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HAPIfork for Mindful Eating
By diaTribe.com http://diatribe.us/issues/51/new-now-next/5 I actually saw this featured on Fox News when they covered the Consumer Electronics Show this year. It looked really neat. This article explains it far better than I could. Have any of you seen it or used it? Of course, spending n...
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Grief, A Necessary Part of Accepting Diabetes
By: A Sweet Life http://asweetlife.org/feature/grief-a-necessary-part-of-accepting-diabetes/ This article is very long, but I really encourage you all to read it. It is so to the point of how we have to go through the process emotionally of grieving the diagnosis of our diabetes. To be honest...
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New Standards of Care from the ADA - includes BG Checking Updates!
Hey, everyone! In case you didn't see it, the American Diabetes Association recently updated their standards of care for 2013. Among the many items included, some of them specifically focus on the number of times per day that Type 1s should check their blood sugars. There are many more tidbits...
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What can do release some stress ( diabetic) that cause my blood sugar #'s to up to come down?
When I see my BG #'s to up. I got worried and stress . I need type of daily . I need support and acountability to come up with stress release techniques to keep checking my blood sugar?
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Seems strange to me...
Is there a reason why so many ppl read posts and don't click like or even dislike when by clicking on it helps both the writer and the reader earn points, which can lead to certain badges? Since this site is based on trust and trust is gained thru earned points, clicking the like or dislike butto...
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I love that bread!!!!!!!!!
Hi everyone!! Have you been out to eat at Red Lobster and they give you those cheese biscuts or been to Dixie Cafe and they give you rolls and cornbread with honey. I'm telling you this is the best bread in the world. It seems like I can't help eating all they bring. Now at home I don't eat alo...
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colds
can any one tell me the best way to get rid of a cold? being diabetic is hard because we can't take everything.iwill be going to see the doctor on tuesday so he is probaly my best hope.but in the mean time any auggestion?
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forgetting
sorry friends i have been here before but i cant remember things that well i wonder if diabeties effect you like that alsomy vision is getting worse.what can i do or take to keep from for getting things.
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EXERCISE in the pool again
Hi everyone, I swam 5 laps today after warming up and doing exercises my physical therapist gave me to do in the pool. 5 laps!!! I am doing it. I am so happy with myself. I look forward to going to the Y so we can get into the pool, we, being my caregiver and me.
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Finally out of Denial!
Helly to all. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2010. And I went into denial. and now i don't know what I need to do to get back on track. I don't know if I need to go back to my doctor and get back on my meds, see a dietician or what. Right now I have nothing to get back on track. I just n...
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When dairy is a no-no: soy vs coconut milk
I started using soy because my doc told me to. Then after reading posts here, I tried coconut over the holidays. I had some coconut eggnog that was to die for. I will look for it again next year! I just hope it is still on my diet. Every doc I go to seems to have different ideas about what I can ...
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Just a suggestion!
Hi all, I've noticed that we are getting lots of folks from other places on DC and thats great! The confusion begins when we start posting our BG levels and asking for help, or trying to interpret them. Case in point-someone from Canada posting a question about BG levels being what we Am...
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th bues
i am bck with some bad news reember tod ou al on wake p ca about my brother in law well he does have to get his foot t off when iam tiking soon. the doctor id everything that e could tosave it the blood wasn't geting to his toes like it shuld and te toes were black. so now it has to be down. I A...
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th bues
i am bck with some bad news reember tod ou al on wake p ca about my brother in law well he does have to get his foot t off when iam tiking soon. the doctor id everything that e could tosave it the blood wasn't geting to his toes like it shuld and te toes were black. so now it has to be down. I A...
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For you women in the southeast: Diabetessisters’ Weekend for Women conference May 3-5, 2013 in Raleigh, NC
DIABETESSISTERS’ WEEKEND FOR WOMEN CONFERENCE GIVES NEW MEANING TO TRANSFORMING WOMEN’S LIVES May 3-5, 2013 in Raleigh, NC RALEIGH, NC– DiabetesSisters is pleased to announce open registration for the 2013 Weekend for Women Conference and the Partner’s Perspective Program. The Conference, a re...
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What Every Person With Diabetes Must Know
By diaTribe.com http://diatribe.us/issues/50/diabetes-dialogue This is a very long article, but it is well worth the read. There are a lot of jewels of advice that anyone can benefit from. I don't want to post it here to have you miss out on any of it. So please, check out the link above and ...






















