Bethany Reynolds McKenzie is a D-mom on a mission. After years of struggling to help her son, River, achieve normal bloo…
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What High Blood Sugar Feels Like
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Successfully Raising a Child with Diabetes on a Low Carb Diet: A Four Year Update
When I last interviewed Ekaterina Lochoshvili-Griffin, in 2014, her son Alexander was still honeymooning after his diagn…
The Pros and Cons of Monk Fruit Sweetener
Gaining popularity in recent years for its use as a no-calorie sweetener, monk fruit is a small, green melon-looking gou…
Should People with Diabetes Eat Turmeric?
Turmeric is the spice that’s yellow but not too mellow. A favorite of foodies, turmeric is gaining attention for i…
Is the All Meat Diet Good for People With Diabetes?
In 2010, my husband, who has type 1 diabetes, started the paleo diet. In those days it was still often referred to as th…
Low Carb Lunch Ideas for Back to School
Lunchtime seems unfairly synonymous with sandwiches, but the team at A Sweet Life is determined to kick off the school y…
11 Essential Low Carb Hacks Worth Trying
Until I was diagnosed with diabetes, I ate carbohydrates all day, every day. I was a vegetarian, a pizza/pasta/bagel/cer…
My Experience With Intermittent Fasting and Type 2 Diabetes
Almost a year ago, I was lying in a bed in the intensive care unit of my local hospital. The day before, I’d gone …
How a Low Carb Diet Can Benefit Children with Type 1 Diabetes
For the past four years, the people in the Facebook group TypeOneGrit have been working to help each other achieve norma…