When Mike runs long distances, he knows to check his blood sugar frequently.  He carries energy gels in his running pack and uses several of them in almost every long run.  He’s got the routine down to as close to perfect as you can get with diabetes.  But what often takes him by surprise is the fact that many times even hours...

Even if you didn’t have diabetes you wouldn’t eat ice cream for breakfast, right?  But when it comes to carbs, many of America’s common, quick breakfast foods – the ones we’ve been taught are healthy – are bigger carb offenders than ice cream.  A serving of Ben and Jerry’s vanilla ice cream...

Exercising with diabetes is complicated and although it’s generally a good thing, it can make diabetes management more difficult (Catherine Price attests to this). ASweetLife’s resident marathoner, Michael Aviad, found a great tip on Hypoactive.org that can help prevent exercise-related diabetes problems: test twice. ( Hypoactive,...

Does your glucometer kit look as messy as this one?  Is it even messier? For all you diabetes slobs out there looking to clean up your diabetes act, here’s your chance.  ASweetLife has teamed up with Nova Diabetes Care, maker of the Nova Max Plus Glucose Monitoring System, for a contest/giveaway.  We’re offering you a...

Gary Schmidt was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2002 at the age of 29.  Three years ago he started running and has since completed three marathons, a Half Ironman (a Full Ironman is in the works for 2012)  and many other races and triathlons.  He’s involved with Insulindependence, an organization that helps and inspires people...

A recent study published in Diabetes Care investigated whether  capillary glucose concentrations, as measured in the first and second drops of blood, differed more than 10 percent when compared with a control glucose concentration in different situations. In the study capillary glucose concentrations were measured in two consecutive...

I know it’s important to include raw vegetables in my diet, but as the winter wears on I find myself eating fewer and fewer green salads.  When I’m feeling cold, I prefer cooked vegetables and one of our favorite ways to prepare winter vegetables is in the oven.  Almost every night we eat baked cauliflower, which is as filling...

Protein is not as alluring as carbohydrates but it has a profound effect on blood sugar, says nutritionist Susan B. Dopart.   Protein evens out your blood sugar, and increases energy and satiety.  Eating more protein at breakfast lessens cravings and desire for additional food for the rest of the day.  So try skipping the bagel...

While many of us already engage in aerobic exercise to help control our blood sugar levels, a new study has shown that for type 2 diabetics, this type of exercise might not be enough.  The study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association examined the benefits of aerobic training alone, resistance training alone,...

It’s  Diabetes Awareness Month and Thanksgiving.  Many of us have spent most of the month trying to make others aware of diabetes, and perhaps being extra aware of it ourselves.  Now is a good time to stop and not only be aware of diabetes, but also to be grateful -  not to diabetes of course, but for all the things we have...