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Diabetes Notes

January 5th, 2008

Journal For 1/5/08 Complete With My Bloodsugar Numbers!

I love, love, love that new glucometer (Ascensia Breeze2). It is so darn easy to use and I feel like it is much more accurate at this point. I think that is due to the fact that the old glucometer was years aged and needed to be put to rest. Have any of y’all out […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

October 19th, 2007

Are You A Cautious Diabetic While Dining Out?

In my very honest opinion, I think the best option when a diabetic goes out to eat is to order the good ol’ salad bar! That’s right. Now, you can’t pile salad on half of your plate and then pasta salad, potato salad, Jello salad and other high sugar and carb no no’s, but […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

August 3rd, 2007

Diet Soda Might Not Be Kosher Among Diabetics

So what have you heard about this whole diet soda and diabetes thing? I have read a few posts on fellow blogger’s sites today that have presented differing views on the topic. Do you consume diet soda? Has your doctor or clinician advised you otherwise? Just curious.
There is all kinds of […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 9 comments

July 30th, 2007

I Will Tell You Mine, If You Will Tell Me Yours…

I had so many great comments from y’all out there that I decided to do a little “open mic” night kind of thing. I thank all of you that commented on my previous post “Is at home glucometer monitoring truly effective? New research says maybe not!“. There was some differing points of […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 7 comments

April 19th, 2007

My Sugar Was 540 This Fine Wednesday, I Am Scared!

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 […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 6 comments