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Diabetes Notes

Archive for May 2008

May 18th, 2008

My diabetic life is beautiful- my family pictures!

Tags: Diabetes, diabetic, family, type-2-diabetes

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May 18th, 2008

Arthritis has a direct affect on diabetes

I actually took place in the Arthritis Walk that was in my area on Saturday morning. My 3 daughters and I walked 3 miles- even my 3 year old, to help further research and treatments among arthritis sufferers. Having been an athlete my whole life and having had about 10 orthopedic surgeries and countless broken […]

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May 18th, 2008

A ‘dancing mushroom’ helps in protein advancements in diabetes

A mushroom… Using an enzyme of the Japanese mushroom Grifola frondosa, known as the dancing mushroom, proteins were identified without knowing the organism’s genetic composition. Wow! This advance will help to simplify the study of proteins- which would also include the proteins lying at the root of such diseases as cancer and diabetes.
This makes it […]

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May 18th, 2008

Stress, diabetes, food, exercise and fatblogging

Ok, so it has been an interesting week here.  I am not sure if it is the high stress level here, or the lack of concentration on my part but oh boy the bloodsugars have been oh so bad! I single handily went from having my average sugar in the 90’s to struggling to keep […]

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May 16th, 2008

Top 5 Health and Wellness Roundup- Top 5 Posts From Our Bloggers

Alicia said it best… “Here at b5media’s Health & Wellness Channel, we’re always doing something. This week, we’re rounding up our “Top 5″ posts.” And with that here we go- we are giving you our top 5 picks from our respected sites.
We will kick it off with Alicia at Mental Health Notes- She […]

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May 13th, 2008

Depression is an independent trigger for type 2 diabetes- part of theme day

As part of the theme day here at the health and wellness channel, my post is all about mental health. For more, Alicia at Mental Health Notes has the complete line up.
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 […]

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May 11th, 2008

2nd annual Diabetes Mine Design Challenge- Go Make a difference

Please join in and help make a difference. Go check out Amy at Diabetes Mine as she announces the 2nd Annual Diabetes Mine Design Challenge…
2nd Annual DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge
* a competition designed to foster innovation in diabetes design and encourage creative new tools that will improve life with diabetes *
Two of the most enticing […]

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May 11th, 2008

Intrauterine growth retardation linked to diabetes later in life

I have to admit that this is the first I have seen of this subject matter…
Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), which results in a baby having a low weight at birth, has been linked to the development of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. It has been suggested that this is because the expression of key genes […]

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May 11th, 2008

Happy Mother’s Day

Have a wonderful Mother’s Day!

Image details: Yellow Tulips served by picapp.com

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May 11th, 2008

Long time no see- diabetic and food journal

Oh boy, it has been a while since I journaled on here. First, the big change. I have now started checking my blood sugars twice a day- in the morning and before bed.  My sugars have been so good as of the last few months that I feel confident in my decision. My readings have […]

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