The invitation read “Marry the Beast,” and more than 100 people were in attendance. The marriage was actually a commitment…
No hospital pictures, ever. When someone is sick and in the hospital, they are vulnerable and unhappy. I don’t want to be exploited like that – especially not for the sake of advocacy.
10 Skills and Strategies for Healthier Restaurant Eating targets common behaviors we all have and suggests ways we can set ourselves up for success when we do eat out.
Have you ever stood in the check-out line at Trader Joe’s staring longingly at the cookie butter-filled chocolate bars? Or, for that matter, have you ever eyed the Cookie Butter, wishing desperately that it wasn’t so full of sugar and carbs? Well, it’s time to take matters into your own hands!
Researchers with the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson recently announced a plan to prevent type 1 diabetes by intercepting the disease in its earliest stages and stopping its development before the onset of symptoms.
There were no meters, you didn’t know what your sugar was. The only way to know for sure was to test your urine, which was three hours behind. So I paid attention to the signs, I could tell when I was high or low. I remember that I’d eat something—a candy bar or a pint of ice cream—and I would run three or four miles.
I have a theory about couples who manage their child’s diabetes together: that one parent worries more about the immediate consequences of a devastating…
If you know me personally, then you’re probably aware that I am a professional at panicking and ac certified worrywart. You might think I’m…
I am more than a little obsessed with roasted broccoli at the moment. It’s so easy to make and my whole family loves it, so I’ve been making it a few times a week. For this recipe, I decided to jazz it up a bit with crumbled bacon and a rich, creamy alfredo sauce. This might be my new favorite low carb side dish!
Morning sickness sucks for everyone, but for women with pre-existing diabetes, it can be dangerous: if you eat food and take insulin – and then throw up the food you took the insulin to cover – you’re at risk of a serious low blood sugar. (And unfortunately, “morning sickness” can occur at any time during the day, contrary to its name.) Making things even trickier, many women with morning sickness find that easy-to-digest carbs like saltines and pretzels are the easiest thing to keep down – foods that are hardly a diabetic’s best friend.