After lathering up the hand sanitizer, Jess had an interesting thought: she wondered if the hand sanitizer could impact blood glucose readings. It was a great question that I never considered. I decided to find out.
Sierra Sandison became a role model, symbol, and icon to the millions of people with Type 1 diabetes all by deciding (in an admittedly somewhat hesitant way at first), to do something so simple and yet so complicated it’s hard to fathom: wear her insulin pump in clear sight while competing.
Who needs pasta shells when you have eggplant? Thinly sliced and rolled eggplant filled with ricotta and other cheeses makes a great healthy, hearty casserole dish. I topped this one with sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and chopped basil for Caprese salad inspired flavours. These eggplant rolls make a great side dish or vegetarian meal.
Focusing on eeking down that ever shifting number can be one of the most frustrating things a person living with diabetes has to do. But here is some good news: while there may not be a magic wand, there are some pretty simple, pretty cool fixes to help you on your way to lower your A1c.
In the diabetes world, I saw numerous commentators extolling the need for a parallel ice bucket challenge to raise money for diabetes research. This made me wonder why the idea of "making a difference" is almost universally equated with fundraising for research to the exclusion of all other needs in the global diabetes community.
The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Eli Lilly and Company and Boehringer Ingelheim's insulin glargine product, indicated to treat diabetes in adults, adolescents and children aged 2 years and above. The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Eli Lilly and Company and Boehringer Ingelheim's insulin glargine product, indicated to treat diabetes in adults, adolescents and children aged 2 years and above.
And goodbye, normalcy! My return back to school was nothing short of crazy, which means my diabetes has been a bit wild as well.
On Labor Day, my family…
Eli Lilly's new basal insulin peglispro (BIL) demonstrated a statistically significant lower hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) compared with insulin glargine (Lantus) at 26 weeks and 52 weeks, respectively, in the IMAGINE-1 and IMAGINE-3 Phase III clinical trials in patients with type 1 diabetes.
There is just nothing like a fresh tomato right out of your own garden. It’s far sweeter and juicier than store-bought tomatoes and you can pick it at the peak of ripeness. But even if you are not growing your own, you can get great flavor out of tomatoes by roasting them in the oven.
It’s been over a week since I ripped out my infusion set and decided it was time for a break from my insulin pump. It wasn’t a rational decision, but…