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101 Places Not To See Before You Die

Now out from HarperPaperbacks, 101 Places Not To See Before You Die — by ASweetLife contributor Catherine Price — is a guide to some of the least appealing destinations and experiences in the world. But 101 Places Not To See Before You Die is also a backhanded tribute to what...
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Eat What You Know

...them. Routine, for me, has become a synonym for healthy, rather than for dull. All that said, diabetes being diabetes, can be totally unpredictable. Catherine Price documented this for us in her day-by-day account of a banana with peanut butter breakfast. My safest meal is an omelet with a cucumber...
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Gesundheit

Catherine Price recently blogged about the fact that her allergy medicine, Allegra, might be increasing her blood glucose levels. Since Mike is also taking allergy medication, I wondered if his medicine could have the same effect. The answer is a definite: probably. So, if you’re suffering from hay fever this...
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Liraglutide (Victoza) – a new Incretin

...Thus it seems that patients can easily and safely switch from Exenatide to Liraglutide as needed. Another important issue is nausea. This is the big downside to using incretins. Many patients report significant nausea (see Catherine Price’s blog for a personal description). In the Lancet article, incidence of nausea was...
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Symptoms of Diabetes – Type 1 and LADA

My husband, Mike, and I both have type 1 diabetes – sort of. The full story is that Mike has type 1 diabetes, and I have LADA. Are you confused, like so many others, about the distinctions between these forms of diabetes? Take a look, then, at Catherine Price’s clear-cut...
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What is LADA?

...other. The challenge, Nierras says, is that people with confirmed cases of LADA are “hard to find and clinically confusing.” Anyone want to lead a drive for more LADA research? Additional information about LADA: – http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/index.htm – http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/lada.htm [1]http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/lada.htm [2] https://health.google.com/health/ref/Diabetic+ketoacidosis Catherine Price is a regular contributor to ASweetLife, she...
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One Lucky Duck

...low glycemic indexes, but that didn’t change the fact that they were sweet. For those who can’t visit Pure Food and Wine firsthand, you can order some of One Lucky Duck’s snacks on their website. Catherine Price is a regular contributor to ASweetLife, she writes the blog The Reluctant Diabetic...
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Trip to Estonia and Latvia… First, Latvia

I really enjoyed reading Elizabeth Snouffer’s article “Eating Abroad with Diabetes–Hong Kong,” Catherine Price’s interview with world traveller Bridget McNulty, and Catherine’s posts describing her own trips to Tokyo and Hawaii. So I thought I would follow the trend and write about my own first experience traveling with diabetes. This...
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My Diabetic Valentine

...mark a relationship? Right? But nonetheless, I’m expecting Mike to buy me a nice box of dark chocolate. Or maybe he’ll take me out for falafel. I asked my diabetic friends to share some thoughts on Valentine’s Day. Check them out! Catherine Price I was diagnosed on February 17th, 2001,...
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