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As I have mentioned previous, more and more research is connecting genes to type 2 diabetes.
Today, as MSNBC reports, thanks to the Associated Press, a new study — one of the largest yet — reveals that scientists studying more than 32,000 people in five countries found clusters of new gene variants that raise the risk […]
Are you tired of having to trade taste and variety in your diet out of fear of that hated peak in blood sugar? I know I get sick of the same ol’ snack. How many low carb, low sugar strawberry yogurt’s can one women eat? Ugh…
Abbott’s new and improved line of […]
Sometimes I feel like if I am not at home, I just shouldn’t eat. The constant thought of sugars, carbs, fat and if you have energy left over after all that, taste. It can be done though. Take this from a mom of 3 little girls who appreciate a good happy […]
We have all read about the growing epidemic of diabetes. I think some may poo poo the idea that it could happen to them. But when it is put into dollars and cents, those naysayers may be more likely to sit up and take note
The cost of treating diabetes complications in the U.S. […]
Depression. Ahh, the taboo topic that isn’t so taboo anymore. As I have written before depression affects so many people across the board. Diabetics are no exception.
Researchers found that depression alone, and not lifestyle factors like being overweight, can trigger Type 2 diabetes in adults 65 and older, a population with a […]
How far will the correlations between diet and diabetes be stretched? Will researchers and scientists ever be able to pinpoint when the risk factors are exactly onset?
Infant formula and other baby foods that provide permanent protection from obesity and diabetes into adulthood could be on shop shelves soon.
I don’t know how I feel about […]
Just a little update. The other day I wrote that my blood sugar was very high. Well, it stayed like that through Thursday. It was between 245 and 500. I felt fuzzy but was surprised at how quickly I adapted to the high blood sugar
Yesterday AM I saw the doctor. […]
A new glucometer is on the horizon. The FreeStyle Lite blood glucose monitoring system will be available in the United States beginning in May 2007.
The new FreeStyle Lite system has an innovative automatic calibration feature that eliminates the manual coding step usually required by most blood glucose meters before starting a new […]
On a very personal note, I had a very scary day Wednesday. As you all know I am a type 1 diabetic and control my blood sugar through diet and exercise. My sugars run in the 80’s on normal days. I have had very little fluctuation’s over the last year or so.
After […]
Walking through the grocery store, I stumbled upon juice that was on sale. The label caught my eye, 75% less sugar. It was immediately catapulted into my cart. Anything with less sugar is ok in my book.
While pouring the juice today I noticed that it was sponsored by JDRF, Juvenile Diabetes Research […]
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