Saturday’s race went reasonably well. My friend who I was supposed to run with got sick (36 hour virus), so I went by myself.
The race was an annual…
If you're a regular reader of ASweetLife, you know we're big quinoa fans. Quinoa is a Peruvian seed or pseudocereal rumored to have a mild effect on blood sugar (it has a GI of 35.) A complete protein,
So we have a miniature hockey puck-- a container made of biocompatible titanium-- packed with membrane-covered enzymes and hermetically sealed. The device is...
My doctors told me I would never have children and I would probably not live past 35. It was then that I made a promise to myself to never give up...
With Ramadan just behind us, and Yom Kippur just ahead, fast is the word. Fasting is challenging for anyone, and for diabetics it's especially important to fast safely. The approach to safe fasting depends on your treatment. If you use only insulin sensitizers, you should not experience any major issues when fasting. For type 2 diabetics taking secretagogues (including incretin-based), just not taking them during the period of the fast should be sufficient.
This morning marks two weeks until the Black Diamond Multi-Sport Weekend here in the Seattle area. I decided to participate in this sprint triathlon…
Swiss drugmaker Roche has stopped giving patients its experimental diabetes treatment taspoglutide in late stage clinical trials due to a high rate of adverse reactions, marking a major blow to drug once seen to have $2 billion a year potential. The decision was based on a higher-than-expected rate of discontinuations due to gastrointestinal (GI) intolerability...
Malaria is a parasite
Hannah is a palindrome
Imperfection is ectopic
and my immune cells screwed me over.
There are worse things.
Amen.…
This is based on a Tunisian dish that is always served at room temperature. You have the choice of serving it warm or at room temperature.
Santarus, Inc., S2 Therapeutics, Inc. and VeroScience LLC announced that they have entered into a distribution and license agreement granting Santarus exclusive rights to manufacture and commercialize CYCLOSET(R) (bromocriptine mesylate) tablets in the U.S. CYCLOSET is a prescription drug...