Please let us know, how often do you check your blood sugar so it will help us all to understand the highs and lows of diabetes. Monitoring your blood sugar throughout the day gives people with diabetes the best chance for a healthy life.
Rapper Chedda Cheese is using his platform to raise diabetes awareness and inspire others to take control of their health. Rapper Chedda Cheese raising diabetes awareness is a movement that’s gaining momentum, and I’m excited to share his story with you. Diabetes Awareness Month: A Time to Reflect Every year, November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and it’s…
Vitamin D Boosts Immune System in Diabetes I’ve had T1D for over 20 years and can tell you from experience that vitamin D boosts immune system in diabetes. There are many vitamin D benefits. About 8 years ago I used to often get sick, like coughs and bad colds. Then I discovered vitamin D3 from…
It’s the middle of my work day and my insulin pump is alerting me to do a blood sugar check. My glucometer says 259, Wow that’s much too high!!! I had a bacon, egg and cheese on a roll with coffee. Yea I added 1 raw sugar packet in my coffee but how can this…
I had to get surgery to repair a torn tricep tendon in my arm this past August but recently had a small setback. The incision developed a stitch abscess that had to be removed. While having the minor surgical procedure with diabetes I had to check my blood sugar and make sure it was in…
November only rolls around once a year, meaning it’s Diabetes Awareness Month. And, since I’m a Type 1 diabetic, this time of the year means a lot to me. So, let’s look into what this month is all about and why it matters. What is Diabetes Awareness Month? It’s a time when we crank up…
Professor of medicine at Columbia University Domenico Accili says he can coax endocrine cells in the gut into insulin-producing cells to reverse diabetes. If the cells in the gut reverse diabetes, it would be a game-changer for the chronic disease. Accili found in the gut, proteins called FOXO which plays a dramatic role in the cells that…
A few days ago during my power walk I did step ups on a park bench suitable for diabetics. Reason being, I currently have type 1 diabetes which is treated by an insulin pump and CGM (continuous glucose monitor). So if I can handle this park bench step ups exercise, than so should you (assuming…
When I say diabetes exercise works, I mean exercise is king if you have any type of diabetes. I’m a type 1 diabetic using an insulin pump for my treatment. When I hit the gym first thing in the morning and workout, it makes me feel great the rest of the day. Even if I…