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Diabetes Notes

Archive for July 2008

July 30th, 2008

Soaking your brown rice is good for your diabetes

Soak your brown rice and eat it up! Researchers have found that a compound that is beneficial among brown rice consumption among diabetics is triggered to activate again after being submerged in water.
Up to now we knew that brown rice was good for diabetics but did not understand exactly how and why this process took […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

July 30th, 2008

Journal 7/30/08- Started back into exercise!

My journal is short and sweet today. My blood sugars have been in the range of 83-96 post 2 hrs eating over the last week, even while on vacation. I am slowly regaining energy and feeling like myself so I have started riding the elliptical and weight training again. It is about time!! I am […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

July 28th, 2008

Yee ha! We are on the top 100 at edrugsearch.com- Corrected

We are there on “The Worlds Top Blogs On Health and Medicine” !!! And I am very sorry missed one of our sites. Alica at Mental Health Notes is number 61- Congrats!
And so are some other blogs on our health and wellness channel…
Other Health & Wellness Channel blogs in the top 100 are:
# 6 - […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

July 24th, 2008

Eating at regular intervals essential to good health and less diabetes

There are so many diets and crazy plans out there to lose weight. You know the cabbage soup diet, the Adkins diet, the peanut diet- yes that is real- and they all say when to eat and how often. What we need to remember is that how frequent we eat is almost as important as […]

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July 24th, 2008

Frozen Cool Whip is too yummy!

I wanted to share a diabetic sweet treat that I was told about last year and have since rediscovered! Take a container of sugar free cool whip- either regular or chocolate flavor- and freeze it.
Take a small scoop and enjoy at any point in your day. It is sugar free and low carb- as well […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

July 23rd, 2008

Health and Wellness Theme Day- It is all about Independence

The month of July symbolizes Independence in the USA so we here at the health and wellness channel used that as our platform for our theme day. I hope you enjoy what all of our great writers had to say around the H&W channel. Enjoy!
Gloria at Cancer Commentary gives us Freedom from Cancer- What does […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

July 23rd, 2008

The epidemic of diabetes hasn’t even begun…

Apparently we haven’t reached the meat of the issue…
“The full impact of the childhood obesity epidemic has yet to be seen because it can take up to 10 years or longer for obese individuals to develop type 2 diabetes,” says Lee, a member of the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit at Mott. “Children […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

July 23rd, 2008

Journal 7/23/08- Vacation is here

My sugar checks have been wonderful as of this week. They have been between 80 and 96 and I am feeling good! Haha. I have been doing a lot of protein and a heck of a lot of water and I know it makes no physiological sense, but when I drink more water- meaning about […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

July 23rd, 2008

How often do you exercise- be honest

How many times a week do you exercise?

Every single day- never miss

3-4 times a week

2 times about- when I can fit it in

Barely exercise right now- too little time

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Tags: Diabetes, exercise, poll, type-2-diabetes, weight loss

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By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

July 20th, 2008

My children keep my sugars well under control…

Since I am in such a sharing mood today- I will share what my weekend entailed. I awoke at 5:30 each day to attend and coach the younger -10 and under kids on our swim team at the Championships for the county. Among the swimmers- which only the top 18 in each stroke and age […]

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