve your health and quality of life. Diabetes is a complicated disease that effects all bodily systems. As you ponder setting new goals or resolve to work harder in a particular area, here are some links to simple advice for better control....Read Full Post

• Vegetable Platters to the Rescue

  30 Dec 2011 | 11:53 pm

  I recently saw a Facebook friend with diabetes lamenting over a family event.  Her mother-in-law had invited her family to a party.  She is pregnant with diabetes and her blood sugar levels are very reactive.  When she arrived, it turned out to be a pizza party with no other food available.  She had thought ahead and grabbed a crab salad, but then had the challenge of no utensils at the party. The pizza looked pretty tempting.  Had she not been prepared, her hunger may have prompted her to grab a piece and then later have to deal with trying to get her blood sugar…

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• Low-Frequency Variants in HMGA1 Are Not Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Risk

  Marquez, M.; Huyvaert, M.; Perry, J. R. B.; Pearson, R. D.; Falchi, M.; Morris, A. P.; Vivequin, S.; Lobbens, S.; Yengo, L.; Gaget, S.; Pattou, F.; Poulain-Godefroy, O.; Charpentier, G.; Carlsson, L. M. S.; Jacobson, P.; Sjostrom, L.; Lantieri, O.; Heude, B.; Walley, A.; Balkau, B.; Marre, M.; the DIAGRAM Consortium; Froguel, P.; Cauchi, S.

  24 Jan 2012 | 2:02 pm

  It has recently been suggested that the low-frequency c.136–14_136–13insC variant in high-mobility group A1 (HMGA1) may strongly contribute to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes risk. In our study, we attempted to confirm that HMGA1 is a novel type 2 diabetes locus in French Caucasians. The gene was sequenced in 368 type 2 diabetic case subjects with a family history of type 2 diabetes and 372 normoglycemic control subjects without a family history of type 2 diabetes. None of the 41 genetic variations identified were associated with type 2 diabetes. The lack of association…

• Distinct {beta}-Cell Defects in Impaired Fasting Glucose and Impaired Glucose Tolerance

  Kanat, M.; Mari, A.; Norton, L.; Winnier, D.; DeFronzo, R. A.; Jenkinson, C.; Abdul-Ghani, M. A.

  24 Jan 2012 | 2:02 pm

  To characterize the defects in β-cell function in subjects with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and compare the results to impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and normal glucose tolerance (NGT) subjects, β-cell glucose sensitivity and rate sensitivity during the oral glucose tolerance test were measured with the model by Mari in 172 Mexican Americans. A subgroup (n = 70) received a 2-h hyperglycemic clamp (+125 mg/dL), and first- and second-phase insulin secretion were quantitated. Compared with NGT, subjects with IFG and IGT manifested a decrease in β-cell glucose sensitivity; IFG…

• Damaging Loss of Self-Control by Stressed {beta}-Cells

  Holness, M. J.; Sugden, M. C.

  24 Jan 2012 | 2:02 pm

• L-Leucine Alters Pancreatic {beta}-Cell Differentiation and Function via the mTor Signaling Pathway

  Rachdi, L.; Aiello, V.; Duvillie, B.; Scharfmann, R.

  24 Jan 2012 | 2:02 pm

  Leucine (Leu) is an essential branched-chain amino acid, which activates the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. The effect of Leu on cell differentiation during embryonic development is unknown. Here, we show that Leu supplementation during pregnancy significantly increased fetal body weight, caused fetal hyperglycemia and hypoinsulinemia, and decreased the relative islet area. We also used rat embryonic pancreatic explant culture for elucidating the mechanism of Leu action on β-cell development. We found that in the presence of Leu, differentiation of pancreatic…

• Prediabetes: Evaluation of {beta}-Cell Function

  Basu, A.; Pedersen, M. G.; Cobelli, C.

  24 Jan 2012 | 2:02 pm

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  Scott's Web Log

• Immunologist Matthias von Herrath to Work for Novo Nordisk

  Scott S

  23 Jan 2012 | 9:20 pm

  For those of you who missed the news, it was announced today that immunology researcher Matthias von Herrath will be sharing his duties with La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (the announcement actually says he'll stick around La Jolla part-time, probably to continue with his existing teaching obligations) to take a position leading Danish insulin giant Novo Nordisk's type 1 diabetes research and development center in Seattle which will focus on autoimmunity treatments (see the press release at http://prn.to/zQ3xJZ).  For those of you in the Seattle area, the type 1…

• End-of-Year Reconciliations; New Year, New Insurance

  Scott S

  15 Jan 2012 | 8:10 pm

  Happy New Year Everyone! What would a new year's post be withough including the awesome ABBA song "Happy New Year" (it's Flash audio, sorry for the Apple loyalists who really can't enjoy it the way the web was truly meant to be enjoyed) in honor of the occasion? See HERE (it's a Vietnamese site) to download the MP3 to the song (it was working when I wrote this post).But beyond New Years tunes from 1970's-era Pop Stars from Sweden, the "Happy" New Year had a particular meaning for me in 2012, at least when it comes to managing diabetes. I ended 2011 much like I've ended prior years. I spent…

• Wayback Wednesday: Holiday-Themed Posts at Scott's Web Log

  Scott S

  21 Dec 2011 | 9:20 pm

  One of the things I pride myself on here at Scott's Web Log is that a visitor can visit virtually any post from years ago, and virtually all of the links contained in my old posts still work. I say most because keeping the links "alive" is no small task, especially since I've been blogging since 2005. Although I don't blog as often as I once did (I'm still on Twitter pretty much daily), over time, with the internet being one of the most ephemeral of media, news items move, YouTube videos are taken down, or a news organization that publishes items reorganizes their own website and all their…

• Dollars for Docs Discussion

  Scott S

  18 Nov 2011 | 9:45 pm

  First, I want to acknowledge Ellen Ullman (@CureT1Diabetes) who tipped me off to this event on Google+. Although I might have enjoyed the opportunity to attend this in person and ask questions of the presenters, alas, I had other plans that evening.My readers may recall that earlier this year (on Valentines Day, no less!), I wrote a post (see HERE) about a new database that was assembled by ProPublica, which is a non-profit corporation based in NYC. ProPublica describes itself as "an independent non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest". That database…

• The Business of Diabetes: Geron No Mo!

  Scott S

  15 Nov 2011 | 7:45 pm

  I hope you'll pardon my title (its supposed to be a pun meant to sound like "Geronimo!", an exclamation used by anyone about to jump from great heights, which I thought was fitting this case). The company conducting the first-ever FDA-sanctioned human clinical trial in the U.S. of a therapy using human embryonic stem cells said that it was stopping that trial and exiting the stem cell business (see http://nyti.ms/rTNktH for The New York Times article on this) altogether. Like many biotech startups, Geron Corp., a Menlo Park, California-based company, isn't yet profitable. While this company…

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• One Does Not Simply…

  Scott K. Johnson

  24 Jan 2012 | 10:31 am

  Have you guys seen the Boromir Meme?  I always chuckle when I see it. According to Know Your Meme: The phrase “One does not simply walk into Mordor” (no comma needed) originates from a Council of Elrond scene in Peter Jackson’s 2001 film adaption of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring[1]. Whilst (sp) discussing how to destroy the ring, Elrond explains that the ring can only be destroyed at Mount Doom and that someone must venture into Mordor to do so. After a silence where no member volunteers, Boromir points out the difficulty of this task by saying “One…

• Overnight Basal Rate Testing

  Scott K. Johnson

  20 Jan 2012 | 7:34 am

  Numbers and Lines I had a hunch that I could use some fine-tuning.  But overnight fasting basal rate testing sucks, so I kept putting it off.  My doc finally convinced me to bite the bullet, and I’m actually very glad I did. The idea behind basal rate testing is to eliminate as many variables as possible, so that any changes you see in your blood sugar are most likely from your basal rate. Wait – am I getting ahead of things here?  Do you guys know what “basal” is? You need insulin all the time.  I mean ALL the time.  Even when you’re not eating, you need a…

• Mikey, Dan, and Scott, Live on KDWA.com!

  Scott K. Johnson

  16 Jan 2012 | 1:22 pm

  Hoping you can join us for the pilot episode of “Diabetic Radio”, on KDWA.com (AM 1460 on the dial in the Twin Cities Metro Area (listen live)), Tuesday, January 17,  at 11:05 AM. You guys remember Mikey, right?  Mikey makes his living driving race cars and fixing engines.  When the snow flies, and he can’t race cars, he’s all about snowmobiles.  For a long time he has been doing regular talk shows about both at KDWA, a local AM station near his home and not too far from the Twin Cities area. A while back Mike said that the station owner, Dan, who lives with type…

• First Look at Telcare – Cellular Enabled Glucose Meter

  Scott K. Johnson

  10 Jan 2012 | 7:36 am

  I’ve been playing with a Telcare system for the past few days. Telcare is the world’s first cellular-enabled blood glucose meter that will automatically upload readings to an online logging portal. I was excited to try this system because it is such a giant step in the direction many of us have been waiting for. A meter that automatically sends information to a web-based logging system. I like automation.  We have automation in many areas of our lives, and for a long time automation in the world of diabetes has been lagging behind.  This system is a small step in the right…

• Clipboard on a Lanyard?

  Scott K. Johnson

  18 Dec 2011 | 6:16 pm

  Click here to view the video on YouTube. Clipboard on a Lanyard? is a post from: Scott's Diabetes No related posts.

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• One week doing low carb

  Jen

  27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm

  Well, officially been seven days since I started doing low carb. I'm sticking to it very well—the most carbs I ate in one day was 96g but 40g of that was treating lows! The other days it's mostly been around 50g +/- 5g or so. I have lost about a pound, hoping that continues and/or even speeds up a bit, would be nice! The past two days my insulin doses have dropped insanely. Before when I was eating about 120g of carbs a day I was taking about 60u of insulin a day ... That dropped to 40u once I cut out the carbs ... yesterday dropped to 35u and today it will be just over 30u and I am still…

• Why are we so angry?

  Corinna

  27 Jan 2012 | 2:59 pm

  Thought for the day in light of the recent media firestorms:The very purpose of spirituality is self-discipline. Rather than criticizing others, we should evaluate and criticize ourselves. Ask yourself, what am I doing about my anger, my attachment, my pride, my jealousy? These are the things we should check in our day to day lives. --HHDL

• my endocrine visit

  eric

  27 Jan 2012 | 2:07 pm

  Well today i went to a my doctors visit he was surprised because my a1c was a 7.8 which he said could be better but its not horrible then he went over my results for my kidneys he said that i might need dialysis. I told him forget about it i will NEVER do diaylsis he said my kidneys are spilling a lot of protein but according to your dexcom monitor your sugars are not horribly out of control. The question is how bad does dialysis hurt? Will your kidneys get better with dialysis and no teansplant? When i asked him these questions he didn't give me a direct answer so i kind of got frustrated…

• Which is regular, and which is diet?

  Scott E

  27 Jan 2012 | 1:30 pm

  When presented with options like these, I often opt for choice C-- none of the above. (Picture taken about a year ago at Fuddruckers in Parsippany, New Jersey)

• Paula Deen…The Saga Continues

  mother4peace - Christine

  27 Jan 2012 | 12:10 pm

  I really didn’t see myself writing another blog about Paula Deen.  Had hoped that it would settle down and sort of melt away into the background as people can be distracted by the next shiny new item dangled in front of them…like Demi Moore having her life cracked open by 911 calls being released.  To my dismay, the Paula Deen Saga continues.  Her publicist quit, who is probably as much to blame for how this rolled out.  The latest is having video of her eating a cheeseburger on a cruise ship that was recorded by another passenger and the NYSC gym center taking out an advertisement…

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• Honest O'Clock on Friday

  Hannah McDonald

  27 Jan 2012 | 11:33 am

  My pal Mike has this concept that he introduced me to several years ago.  He says that at every party, after all the initial fun is starting to wear off, when the levels of drunkenness are starting to run high, when people are starting to get to that moment where they are at their most raw, it becomes Honest O'Clock.It's the time when you are likely to tell your friends about something you adore or despise about them.  It's when real, often ugly, truths come out.  It is wise for most party guests to start leaving after Honest O'Clock.So it's been a little while since I wrote a…

• Greetings from Virustown

  Hannah McDonald

  13 Jan 2012 | 11:27 am

  Oh my gosh, you guys.I am sick.I have been sick since last Thursday, when all of this was just a baby sore throat.It went on to develop into a post-nasal-drippy, sniffly, coughy, are-my-tonsils-swelling? kind of horrible week.  Other co-workers have been sick too, but they all seem to be bouncing back a lot more quickly.  Clearly nobody else has what I've got, which seems to be the HellVirus. Waking up three different times this week in the middle of the night to cry because my throat hurt so badly that the pain radiated into my teeth and my ears?  Oh yeah, I've been…

• 2012: I Have New Resolve

  Hannah McDonald

  5 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am

  In my free time, I like playing around with art supplies and crafts.  This is a fact I forget far too often.  Last summer, a friend of mine led a watercolor workshop, and it was so relaxing, liberating in some small way to let that paintbrush draw wavy lines, leaves, a wash of color in the background.Writing is the art I am most passionate about, the one where I will scrutinize every punctuation mark and word choice.  I might not let you see a poem if it's not finished.  If you look over my shoulder while I doodle, I may be distracted, but I'm never really ashamed. …

• Dexy's Midnight Runner (That's Me)

  Hannah McDonald

  21 Dec 2011 | 1:59 pm

  Maybe I need to just break down and name my Dexcom Eileen, because I certainly say, "Come on!" to it a lot.I have been wearing the Dexcom since Friday, trying not to pay attention to it too obsessively for now.  It's almost Christmas.  I have about two more weeks of the carb-y holiday season, plus I had the misfortune of getting sick yesterday.  I didn't eat anything this morning, woke up with a 167 mg/dl blood glucose, then shot straight up to 200-something about 3 hours later without eating anything.  I blame illness.  We'll see.  Time will pass.  Patterns…

• Christmastime for My Non-Functioning Pancreas

  Hannah McDonald

  14 Dec 2011 | 11:02 am

  (A relatively wordless Wednesday post...)My Dexcom arrived yesterday!  Sherman was relatively non-plussed.I am excited to play with all this new stuff.  I am, however, a tiny bit sad that the silicone skin for the receiver is dull gray.  Definitely not my style.Welcome home, new robot parts!

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• PODS Meetup Review

  Lindsey Guerin

  27 Jan 2012 | 2:51 pm

  Last night, I participated in a DiabetesSisters' PODS meetup for the first time. I've seen them online and always wanted to join, but there hasn't been anything in my area and I'm not in a position to add anything to my plate right now. I noticed it on the list last week and spoke with the woman leading the group.   So I made the trek (it's about an hour's drive for me) to the meetup and enjoyed an hour and a half of diabetes related conversation (with a little life mixed in) with three other diabetic women. Three of us were type one and the other type two. Two other women are supposed…

• This One Goes Out to the One I Love

  Carey Potash

  27 Jan 2012 | 12:56 pm

  I'm sorry.   I'm sorry I stumbled into bed at midnight and woke you up; piss drunk on TLC and Discovery channel programming. Back-to-back episodes of Hoarders, dysfunctional tattoo artists and the fascinating sex life of giant sea clams of the Pacific.   I know you've had migraines for like eight straight days and the closest thing to real food you've had in the past month has been licking the salt off a tortilla chip.   So I'm sorry. I'm sorry I decided, at midnight, to bring you in on my idea for a movie script. You remember - the one about the guy in a coma who is stuck in a…

• Riding the Red Train

  Brenda Bell

  27 Jan 2012 | 7:13 am

  Put aside the images of the Kingston Trio's Boston-area rewrite of "The Ship That Never Returned" and think instead of a group of riders, runners, walkers, or drivers following one after the other, or a flock of migratory birds, or any group trying to travel a significant distance, using the strongest to protect the weakest from wind and weather, each member of the group taking a turn at the front to allow the others to recover.   read more

• Grey Area

  Carey Potash

  26 Jan 2012 | 11:31 am

  When you're strolling down the food store aisles, do you find yourself making mental notations of items that would be disastrous to blood sugars?   I tend to do that when walking through the frozen foods aisle.   "Mmmmmm ... chicken taquitos. Those would not be good for Charlie."   "Mmmmmm ... eggrolls!"   "Mmmmmm ...  pepperoni and cheese strombolis. Those would not be good for Charlie either."   It's just window shopping really. It's no fun getting your kid a treat when you know there's a good chance it will affect his health in a bad…

• Testing, Testing...1, 2, 3.

  Lindsey Guerin

  25 Jan 2012 | 2:56 pm

  Last Thursday, I checked the mail to find my latest test strip order in my box. At first, I wasn't even sure what the package was as it was more an envelope and felt extremely light. When I usually get strips, I receive a pretty good sized box.   As I opened it, I saw three OneTouch boxes smushed and open. Good thing that strips aren't fragile. Three boxes shocked me. Generally, I get six to eight boxes for my three month supply. I thought that the prescription was for one month at first.   Then I looked at it more closely and noticed that it'd been filled for "3 blood sugar…

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  annetics

• Lost Bones Reunited! (Hopefully)

  Cali Cyclist

  6 Jan 2012 | 12:38 pm

  Ten weeks after my bike crash in February 2009, I wrote with optimism that my left clavicle fracture was beginning to heal.  And for the most part, the pain subsided over time.  Later in 2009, I was able to complete the 206-mile cycling race, Lotoja, and also Ironman Arizona; although, there were lingering issues with my back strength and upper arm strength, especially on my left side.  Also, I still experienced a sort of searing pain, like the pain a tearing muscle might inflict, in my upper left arm with certain reaching movements.  The pain became worse after I…

• Exercising Post Breakfast

  Cali Cyclist

  1 Jul 2011 | 12:00 am

  While there has been some press lately on how exercising before versus after a meal may affect calories burned and weight management, people with diabetes have additional considerations.  For me, I have generally avoided exercising soon after a meal simply because I'd rather not deal with the conundrum of either taking my normal bolus and crashing from the insulin once it becomes super-active during exercise or underbolusing and then going high early on.  This was especially noticeable with running, and I tried to never have more than 1 U of insulin floating around when I went out…

• ISCorp Downer Classic

  Cali Cyclist

  25 Jun 2011 | 10:53 pm

  We are off to Madison early in the morning, but I thought I'd update quickly on my blood glucose victory in today's race.  Yesterday, I came down a bit low after breakfast, and then turned my basal rate down to +15% (vs +30%), and ate a gel on the line, and finished around 300.  Today I tried the same thing but was able to head off the low with a granola bar and a few Dex 4 tabs, and then left my basal rates at +30%.  I hesitated but decided to go ahead with the gel again, about 10 minutes before the race start.  This race was a fun course, with a sharp turn at corner 2…

• Fond du Lac at Tour of America's Dairyland

  Cali Cyclist

  24 Jun 2011 | 5:10 pm

  On day 2 of my diabetes revamp, I seemed to have a bit too much insulin on board.  I had a horrible high that kept me up for an hour overnight--I think it was related to the infusion site--but had settled down nicely by breakfast.  Eating the same meal as yesterday, I rose up but came down a bit low, 58 right before I planned to warm up for the race in Fond du Lac.  (My theory is that since we had such a relaxed conversation on our long drive before the race, I was less nervous than usual. Maybe??)  I ate a granola bar plus a handful of Dex 4 glucose tabs, and turned my…

• Sheboygan BGs--Update on My Insulin Tweaks

  Cali Cyclist

  23 Jun 2011 | 5:58 pm

  Dexcom readings around Sheboygan critUpdate on BGs after major insulin adjustments described in my last post.)  After a bit of a low BG before going to bed last night, I shut off my pump for an hour, which allowed my BGs to creep up to around 200.  The increased basal rates were a bit too much from about midnight until I woke up, as evidenced by a steady but slow drop between those times; but fortunately I landed in a nice spot this morning, right around 100.  I lowered the early morning basal by 0.1 U/hr so hopefully tonight will be better.For the rest of the day, things have…

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  The D-Log Cabin

• Mommyhood: One Week Later

  HVS

  15 Jan 2012 | 5:54 am

  I love you, Little Guy!!!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

• Ice & Chocolate: The Final Week

  HVS

  5 Jan 2012 | 1:21 pm

  Yep, I know I've said this before...but it is getting closer to the delivery.I am 38 weeks, & the induction is scheduled for Wed, Jan.11. I have been convinced that labor is immenant for weeks now.(just don't listen to me, because I don't know what I'm talking about) News Flash: Contractions are not labor. Painful contractions, are not labor. 2 cm dilated & 50% effacement is not labor. Real labor has you on the floor, writhing in pain. We were told thus, on Monday evening.(dry run to the hospital,as it were) Of course,baby chilled down & only popped a couple contractions the instant I was…

• 2011: A Year, Reviewed

  HVS

  4 Jan 2012 | 7:26 am

  It was a year in which I:Started Nursing SchoolFound out I was pregnantRafted the mighty Colorado RiverMet (& remet) old & new friends at the Friends For Life Conference in FloridaTurned 30Went to 10 billion doctor appointmentsCried for hours over a 6.5 a1c (my best ever,& the best of the pregnancy!)Saw my diabetes turn 13...Dropped out of nursing school,to dream another dayGained 40 lbs (New Years Resolution=you kind of know what!)Gained a greater sympathy for disabled/handicapped people's challenges because when you can't do hardly anything for yourself,life is pretty difficult. And I'm one…

• Wordless Wednesday: The 259th Day

  HVS

  28 Dec 2011 | 5:47 pm

  -------- Yesterday morning, as I rolled out of bed, I was positive that this was the day. I don't think you really want to know precisely why I was so positive (let's just say that it had to do with gross body substances) & that, combined with rocking cramps, had me convinced that this, was it. Well, it didn't quite work out that way. Husband took me to the OB-GYN (a normal appointment, all ready scheduled) and I'm not in labor...not yet. I am 2 cm dilated (seems to be progressing at the rate of 1 cm/week) but unless 6 cups of amniotic fluid exit the building, I'm not really "in labor". I am…

• Wordless Wednesday: Matching

  HVS

  21 Dec 2011 | 2:46 pm

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• Medtronic Minimed MySentry $2,400!

  Wendy

  9 Jan 2012 | 4:53 pm

  I just got off the phone with Minimed and was pretty surprised to find the newly announced Minimed MySentry costs $2,400 and is not covered by insurance. It is cool, but I think I am more surprised by the lack of insurance coverage than the price. Hmm. Not surprised, but disappointed. Do you know what would have been smart, to annouce the upcoming release with the price, so we could get the sucker budgeted into our flexible spending accounts. The year just started and I've already ordered $500 in diabetes related supplies. There is no way I can forgo $2400 of my yearly allotment to buy this…

• Another Dexcom Pro and Another Con

  Wendy

  5 Dec 2011 | 7:33 am

  I forgot something in my last post about the Dexcom Seven Plus. PRO: I love that I can wear the sensor for two weeks. Shhh! It's kinda a secret, but some folks I know get three weeks out of it if the glue holds.However, CON: the receiver needs to be charged, so if you can remember to plug it in at night next to your bed, you are safe. Forget and the battery can go caput and you are out of luck until you can charge it again. I was out of town this weekend and forget the power cord, so it ran out of juice into day two and I was left hanging. Not a huge issue, but a different one from the…

• I like Dexcom better than Minimed! Yeah, I said it!

  Wendy

  18 Nov 2011 | 8:07 am

  Jury is in! I have worn the Dexcom 7 Plus off and on for a few months and also switched out with the Minimed CGM. Frankly, the Dexcom is just more user friendly for several reasons. It has cons too, so let me lay them out Pro and Con style:Pros Sensor is TINY and doesn't hurt (much) going in. Much like an infusion set.Lasts at least 7 days Very, very accurate. Only a couple times I've had it off the mark and it was after the seven days of wear. Often within one or two mg/dl.Alarms are quite and unassuming, but you know they are there. This is a big one for me. I hate the alarms on Minimed.

• Better Success with Accuracy

  Wendy

  26 Aug 2011 | 6:12 am

  Well, the Dexcom caught a low in the middle of the night and it was right about the low, but 30 mg/dl off. But juice was administered.I have to say, my daughter is being a champ with middle school schedules. Rough second day, but overall its been great.For the first time I can remember, she is feeling self conscious about pulling out her meter and pump. She's worried, because the rules are so strict and kids think she is using a cell phone, which means an automatic detention. So many new kids she doesn't know, so the looks and questions like, "What's that?" get annoying.Glad its Friday!

• Not Accurate, So Far: Dexcom 7 Plus

  Wendy

  25 Aug 2011 | 10:41 am

  Last night I was awakened by an alarm that said 47. Actual blood sugar was 90.Today, alarm says 401, actual reading is 234. Calibrated and its back to 254, but still.

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• Diabetes Doesn't Respect A Woman's Right To Change Her Mind.....

  k2

  27 Jan 2012 | 10:53 am

  Diabetes doesn't respect a woman's right to change her mind, be it, clothing, shoes, lovers or Baked Lays. I stand by those words 100% and I utter them often- though the Baked Lays part is interchangeable with various carbs, like past, rice, Chinese & Mexican cuisine. The phrase also happen to be something I tweeted to my friend Kim over at Texting My Pancreas when she tweeted about bolusing for a Baked Lays and then changing her mind about eating them. I could totally relate, because lets face it: We've all been there, done that.Diabetes doesn't respect or get the fact that I (and by I,…

• "Dog Pile On The Diabetes, Dog Pile On The Diabetes!!!"

  k2

  26 Jan 2012 | 10:36 am

  Way back when I was first diagnosed with "the diabetes," Looney Tunes used to air really early on Saturday mornings and occasionally every now and then in the afternoons. On Saturday mornings I'd get up super early and my oldest brother would usually be walking in the door from God knows where - and we'd watch tv together. He loved the Looney Tunes and because he did, I did. Plus, they were really funny!And I specifically remember the above cartoon and laughing out loud. I also remember that after I watched said cartoon, I got up and started dancing around the living room singing: Dog pile on…

• Wordless Wednesday: "And We All Shine On....."

  k2

  25 Jan 2012 | 1:08 pm

  " And We All Shine On..."Photo via my iPhone~

• Diabetes Memories: Boil, Boil, Toil & Trouble - Of Boiled Insulin Needles & Other Diabetes Givens Growing Up~

  k2

  24 Jan 2012 | 10:48 am

  So with three people with diabetes growing up in the house, (four if you count my oldest sister who got married when I was 4) things got pretty crazy, not to mention expensive. And there were certain diabetes givens in the Kunik household Like my dad kept his insulin in the butter compartment in the fridge in the utility room, while my sister and I kept our insulin in the fridge in the kitchen. My dad used Lente as his long acting insulin and I used NPH - And I think my sister did too. I remember my dad, Debbie and I always busting out needles before we ate our meals, right there at the table…

• Diabetes Skycam On A String

  k2

  23 Jan 2012 | 8:36 am

  I wish diabetes had an instant replay capabilities - sort of like my own diabetes Skycam. Maybe if I had a camera on a string hovering over me like the NFLers do, I could capture and replay all those little moments (and rare) that led me to my diabetes victories, both big and small.You know, like when I get a carb count right for an insanely filled carb meal or when I cut my temporary basal rate pre workout whilst figuring out and ingesting the perfect snack for said pre-work out activity (because every workout activity requires a different snack and temporary basal rate) so I don't have to…

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  Every Day Every Hour Every Minute

• MTV True Life - I Have Diabetes

  Cara

  18 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm

  Wow. I just spent the last hour watching a much anticipated episode of MTV True Life. Months ago (maybe even a year ago?), MTV put out a casting call for people living with diabetes. They made it sound....depressing. And very much T2 oriented. After many emails to MTV, they rewrote their casting call and made it more universal. And slightly less depressing. Of course, none of us actually

• A Million Little Things

  Cara

  6 Jan 2012 | 6:28 pm

  A new year is upon us and I'm sad to say that in the past month I've been rather lax in keeping up with my diabetes blog. However, I have had a day today. A day I'd like to share with you. For the past two days my blood sugar has been running almost perfectly. I've gotten high predictor and low predictor alarms, but I hadn't actually had a high or low alarm in almost 36 hours. I have NO idea

• Wego Health Activists

  Cara

  8 Dec 2011 | 9:21 pm

  Something's afoot in the online community. Too often I think we don't get enough recognition for the things that we do, both online and off. Wego Health is hosting the Wego Health Activists Awards 2011. YOU can help out by nominating people in your community who are making a difference as a health activist. This is not just relegated to people that have or care for people who have diabetes. It

• Christmas Came Early

  Cara

  7 Dec 2011 | 7:23 pm

  Back around Labor Day my transmitter for my MM cgms cracked after almost 4 years of use. I knew I would have to get a new one, but to satisfy my burning curiosity, I trialed the Dexcom first. Then I called MiniMed only to have them tell me that my insurance company wasn't going to pay for a new one. They didn't "cover it." Um. Okay. They did in the beginning. And had been paying for my sensors

• Hey Pancreas!

  Cara

  21 Nov 2011 | 7:00 am

  Well, I've been majorly slacking in the past week or so on blogging. It's sad that it is Diabetes Awareness Month and I'm slacking, but my only excuse is that I've been sick for about a week. I was out of work on World Diabetes Day and had to make a lovely visit to the doctor to get some meds. I even lost my voice that day! Crazy. I'm only now getting back to myself. As a peace offering to my

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• "How Mrs. Grady Transformed Olly Neal"

  24 Jan 2012 | 9:58 am

  This was a wonderful story I read this weekend in the Sunday Review of the NY Sunday Times. It was written by Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize winning Op-Ed columnist. Nicholas Kristof is also an idealist. The kind of idealist I like. I've been reading his articles over the last few years and most are trying to wake us up to the genocide in Darfur. Once a year Kristof even takes a student and teacher with him on a reporting trip  to Africa to experience first-hand the strife and inspire in them their own way to make the world a better place.  Kristof's Olly Neal article is filled with the…

• Volunteer abroad and empower children with diabetes

  20 Jan 2012 | 3:40 pm

  Here's an opportunity I wish I could take advantage of, but unfortunately I am too old, oh yes, and I don't speak Spanish. But if you are a young person, at least sixteen years old, do speak Spanish and would love to have a life-changing experience empowering young people with diabetes, AYUDA (American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad) is for you. AYUDA is looking for volunteers to help children with diabetes in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. You don't have to be in medicine and you don't have to have or know about diabetes, you will be trained.  The Dominican Republic program runs…

• The power to tame disease

  16 Jan 2012 | 12:48 pm

  I came across this video while reading psychologist Arloski's blog on wellness coaching.  It's about Dr. David Servan-Schreiber who succumbed to brain cancer almost twenty years after he got it.  During Dr. Servan-Schreiber's years with cancer he inspired people who have cancer to fight for themselves through diet, being present and hope.  I found the video moving and a confirmation of how much our bodies are the result of what we do. As Servan-Schreiber says, "Food is something you do to your body three times a day." The idea of food being something we do to our body was a…

• Social media isn't just for patients

  14 Jan 2012 | 4:35 pm

  The social media space isn't just support space for patients - which is incredible enough - but also "idea" space for medical device manufacturers if they'd only look.  That's what writer Amy Munice, blogger Amy Tenderich of DiabetesMine's Design Challenge, her inspired device designers and I think.  According to Amy Munice, "The foolproof way to get the right mix in social media messaging and pave the path for future patented technology, above all, is to focus on listening...all new product developers tapping into the likes of Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and…

• JDRF Type 1 Diabetes Research Summit and You're Invited!

  11 Jan 2012 | 10:25 am

  If you have type 1 diabetes and could spend a Saturday hearing what’s currently going on in research toward a cure, and more – FOR FREE – would you? You can, and you are cordially invited to the second annual JDRF Type 1 Diabetes Research Summit. Whether you are an adult with type 1, teen with type 1, parent of a child with type 1, loved one of a type 1, health care provider, CDE, MD, researcher, industry partner or interested party, the JDRF Capitol Chapter, which serves the Washington, DC metro area, is sponsoring this fantastic event Saturday February 18th in Bethesda, MD - and…

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  Naturally Sweet

• Destiny & Diabetes

  23 Jan 2012 | 2:32 pm

  Life works in mysterious ways and everything happens for a reason. Do I believe this? Umm...sometimes. It's interesting when I actually see destiny's path unfold before my eyes. This doesn't happen often, but it happened recently.My fam & I moved into this great house in the woods back in October. We aren't very social so introducing ourselves to our neighbors never really crossed our minds. We could hear a man talking outside once in a while but that was it. One day, Abe was walking the dog and he saw the man. They introduced themselves. Both claimed to be anti-social. They talked for a…

• Riding Bareback.

  13 Jan 2012 | 1:40 pm

  I'm riding bareback. Yep. I am.Here's my sad little story. I ran out of insulin with my last pump change. I didn't have the money to get it refilled and figured I had 3 days with Romney Pawed. So, I put the pod on and went blissfully about my life.I went to work, called in my refills and arranged to pick them up on Friday. Payday. Makes sense. This was Wednesday. I would have to change pods on Friday so the timing was perfect.Until....cue in dramatic music....dumdumduuuuuuuummmmmmmmmm!I hear the dreaded call of Romney for no apparent reason. I wasn't eating. I wasn't bolusing. I wasn't even…

• SAD

  10 Jan 2012 | 1:47 pm

  I went to the Doctor last month to talk about my state of mind. Seriously. Not even a Psychiatrist because that's just crazy. No. I talked to my regular, run of the mill, Doctor to find out what in the name of all that is holy was wrong with me.Abe came with me.After the initial 'checkup', you know...weight...(which is ALWAYS 5 pounds heavier)..blood pressure...A1C....meds review....yes, you're still a Diabetic, have a nice day....he asked if I had any questions. I did.As soon as I started speaking, I started tearing up. I said that I was broken. That I didn't know if I was post-menopausal,…

• Dr. Doesn't Feelgood.

  13 Dec 2011 | 9:09 am

  I really have to get this off of my chest. It's something that has been annoying the piss out of me since....about...3 months after I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.I freaking loathe doctors.Hate them.I have seen more doctors than any person should ever have to see. Every 3 months I'm sitting in some waiting room....waiting....waiting....waiting...just to be told that I have Type 1 Diabetes. Still.Oh, there's other stuff I'm told....all of it bad.So that sucks.It just drives me insane. I feel like a good majority of my life....like ALL OF IT...has been taken over by this disease. The…

• Daily 'D' Disclosures #11-17

  16 Nov 2011 | 1:10 pm

  November 12, 2011: Every wish I ever get; birthday, 11:11, dandelions, is for a cure. Not money. Not love. Not stuff. A cure. Just a cure. Diabetes stole my wishes...and my daughter's wishes, too.I'm not sure if wishes ever come true but I certainly don't want to take my chances. Whenever a wish presents itself, I use the same standard one. It breaks my heart when Amanda tells me that she used her wish for a cure. But....guilt is another disclosure...another day.November 13, 2011: I don't remember my life before or without Diabetes.I wish I did. I mean, I was 16 so I remember fragments of my…

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• Have I Been Hiding?

  Foodie McBody

  22 Jan 2012 | 10:33 pm

  It doesn’t really FEEL like I’ve been hiding – more like, “I’m really busy,” or “Time just got away from me,” etc. Stuff you’ve heard before. But you know that conventional wisdom says that If a fitness blogger seems to, er… disappear, then chances are high that something is not right. That they’ve fallen off the wagon, or gained weight, or lost their fitness, or all of the above. I’ve had some pretty big gaps in blogging recently and although I have all these Excuses, it probably has come down to the fact that I was in a…

• Hellooooo 2012!

  Foodie McBody

  2 Jan 2012 | 11:13 pm

  I decided to bring 2012 in with an active bang. On New Year’s eve day, the hike team went for a hecka long hike up and down Mount Diablo. It’s only an hour away, but in 25 years I’ve never been there. The views are pretty amazingly beautiful. However, I was not feeling my best. I think we hiked about five hours and the last couple were a real weird struggle for me. Straight uphill. First I was getting shooting pains in my right ankle. I was wearing my old ankle brace as well as using an orthotic in that shoe. My ankle really did not feel happy going up steep inclines. I was…

• Looking Back, Looking Forward

  Foodie McBody

  29 Dec 2011 | 3:46 pm

  I’d say that 2011 was overall very positive for me, health and activity-wise. Here’s a peek at what went on last year: January: first snowshoe adventure, New Mexico 2nd year as Weight Watchers leader 2nd “Healthaversary” Party February: I took my first of two trips to Baltimore last year! running in the snow meeting the awesome Roni for the first time! March: The “Fight for Air” Stairclimb with Sabrina View from the top: 110 flights up! Oakland Running Festival Twilight 5k THE NEXT DAY! That was quite a weekend. featured in story in Oakland Trib about…

• Philips Vs. FitBit: The Activity Monitor Showdown

  Foodie McBody

  28 Dec 2011 | 11:33 pm

  I’ve been using a Philips DirectLife Activity Monitor for over two years now, and I pretty much have loved it. But I recently got intrigued by the FitBit, and I decided to give it a spin to compare the two. I think that activity monitors are really, really useful tools for health and fitness. I want to be able to share one of these gadgets with future clients, and I wanted to choose the best one. I once used a BodyBugg but I felt like it was too complicated, offered almost too much (kinda like Microsoft Word) and I hated the feel of having an elastic cuff around my arm all the time.

• I’m Ba-ackkkk!

  Foodie McBody

  26 Dec 2011 | 4:15 pm

  Wow, I did not mean for this hiatus to take this long. I didn’t mean to take a hiatus at all, but it just happened – due to holiday overwhelm, work work work, a little laziness, and little funk. All of that together means a very long gap since my last blog post. I’ve missed blogging! But I just haven’t felt like I’ve had even a minute to get my thoughts together, let alone post. So this is going to be a catch-up post of all that’s happened since I wrote last. When we were last together (virtually), I had just started hiking with the TNT Hike Team. I’m…

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  A Consequence of Hypoglycemia.

• How I Would Improve The Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

  Christopher

  26 Jan 2012 | 8:43 pm

  Sorry for the long title. I went for the straight-forward approach on this one. Across the Internet you will find countless success stories about the Dexcom CGM. Scary lows avoided, A1c’s lowered, pregnancies a little bit easier to manage (because giving birth is easy, right ladies?), and ultimately quality of life has been raised. For those of us with insurance living in the now, this thing is great. I know Dexcom is working on, among other improvements, a 10-day sensor but that isn’t what I want out of the next-gen Dexcom. Although, the thought of getting a single sensor to last…

• Quinn Speaks

  Christopher

  25 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am

  Quinn Nystrom has led an eventful life. In 2002, she was selected as the National Youth Advocate for the American Diabetes Association. About a year ago she quit her job to speak about and advocate for diabetes awareness as a full time job – we get into the scary reality of both quitting a job and starting fresh. And this week she was my guest on Episode 119. Along with the diabetes advocacy talk we spend some time talking about diabetes on television, accents and woodwick candles. That last one was a surprise on multiple fronts but it was a great conversation. Enjoy. Keep up with the…

• Rotisserie Chicken League

  Christopher

  24 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm

  In case you ever wondered how Fantasy [Sport] started. In case you wondered what it’s like to have a small rotisserie oven in your home. This was from this past weekend. Hungry? PS. Happy Birthday Mom! Filed under: I Learned Something Today Tagged: Family, Food, fun, rotisserie chicken

• Saving the Remainder

  Christopher

  23 Jan 2012 | 9:36 pm

  This isn’t a math problem, but I’m curious: how many of you CGM users out there keep every piece of trash/used material that goes with a sensor change until you toss the sensor? Just me? Surely that can’t be the case. That book is pretty funny. You should check it out. I know the only thing you really need to keep is the senor packaging for identification purposes but it just seemed like the natural thing to do to keep everything together. In less-weird news, Dayle and I booked our flight, stay and car rental in Orlando for Friends for Life. I had a rather green hue about me…

• Spam Monkeys

  Christopher

  20 Jan 2012 | 4:09 pm

  (I realize that this title is begging for spam comments) Anyone else miss the bit about spam monkeys on @sixuntilme's comment form? I always pictured the Wizard of Oz monkeys carrying cans of Spam.— Christopher (@iam_spartacus) January 20, 2012 Is there a spam theme song? Can it be sung in the tune of 'Yellow Brick Road'? Have a great weekend. Filed under: I Learned Something Today Tagged: Blogging, fun, Shenanigans, spam

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• {Diabetes 365} Pods, Pods, and More Pods!

  Leighann

  27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am

  They seem to be multiplying! Q counted out 50 pods to send in for recycling through Insulet’s Eco-Pod program. She was happy that there were a few leftover to use for craft projects. If you are wondering about the pods marked with an X, we leave the old pod on anywhere from 15 minutes to hours. If I think I’ll have a difficult time remembering which is the new pod and which needs to come off, I’ll mark the old one with an X. All images are copyright D-Mom Blog and D-Mom Media and may not be copied or reproduced without express written permission. {Diabetes 365} Pods, Pods,…

• {Diabetes Management} Home A1c Test Fail

  Leighann

  25 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  I’ve been curious about the home A1c tests. We have an A1c done in office every three to four months, but sometimes I wish I could check in between to see if changes we’ve made are making any difference. (And, yes I know the A1c is only one measurement of how well diabetes is being managed.) I saw the Bayer A1cNow Selfcheck kits on sale and decided that it was worth it to buy a box and check it out. That evening I pulled it out and did the test and was absolutely SHOCKED at the number that popped up. There is NO WAY that Q’s A1c was 10.5. That would indicate an average BG of…

• {Type 1 Tuesday} 01.24.12

  Leighann

  24 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  Featured D-Blogs of the Week Here are some of my favorite posts I have read recently: One Happy Mama The Shirt (This post made me cry because I really understood how she felt. I walked into Q’s room, opened her closet and snapped a photo of her fish pajamas, which I shared with Kristina on Facebook. I still have those teeny tiny scrubs, neatly folded, and sitting on the top shelf of Q’s closet. I don’t know why I keep them, but I do.) Mom of an Extra Sweet Insulin Challenged Girl 8 Months of Pumping (I know many of us say how much better having an insulin pump is over doing…

• {Camping} Time to Sign Up!

  Leighann

  23 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  Yes, I now it’s the middle of winter and the last thing on your mind is camping. But it is time to start thinking about sending your kiddo to d-camp this summer. Q is already preparing herself for camp and couldn’t be more excited to go for the first time this summer. Last summer I sent her to a local day camp that was not specific to diabetes. I was so sick to my stomach the first few days, but with the help of a d-mom we know who is on staff we felt comfortable* and ended up sending her for a second week. This year she wants to go for three weeks in addition to d-camp. Plus the…

• {Diabetes Management} Overnight Supply Kit

  Leighann

  18 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am

  We have a two-story house and I’m usually pretty groggy when I check on Q in the middle of the night. I try to zombie my way through overnight checks with one eye only slightly open in hopes that I can fall back asleep. After a couple of nights when I had to go all the way downstairs for some supply or another, I put together a little kit that we keep in the kids’ bathroom upstairs. At bedtime we bring Q’s pump pouch and the clipboard where we log her numbers and put it on the bathroom counter. Usually this is all we need. But if there is a high or low blood sugar to deal…

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  Joslin Diabetes Center Blog

• Should TAG be a Part of Your Diabetes Meal Plan?

  Joslin Communications

  25 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  A number of readers have commented on the practice of counting protein and fat when determining insulin boluses, a practice called TAG. There seems to be some confusion on the use of the TAG system in meal planning, so we asked the registered dieticians at Joslin to weigh in on the issue. Here’s what they had to say: The TAG (Total Available Glucose) system is a meal planning tool that was in vogue in previous decades and may, in an altered form, be making a come back. This system identifies the amount of glucose available to the body not only from carbohydrates, but also from protein and…

• Back to Basics of Diabetes: A1C and blood glucose patterns

  Joslin Communications

  23 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  Nora Saul is a Certified Diabetes Educator and Manager of Nutritional Services at the Joslin Diabetes Center Great minds think alike—which means that people who are new to diabetes and the world of self management tend to come up with the same questions. So for those of you a bit too shy to inquire directly, here’s what your fellows are curious about. Every Monday, we will be posting a common diabetes-care question along with the answers I give patients. If there is a question you are dying to know the answer to, let us know. I check my blood sugar every morning and it’s fine. So why is…

• Overcoming an Eating Disorder with Diabetes

  Joslin Communications

  20 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  “Mirror, mirror on the wall…For my eighth grade self, the day this common household wall-hanging echoed back to me an image that more closely resembled a cylinder of Pillsbury crescent rolls about to burst out of their airtight packaging than a twelve-year-old girl desperate for a single morsel of affirmation, was the day it crossed over to the other side. The war between the mirror and me had begun.” "Eating to Lose: Healing From a Life of Diabulimia," by Maryjeanne Hunt, available now So begins Maryjeanne Hunt’s memoir of a life lived with both an eating disorder and type…

• “Sugar” — A New Play About Living With Diabetes

  Joslin Communications

  18 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  Robbie McCauley (from ArtsEmerson) Diabetes is a familiar condition for many people, but every life lived with diabetes is unique. And for 8 nights, Emerson Professor Robbie McCauley will talk about hers, and the path that took her from America’s South to New York to Boston. The show is called “Sugar,” and Chauncey Moore provides the soundtrack to this one-woman show. An excerpt from the “Sugar” web site: “From the comfort foods of the South to the free spirits of New York, award-winning performer Robbie McCauley vividly portrays her extraordinary life’s journey. Robbie takes us…

• Back to Basics of Diabetes: Potatoes, rice, and bread

  Joslin Communications

  16 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  Nora Saul is a Certified Diabetes Educator and Manager of Nutritional Services at the Joslin Diabetes Center Great minds think alike—which means that people who are new to diabetes and the world of self management tend to come up with the same questions. So for those of you a bit too shy to inquire directly, here’s what your fellows are curious about. Every Monday, we will be posting a common diabetes-care question along with the answers I give patients. If there is a question you are dying to know the answer to, let us know. Do I have to eliminate all potatoes, rice, and bread from my…

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  Strangely Diabetic

• A Life Without Guilt

  Scott

  23 Jan 2012 | 9:18 pm

  One of my questions of the week from Morpheus was “How would I act without guilt?”. I’m not sure… I’m not sure I’m to a point where I can even conceive of that, almost as if it would a total flight of fantasy.  You know, it’s almost like asking me how I would act without diabetes; what would I do with less stress & worry and all the extra time, lifespan, and disposable income?  But not quite… I think it is possible for me to let go of the guilt I feel.  A lot more possible than a cure, at least  as how things stand now. I just hope that…

• A Disturbing Search

  Scott

  20 Jan 2012 | 12:09 pm

  I’ve thought for a long time that every diabetes diagnosis & treatment regimen should include counseling right along with the medications and the medical professionals that will come and go during our lifetime with diabetes.  In fact, that should be the case for any chronic or life-altering health situation. I’m doing that now and I’ve put myself out here as someone who is clinically depressed and diabetic.  Granted these postings mostly help me, but I also hope that my discussions can help people know it’s OK.  It’s OK to seek help when you or a loved one…

• Stop SOPA and PIPA

  Scott

  18 Jan 2012 | 9:42 am

  Please click thru to read Gizmodo’s great explanation of what the House bill SOPA, and it’s Senate counter-part, PIPA, are.  They are incredibly dangerous pieces of legislation to the freedoms that we currently enjoy on the Internet. After reading about it, please click over to Google’s Take Action page where you can sign a petition showing that you are against this assault by the US government, pushed heavily by the MPAA and RIAA. There is another site with even more information at Stop American Censorship, check it out * image credit: Gizmodo…

• Managing Diabetes AKA An Exercise in Failure?

  Scott

  16 Jan 2012 | 11:17 am

  As I was talking with Morpheus last week, my weekly question to think about was something along the lines of “How are you able to treat some “failures” as a “learn from it and move on” experience and yet treat other “failures” with guilt and shame?” The first thought that came to mind is that diabetes management is often an exercise in failure.  Of the 15 or so things that can affect glucose levels, we can realistically only control 3 or 4… insulin, exercise, food and to a certain extent, stress.  And being human we will make mistakes,…

• Those Words

  Scott

  11 Jan 2012 | 4:51 pm

  Last time, I wrote the words For that is all a young child can understand.   Those words, those related thoughts seem to have formed the basis of my approach towards diabetes; indeed towards everything in life. Those words related to the fact that it must be my fault. Even though I understand now it wasn’t, at that moment it was.  That blame became the basis for self-doubt, a constant sense of failure that led into a lifetime of negative thinking, depression… a sense of literally being cursed. Cursed?  How did it being my fault make me cursed?  Well, you see, I was also…

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  The Diabetes Club

• Food Calories Is What Counts at the End of the Day

  Emilia

  4 Jan 2012 | 12:09 pm

  You may be selective with the foods you eat, and that’s great. But the main area you want to pay attention to when placing food on your plate is the portion of the food. Why? Because food calorie intake is the main cause of your gaining or losing weight. You may decrease or increase the [...]

• 3 Short Workouts per Week Lead to Healthy Blood Sugar Levels

  Emilia

  3 Jan 2012 | 1:15 pm

  I know many of us have made some type of resolution on December 31 as we held our glass of champagne to welcome the New Year. Most of us have committed to eat more fruits and vegetables and less sweets, to increase our level of physical activity, to reduce stress in our lives and to [...]

• Why Diabetics Should Limit Consumption of Beef Pot Roast

  Emilia

  20 Dec 2011 | 3:00 am

  Prior studies from Harvard University found a link between processed red meat such as bacon, sausages, and the like, and type 2 diabetes. However, a new study conducted by the same University, is showing now that frequent ingest of non-processed red meat can be also a risk for diabetes type 2. The study was posted [...]

• Vitamin B12 Deficiency is Common in Diabetics

  Emilia

  19 Dec 2011 | 3:00 am

  In my article “17 Ways Vitamin B Complex Help Diabetics”, I explain the reasons why the group of vitamins B is essential for diabetics and the health consequences of a deficiency of these vitamins for them. Now, a new study shows that the recommendations health authorities have been making for vitamin B12 intake is way [...]

• Vegan Meals in Spain Could Be the Solution for Diabetics Type 2

  Emilia

  16 Dec 2011 | 12:27 pm

  Now you may be able to kill two birds with one stone: beating diabetes type 2 and visiting Spain. That’s what British and Irish people are doing and it seems to be working for them. In fact, Alicante is a delightful city by the Mediterranean; just by relaxing and enjoying the weather and the blue [...]

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  A GIRL'S REFLECTIONS

• Wordless Wednesday – Atomium in Brussels, Belgium

  Adjoa Pearlsa

  18 Jan 2012 | 6:10 am

  Related posts: Wordless Wednesday – Camden Town, London Wordless Wednesday – London Wordless Wednesday – Sea and Sky

• Saturday Scenes – A Break In The Rain

  Adjoa Pearlsa

  14 Jan 2012 | 8:05 am

  Winter this year has been warm and rainy. The lack of sunlight and super short days depresses me a little. However, once in a while we get a break in the rain. Then Vancouver becomes magical again. Related posts: Vancouver in the rain Saturday Scenes – The Raindrop Saturday Scenes from Cambie Bridge (Western Views)

• Food Friday – Spicy Plantain Muffins

  Adjoa Pearlsa

  13 Jan 2012 | 7:10 am

  My local Whole Foods started carrying plantains this summer. I noticed them right next to the bananas. Plantains are a dietary staple in almost all tropical areas and can be cooked dozens of ways. When they are green they are starchy like potatoes and can be cooked the same ways as potatoes. Ripe plantains turn black, soft and sweet, however unlike bananas they require to be cooked before eating. We bought a few every week and enjoyed them in different recipes. My sister and I came up with this recipe for riped plantains and they were delicious. The recipe is a take on a savory plantain cake…

• Mona Lisa – My Pilgrimage

  Adjoa Pearlsa

  12 Jan 2012 | 7:10 am

  I do not remember art being part of my childhood. I first became aware of the Mona Lisa while reading a Mills and Boon romance novel. I was about 10 years old and had no business reading that book. I do not remember the tittle of the book but I do recall the heroine’s eyes being compared to that of the Mona Lisa’s. I came up with a mental image of Mona Lisa based on the book’s cover picture. A few years later, I saw a picture of the Mona Lisa while at a bookstore. She looked nothing like the woman I had imagined. The Mona Lisa’s mysterious history intrigues me. First of, it was…

• Wordless Wednesday – Sea and Sky

  Adjoa Pearlsa

  11 Jan 2012 | 6:30 am

  Related posts: Wordless Wednesday – Art in Vancouver Wordless Wednesday – London Wordless Wednesday – Hipsters In Bloom

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  Opposite Life

• There's something about 2012...

  Pubsgal

  2 Jan 2012 | 7:19 pm

  "A thrill of hope,The weary world rejoices,For yonder breaksA new and glorious morn."That verse from the Christmas carol "O Holy Night" followed me around all season.  Although I might have sort of encouraged it by replaying Straight No Chaser's version of it over & over in my car....but no, even out of my car, I bumped into that song everywhere, maybe even more often than that stalker, "Oh Baby, It's Cold Outside."  Hearing it made me grin, because seriously?  There was just something about the approaching new year that had me kind of giddy.And we don't even have a Hawaii…

• (Almost) Wordless Weekend - Rancho Siempre Verde Tree Farm

  Pubsgal

  19 Dec 2011 | 7:00 am

  Yesterday we spent the afternoon at one of our favorite holiday places: Rancho Siempre Verde tree farm! It's the perfect place to spend a little time playing in the hay bales and on the swings, roasting and eating marshmallows by the enormous fire pit, and making wreaths!  We lucked out with the weather, because we had high fog from our house all the way to Pigeon Point Lighthouse, but it was sunny at the tree farm. View from the top of the hill, toward the ocean One of the gazillion swings hung from the trees Someone liked building hay forts with a bunch of new pals View of the…

• 2011 Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Run 5K Race Report and Other Stuff

  Pubsgal

  5 Dec 2011 | 7:00 am

  She's ALIVE!!!It's a small, pre-Christmas miracle:  I have a few minutes to put together a blog post!  Woot! Naturally, I have about 5 gazillion things I've been wanting to blog about.  But since there are probably about 50 gazillion other things I should be doing right now (like sleeping), I think I'll stick to just a few things I've been wanting to catch up on for awhile now...December Already?!? Aaaaiiiieee!  Aaaaiiieeee!  It's time for The Tree!!!We've got the tree and the lights up, and most of the kids' gifts purchased, but we're facing the annual quandary:…

• "If you can't beat 'em, offer 'em shots"

  Pubsgal

  1 Oct 2011 | 3:01 am

  Or, "A Volunteer's View of the Half Moon Bay International Marathon"So much to write about, so little time! But I've gotta take a little time and write my latest race recap...On Sunday, September 25, 2011, I woke bright and early and prepared to head over to the inaugural Half Moon Bay International Marathon. It was actually several running events: a free 5K, a 10K, a half-marathon, and a full marathon.Sadly, I wasn't going as a runner. Or even a walker, for that matter. It sold out!  But it was as something I'd been wanting to try for a long time: as a volunteer. So if I wasn't racing,…

• Popping in for a Quick "Hello"

  Pubsgal

  25 Aug 2011 | 12:32 am

  Wow, that "summer" went fast!  (The quotes are because I think we had less than 10 sunny days the entire summer.) There's a lot I could write about right now, but we're back to school today.  The first day went great; Things 1 & 2 were very happy when I got home.  I knew Thing 1 was excited and happy; he has had the same teacher for 3 years now (it's a combined 3/4/5 classroom) and he knows what to expect.  Thing 2 was anxious about having a new teacher, but she reported that she LOVES her new teacher.  Whew!  Things 1 & 2 go to a small school, only about…

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  Battle Diabetes

• Signs of Diabetes in Your Pet

  BattleDiabetes Staff

  27 Jan 2012 | 1:13 pm

  Diabetes can affect your pets, so learn more about signs to look for in your pets More Videos

• Lower-limb amputations decrease among US diabetes patients

  Janet Otsuki Kuo

  27 Jan 2012 | 11:21 am

  Foot amputation decreased significantly among people in the US living with diabetes, according to a research study published in the February 2012 issue of Diabetes Care. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calculated the US hospitalization rates for nontraumatic lower-extremity amputation (NLEA) among people aged 40 years and older. They found that the NLEA discharge rate per 1,000 persons diagnosed with diabetes decreased from 11.2 in 1996 to 3.9 in 2008. Meanwhile, the rate changed little during that time period for people without diabetes. Hospitalizations…

• Inexpensive diabetes drug may reduce DNA damage, cancer risks

  Janet Otsuki Kuo

  24 Jan 2012 | 11:48 am

  The diabetes drug metformin may reduce the risk of developing cancer by reducing the cellular mutation rate and the accumulation of DNA damage, according to a paper published in Cancer Prevention Research. “It is remarkable that metformin, an inexpensive, off-patent, safe and widely used drug, has several biological actions that may result in reduced cancer risk–these latest finding suggest that it reduces mutation rate in somatic cells, providing an additional mechanism by which it could prevent cancer,” said Dr. Michael Pollak, professor in McGill University's Departments of Medicine…

• Study Links Cholesterol Medications to Diabetes in Women

  BattleDiabetes Staff

  23 Jan 2012 | 2:11 pm

  A study links statins, cholesterol-controlling medications, to an increase risk of diabetes in women More Videos

• Tax on sugary beverages would reduce diabetes, obesity

  Janet Otsuki Kuo

  20 Jan 2012 | 12:38 pm

  A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages would reduce cases of diabetes and obesity in the US, according to new research published in the January 2012 issue of Health Affairs. An excise tax of one cent per ounce would reduce consumption of these beverages by 15 percent among adults ages 25 through 64 years, according to researchers from Columbia University, UC San Francisco and Virginia Tech. Sugar-sweetened drinks are known contributors to the epidemics of diabetes and obesity in the US. Therefore, researchers estimate that the reduced consumption could prevent 2.6 percent of new diabetes cases…

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  Diabetes in Spain

• Sleep is vital for children with type 1 diabetes

  Mike

  26 Jan 2012 | 3:44 am

  Nb:  This article has been reproduced into English, the original article in Español is here. Thanks Poor quality sleep may hinder efforts to control glycemia of children with type 1 diabetes, according to new research from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. By studying the sleep patterns of 50 children with type 1 diabetes for 10 to 16 years old, they found that less time they spent within a deeper sleep was associated with poorer school performance and higher levels glucose levels. The researchers make it clear that despite following the recommendations for controlling their…

• Pump Vibes Required

  Mike

  17 Jan 2012 | 11:08 am

  [UPDATE]  As of 18th January, some of the external links pointing to wikipedia articles will be temporary unavailable due to the sites 24 hour blackout protesting over the SOPA & PIPA legislation.  All links should be readily available from tomorrow.  If it tickles your fancy you can find out a little more here on SOPA & PIPA.   Howdy folks As some may know, I have tried to wrangle with my Endocrinologist here in Torrevieja, about moving over to #TeamPump.  If you didn’t, you do now. I have an appointment with the Pump Clinic in Alicante this coming Thursday, where…

• DiS Update Jan 2012

  Mike

  12 Jan 2012 | 10:39 am

  Hi Folks Firstly warmest greetings from DiS to 2012 to you all! Various reasons for lack of action on the DiS site. Rather personal so will cut to the boring stuff and hopefully bring you all up to speed. For most 2011 was pretty crappy, although there were some bright and notable exceptions.  The year ended with an enormous amount of pressure not only economically but also physically with one’s own health. Spain as we know it is in complete tatters and unfortunately it will only proceed to actually get worse in 2012.  The year ended with a Endo appt. in Mid December.  The a1c…

• 2011 Season’s Greetings

  Mike

  23 Dec 2011 | 8:56 am

  Wishing everyone a Super Holiday season…. Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year !! 【ツ】

• Restablecimiento del suministro de Apidra

  Mike

  7 Dec 2011 | 2:17 am

  Informamos del restablecimiento del suministro de plumas precargadas de 3 ml de APIDRA (insulina glulisina) [procedente de rDNA] correspondiente a: APIDRA SOLOSTAR 100 UI/ml solución inyectable con pluma precargada (CN 656073) Tras el comunicado publicado el pasado 29 de septiembre de 2011, Sanofi-Aventis quiere poner al día sobre la situación del suministro de plumas precargadas de 3 ml de Apidra. En esa fecha (septiembre 2011) informamos de un incidente técnico en la planta de fabricación, que ocasionó una interrupción transitoria de la producción. Se han adoptado una serie de…

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  Dr. Whitaker

• 5 Wrinkle-Reducing Secrets the Beauty Industry Won’t Tell You

  Dr. Julian Whitaker

  27 Jan 2012 | 8:51 am

  Our youth- and beauty-obsessed culture has fueled the creation of a multi-billion dollar skin care industry. Advertisers have convinced people to spend a boatload of money on the “promise” of wrinkle-free, younger-looking skin. Unfortunately, though, many of the products out there are nothing more than a chemical soup, filled with ingredients that can damage your skin and your health.What the beauty industry won’t tell you is that there are natural ways to keep your skin healthy, and youthful-looking:1. Clean up your diet. In one large study, trained dermatologists…

• Even More Confirmation that Coffee Helps Prevent Diabetes

  Dr. Julian Whitaker

  25 Jan 2012 | 9:56 am

  Over the years, several studies have shown that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. One 2009 study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that every cup of regular coffee you drink lowers your risk of type 2 diabetes by seven percent. And drinking three to four cups of decaffeinated coffee per day reduces that risk by 33% compared to non-coffee drinkers.Now, a new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found similar effects and shows exactly why coffee is so protective against diabetes. What researchers found is that…

• 5 Ways to Prevent Falls

  Dr. Julian Whitaker

  23 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am

  Falls are no joking matter. Every year, about a third of Americans age 65 and older have a fall, and more than a quarter of them end up in the hospital. Falls are the leading cause of brain trauma and the number one cause of fractures among older people—upwards of 500,000 per year. The good news is that you can prevent yourself from becoming a statistic, simply by taking a few simple steps:1. Make sure your medications aren’t setting you up for a fall. One of the biggest, and often overlooked, causes of falls is medications. Muscle relaxants, opioids, and some meds used to…

• 5 Easy, Healthy Dinners You Can Make in Minutes

  Dr. Julian Whitaker

  20 Jan 2012 | 10:43 am

  There’s no question that the most powerful tool in my medical practice is a healthy diet, but it can also be the most difficult therapy to implement. We’ve all had the experience of getting to the end of a long, busy day when we realize we have no idea what we’re going to make for dinner. But before you succumb to unhealthy and expensive take-out, here are five dinners you can make with what you have on hand:1. 20-Minute Stir-Fry: Spray pan with olive oil cooking spray and add sliced onions, peppers, mushrooms, and whatever other vegetables you have handy. Add 1…

• Help for Erectile Dysfunction: Beyond Viagra

  Dr. Julian Whitaker

  19 Jan 2012 | 3:45 pm

  Men, if your sexual function isn’t what you’d like it to be, you can take Viagra, Cialis, or a related drug—a temporary fix at best. Or you can make lifestyle changes and use nutritional supplements and other natural therapies to get a handle on high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated lipids, obesity, metabolic syndrome, inactivity, and smoking, which are the most significant contributors to cardiovascular disease and to erectile dysfunction (ED).Weight loss, regular exercise, a high-fiber low-fat diet, and targeted supplements not only reduce risk of heart attack and…

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  Living With Diabetes

• How to Handle Sick Days

  Christine McKinney, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E.

  25 Jan 2012 | 10:58 am

  With cold and flu season here, it's important to know what to do when you're sick.

• A New Year's Resolution for Diabetics

  Christine McKinney, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E.

  18 Jan 2012 | 12:55 pm

  The excitement, the busyness, and the indulgences of the holidays are over and our thoughts move on to the New Year.

• A Travel Checklist for Diabetics

  Christine McKinney, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E.

  11 Jan 2012 | 10:36 am

  Traveling with diabetes requires some extra planning, but diabetes shouldn’t keep you from enjoying some time away.

• How to Lower Your Blood Glucose

  Christine McKinney, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E.

  4 Jan 2012 | 11:55 am

  One of the practices I always teach my clients is how to handle a high glucose reading. There are only two ways to lower glucose when it's too high: through medication and exercise.

• How Diet Affects Your Children's Risk of Diabetes

  Christine McKinney, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E.

  28 Dec 2011 | 2:21 pm

  According to a study in the November issue of Diabetes Care, a child's diet in high school can affect their risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.

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  This is Caleb...

• Bradford

  Lorraine

  11 Jan 2012 | 12:26 pm

  I think I may have mentioned how wonderful the people from Team Type 1 are. They are positive, kind, thoughtful, respectful, encouraging, inspirational… On and on I could go. Bradford and I met on TuDiabetes. We are both on the TuD admin team, iPhone enthusiasts, and Pod users (my use of course, indirect). Bradford is on Team Type 1 and most definitely possesses all the aforementioned characteristics. I’ve asked him if there’s some sort of vetting process to which potential team members are subjected to ensure they possess both the physical attributes and these exemplary,…

• Abbott Strips Approved by FDA for use with OmniPod

  Lorraine

  7 Jan 2012 | 8:12 am

  It’s not yet mentioned on Insulet’s site, but according to this report, the strips are now approved. It’s nice to be hearing so much from the FDA in 2012. It’s like someone woke up! FDA clears Abbott’s Freestyle for use with Insulet’s OmniPod Filed under: D Management, OmniPod, Technology

• The Other Lisa

  Lorraine

  6 Jan 2012 | 7:03 am

  My friend, Lisa, and her OrnaPod She came to my aide. Several years ago, I posted a question on a forum. Sound familiar? My question was interpreted differently than I intended by many – by most – or at least those that responded. I posted a question as a parent to a group that was largely adults living with diabetes. I had a question related to rights at school and I knew there was this well-versed woman out there but I couldn’t remember where I had seen her. I posted to the wrong forum. I quoted the disability act that protects our children, but many adults seemed to think…

• Lisa and Lilly

  Lorraine

  5 Jan 2012 | 8:21 am

  Lisa and I met on a forum. I posted about some oddity we were experiencing and Lisa contacted me offline with some suggestions. I remember hitting it off with her immediately. We were like-minded. I was comfortable sharing every last detail of how we managed diabetes with no fear of being judged. Comfort + acceptance = great friendship. Lisa has a daughter, Lilly who is a year older than Caleb and was diagnosed about a year after Caleb. At the time of our meeting she was an Omnipodder and Dexcommer (she still is). Caleb was five and was Podding but hadn’t yet started Dexcomming. Caleb…

• Medtronic mySentry™ Remote Glucose Monitor

  Lorraine

  4 Jan 2012 | 8:38 am

  Filed under: D Management, Technology

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  The Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance Blog

• A Hike to Remember: Winter Hiking With Diabetes

  Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance

  27 Jan 2012 | 12:35 pm

  The JDCA team is made up of people passionate about a type 1 cure.  We each have a personal relationship with the disease (either having it ourselves or having a close family member with it) and understand how it transforms your daily life, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  We are going to [...]

• Why Donors Walk For a Cure

  Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance

  25 Jan 2012 | 7:19 pm

  Sometimes when we talk about all the various aspects associated with advocating for a type 1 diabetes cure we forget to mention the very real stories behind the disease – the people that are especially having a hard time with it yet are pushing for a cure. One such story was in the Star Tribune [...]

• Five Reasons Why Practical Cure Research Should Be Better Funded

  Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance

  25 Jan 2012 | 11:59 am

  At the JDCA we pride ourselves as being the only non-profit advocacy group focused solely on the search for a Practical Cure for type 1 diabetes, as we believe only a focused and guided approach will lead us towards such a result. We have published many reports that reveal that despite the vast amounts of [...]

• Prevention vs A Cure : The Survey

  Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance

  24 Jan 2012 | 11:47 am

  The topic of Prevention vs A cure has been a rather hot one here at the JDCA – we certainly received a lot of responses and discussion when we identified the belief that prevention research will lead to a cure as a myth in our Myths Surrounding a Type 1 Cure report. We realize that [...]

• Human Clinical Trials: What The Rest Of The Money is Being Spent On

  Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance

  23 Jan 2012 | 11:42 am

  Yesterday we talked about our new report, on Type 1 Human Clinical Trials, and revealed that only 18 percent of those trials are focused on a potential type 1 cure. By our estimation, the four major charities, the JDRF, ADA, Joslin and DRIF, contribute to roughly a quarter of those trials – meaning the vast [...]

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  About.com Type 1 Diabetes

• Pig islet cells could eventually provide a REAL cure for diabetes

  26 Jan 2012 | 6:23 am

  Pigs being raised in germ-free pens in Western Wisconsin may be one of our greatest hopes for an actual cure for diabetes. The University of Minnesota has teamed up with Mayo Clinic to find a cure for diabetes during this decade. They believe that these pigs may hold great promise....Read Full Post

• Medtronic’s Remote Diabetes Monitor Approved by FDA

  12 Jan 2012 | 12:08 pm

  People with type 1 and especially parents of children with type 1 fear nighttime hypoglycemic episodes. To address this concern, Medtronic has developed a remote glucose sensor called mySentry. The device allows parents and other caregivers to remotely monitor glucose levels and insulin pump status from another room in the house. If any of the built-in indicators in the device, such as low glucose levels, low insulin in pump or weak battery strength, fall to a cautionary level, an alert will be generated to the remote monitor. The mySentry system consists of a monitor with a color screen, a…

• December Wrap-Up for Type 1 Diabetes – New Articles

  29 Dec 2011 | 3:48 pm

  As 2011 comes to a close I highlight the articles I've created this month to help you better manage your diabetes. I continue to be convinced that having knowledge about the potential health problems that could occur with type 1 is not bad news. I view it as motivation to practice what we know we can prevent or at least delay the onset of these complications. To that end I've created several articles that address some of these complications....Read Full Post

• FDA Attempts to Speed Development of Artificial Pancreas

  21 Dec 2011 | 5:03 pm

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued new guidelines toward trying to speed up the development of an effective artificial pancreas device. This is welcome news to people with type 1 diabetes who have been hearing about technological advances toward an artificial pancreas for years but are still waiting for a significant breakthrough....Read Full Post

• Scientists Create First Live Pictures of How Type 1 Diabetes Develops

  13 Dec 2011 | 4:25 pm

  Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology been able to capture the world's first movies that show how T cells attack the pancreatic cells to create type 1 diabetes....Read Full Post