A Diabetes Meme and ASweetLife Turns One
This month ASweetLife celebrates its one-year anniversary.  It has been wonderful to become part of the online diabetes community, and I am extremely…
Rule of Finger
My favorite thing about my Freestyle Freedom Lite Blood Glucose Monitor is not the size of the monitor itself, or the fact that it requires such a tiny sample of blood. I favor this meter because it allows me to test on places other than my fingertips. (I usually use my forearm.) This is important to me because as a mother of three little boys, my hands are always working, preparing meals and snacks, and cleaning.
Who Needs All That Carb?
I ran 15.5 miles yesterday. It was an unusually hot and humid evening and I ran the first part of my run against a hard wind (somehow I timed the run so…
Modern Med. Salad
Modern Mediterranean Salad
Traditionally the Mediterranean salad is made of finely chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, mint and parsley - and the finer the chopping, the better the salad. Our updated version is colorful and wonderfully crunchy, thanks to the radishes and carrots.
Juice - Don't Drink Your Carbs
Don’t Drink Your Carbs
For many people juice equals fruit, so drinking juice would seem like a healthy choice. They are surprised to find that drinking juice is similar to drinking a soda...