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Research Demonstrates Emotion’s Effect On The Human Heart
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How could it have happened?
He was strong; do you remember how he could get uphill? He was fit; can you ever recall seeing him out of shape? His blood pressure was perfect, low even. He bragged about his exemplary cholesterol levels.
He was lean and mean.
Wait a minute…what was that about being mean?
When an endurance athlete in middle age is felled by a sudden heart attack, these questions always arise. It’s mysterious, as the idea holds that exercise and fitness should inoculate one from heart disease. But it does not.
There is more to the story of heart attacks than just the big five: genetics, smoking, high blood p...
Source: Better Health - September 10, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: John Mandrola, M.D. Tags: Research Anger Artery Constriction Blood Vessel Constriction Cardiac Disease Emotion Endothelium European Society of Cardiology Healthy Living Heart Attack Heart Health Inflammation laughter Smile type-A Personality Source Type: blogs
TED: Ideas worth spreading – Type 1 DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Are you familiar with TED Talks? I can’t remember how I first heard of them. I started watching and listening to them a couple of years ago and have been really moved by a few of them. If you haven’t seen any of them, or have never heard of them, nearly everything is available at TED.com for absolutely free.
TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Their mission? Spreading ideas. As they say on their website:
We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we’re building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspi...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - September 6, 2011 Category: Diabetes Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts TED TEDxDelMar type 1 diabetes Source Type: blogs
Growing Up With Type 1 DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the years I’ve attended CWD’s Friends for Life conference, I always came away with this appreciation for what the conference provides for kids with diabetes, and their parents. Kids – a whole bunch of them – running amuck and clad in green bracelets with pump tubing flapping from underneath their t-shirts … it’s a place where these families hopefully feel normal, and safe, and understood.
But I’m not a kid with diabetes. I’m an adult. (I checked, and it’s true: adult.) I always felt welcomed at past FFL conferences, but people constantly checked for the kid a...
Source: Better Health - August 8, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: Opinion True Stories Adulthood Adults CGM Children with Diabetes Clara Barton Camp Diabetic Children Friends for Life Growing Up Insulin Pump kids Parents With Diabetes type 1 Diabetes Source Type: blogs
Just A Woman With Diabetes Who Had A BabyEmail this article to a colleague.
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When Jeff Hitchcock approached me last year and asked if I would feel comfortable leading the Pregnancy and Diabetes session at Friends for Life, I was honored. But also a little confused. What on earth was I going to tell the session attendees? I couldn’t spout off medical information. I am not a licensed medical professional.
“I’m just a person with diabetes who had a baby. And my pregnancy was a bit of a tangled one, too!” I remember emailing to Jeff, wondering if they’d be better off with a doctor at the helm of that discussion.
He replied within minutes, telling me that was ex...
Source: Better Health - August 3, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: Opinion True Stories Afraid Big Babies Children with Diabetes CWD Friends for Life Jeff Hitchcock Nervous Pre-pregnancy Planning Pregnancy and Diabetes Steel Magnolias type 1 Source Type: blogs
Being A Diabetic Parent Isn’t EasyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Lead by Korey Hood and Stefan Rubin, the Parenting with Type 1 Diabetes session at Friends for Life was aiming to touch upon the different challenges of being a parent with type 1 diabetes, instead of the concentration on parenting a child with type 1 diabetes that Children With Diabetes was once known for. This was my first year attending this session, and I sat between two of my best friends in the diabetes community – Scott and George.
“So thanks for coming, you guys. We’re here to talk about parenting with type 1 diabetes,” said Korey.
At this point, people started doing introductions. ...
Source: Better Health - July 23, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: Opinion Children with Diabetes Emotional Friends for Life Korey Hood Parenting Parenting with type 1 Diabetes Parents Stefan Rubin Source Type: blogs
Type 1 University – Recommended!Email this article to a colleague.
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Early in the year (holy smokes, how time flies!) I shared some news about a new tool that Gary Scheiner was putting together called Type 1 University.
Since that time I have tried a few of the classes, and I loved them.
Gary lives with type 1 diabetes himself, is an exercise physiologist and a Certified Diabetes Educator. All of that mixed together means that, for most people, he totally gets it. I also think he has a gift for explaining things in a way that make sense and that can be used in the real world. While Gary knows a lot of “doctor talk”, that’s not the language he speaks.
Gary has been s...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - July 4, 2011 Category: Diabetes Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Resources Gary Scheiner type-1 University Source Type: blogs
When Diabetes Requires Mad Scientist Experimentation To Get Blood Sugars In Target RangeEmail this article to a colleague.
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I do not enjoy basal testing. Even though I sometimes go six hour clips without having a snack (thanks, Birdy and your busy ways), something about knowing I can’t eat or exercise makes me want to do a 5K while simultaneously chomping down on some soft serve.
But when I noticed that I was going to bed at a completely normal blood sugar, but waking up in the 180 – 220 mg/dl range for three days in a row, I knew I needed to do some basal tweaking.
Making adjustments to my overnight basal rates always skeeves me out. I’m a very deep sleeper (as evidenced by the fact that Siah prowling around on the bed al...
Source: Better Health - June 29, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: True Stories Basal Rate Blood Glucose Challenges Dexcom Diabetes Endocrinology Glucose Levels insulin Managing Blood Sugar Sleeping Target Range type 1 Diabetes Source Type: blogs
Fond du Lac at Tour of America's DairylandEmail this article to a colleague.
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On day 2 of my diabetes revamp, I seemed to have a bit too much insulin on board. I had a horrible high that kept me up for an hour overnight--I think it was related to the infusion site--but had settled down nicely by breakfast. Eating the same meal as yesterday, I rose up but came down a bit low, 58 right before I planned to warm up for the race in Fond du Lac. (My theory is that since we had such a relaxed conversation on our long drive before the race, I was less nervous than usual. Maybe??) I ate a granola bar plus a handful of Dex 4 glucose tabs, and turned my pump down so it was only +15% ove...
Source: Annetics - June 24, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: team type 1 women exercise type 1 diabetes cycling tour of america's dairyland Source Type: blogs
Sheboygan BGs--Update on My Insulin TweaksEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dexcom readings around Sheboygan crit(Update on BGs after major insulin adjustments described in my last post.) After a bit of a low BG before going to bed last night, I shut off my pump for an hour, which allowed my BGs to creep up to around 200. The increased basal rates were a bit too much from about midnight until I woke up, as evidenced by a steady but slow drop between those times; but fortunately I landed in a nice spot this morning, right around 100. I lowered the early morning basal by 0.1 U/hr so hopefully tonight will be better.For the rest of the day, things have worked out pretty well. ...
Source: Annetics - June 23, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: team type 1 women type 1 diabetes exercise cycling tour of america's dairyland Source Type: blogs
Adjusting Type 1 Diabetes to Racing Tour of America's DairylandEmail this article to a colleague.
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Often when I travel, it seems like I need to increase my insulin basal rates; but racing this week in Wisconsin has required a surprisingly large adjustment. Leading up to the start of the series for me, I had my basal rates on increased, "taper" mode, which is what I try to remember to use when I have a rest week in my training, or am tapering my training before a race. (With a decreased training load, I will need more insulin.) After arriving in Wisconsin for my first race (Friday), I turned on my "race day" basal rate profile. This profile has an approximate 30% increase an hour before my p...
Source: Annetics - June 22, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: insulin type 1 diabetes exercise team type 1 cycling tour of america's dairyland Source Type: blogs
Mid-tour in America's Dairyland with the Team Type 1 WomenEmail this article to a colleague.
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I am starting to lose track of time after multiple days of racing here in Wisconsin. Today is Tuesday I think? So far our team has raced in Shorewood, Thiensville, Grafton, Waukesha, and Milwaukee; we have upcoming races in Sheboygan (Thurs), Fond du Lac (Fri), Milwaukee (Sat) and finally Madison (Sun). We also had the pleasure of riding in the American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure in Grafton before our race there, and spent another day sharing our experiences with exercise and diabetes with local health care providers. We have been taking turns writing up reports, which are posted at the Team Type 1...
Source: Annetics - June 21, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: sanofi-aventis team type 1 women cycling tour of america's dairyland Source Type: blogs
Creative Cakes For People With DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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You know when you’re skimming through the newsfeed on Facebook, and something totally grabs your face and says “LOOK AT ME I AM THE AWESOME?”
Yes, that’s precisely what happened when I stumbled upon Faye’s photo of Novolog-inspired cake pops. (You did read that correctly. Here, look:)
Photo – and cake pops – by Faye!
Faye has been living with type 1 since the age of 9, and for her 18th diaversary she wanted to make something special and bolus-worthy. Her current obsession has been cake pops (making them and feeding them to her non-d friends, even though I can safely say that s...
Source: Better Health - June 11, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: Humor True Stories Cake Cake Pops Creative Food Cupcakes Diabetes Novolog Sugar type 1 Diabetes Source Type: blogs
Drugmakers Cut Vaccine Prices For Poor CountriesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Several big drugmakers have agreed to slash prices on some of their vaccines, which are distributed to poor people in developing countries by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations, the non-profit that was established by Bill Gates. The move comes just days before a widely anticipated GAVI board meeting that will address, in part, plans to raise $3.7 billion in needed funds.
The price cuts are being offered by Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson’s Crucell unit, Sanofi Pasteur’s Shantha Biotechnics, Bharat Biotech and the Serum Institute, and should help GAVI reduce the funding gap for com...
Source: Pharmalot - June 6, 2011 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bill Gates Crucell GAVI GlaxoSmithKline Haemophilus influenzae type b Hepatitis B HPV JJ Johnson & Johnson Merck Panacea Biotec Pertussis Rotavirus Sanofi Sanofi Pasteur Serum Institute Tetanus Vaccine Source Type: blogs
Diabetes Blogger Nearly Passes Out At Local GymEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Dexcom said 177 mg/dl and dropping, but after a full 60 minutes of cardio, I expected the graph to show a lower trend.
“Whatever,” I said, a little confused because my pre-workout blood sugar was 143 mg/dl. Felt foggy, but I was a little dehydrated so I figured I needed to get home and relax. Ignoring the cotton-ball haze I felt encased by, I grabbed my keys and gym backpack from the locker room and walked out into the parking lot. After trying to get into someone else’s black Honda Civic (forgetting, in my fog, that we replaced my old car for the Mom Car), I put the key in my car’s igniti...
Source: Better Health - June 3, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: True Stories Blood Sugar Dexcom Diabetes Exercise Gym Low Blood Sugar Nearly Passed Out type 1 Diabetes Source Type: blogs
Catching LADA SoonerEmail this article to a colleague.
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In November of 2008, a few months after my diagnosis, I attended a World Diabetes Day event at a local public health facilty. This was my first opportunity to meet diabetics I'd known online, and I met five. One of those five was a woman who'd contracted diabetes as an adult and been initially misdiagnosed as being Type 2. Another was also in that situation - but didn't yet know it. That's two out of five. It's a tiny, non-random sample, but it's still 40% of that tiny, non-random sample.
I suppose that there must be dozens of pairs of medical conditions where something relatively uncommon initially looks a lot like somet...
Source: Diabetes Daily - May 26, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: LADA type 2 Source Type: blogs
How To Hide An Insulin Pump Under A Wedding DressEmail this article to a colleague.
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Yesterday I wrote about my wedding, focusing on the parts that meant the most to me: the man I love, our families and friends, the church service, saying “I do,” and dancing ourselves silly at the reception.
But diabetes was a part of my wedding day. We did our best to keep it quiet and unnoticed, though, using several tricky methods. I’m like a diabetes wedding magician … sort of.
First things first: the dress. Wearing an insulin pump is the easiest and least intrusive way for me to take my insulin, and I wasn’t about to go off the pump just for the sake of fashion. My solution? ...
Source: Better Health - May 19, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: Health Tips Humor True Stories Diabetes Endocrinology Glucose Insulin Pump Internal Medicine type 1 Diabetes Wedding Dress Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Electronic Pancreas May Keep Glucose In Safe Range OvernightEmail this article to a colleague.
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A team led by researchers from University of Cambridge showed that closed loop insulin delivery was effective in controlling overnight blood glucose levels in patients with type 1 diabetes. The system took readings every fifteen minutes and automatically titrated a proper amount of insulin.
University of Cambridge researcher Dr Roman Hovorka led two studies to evaluate the performance of the artificial pancreas in 10 men and 14 women, aged 18 to 65, who had used an insulin pump for at least three months. (more…)
*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*
Source: Better Health - May 10, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Medgadget Tags: Research Artificial Pancreas Blood Sugar Levels Diabetes Endocrinology Overnight Control type 1 Diabetes Source Type: blogs
Journal of the American Medical Association 2011 (Vol. 305 No. 17)Email this article to a colleague.
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This article reports on a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled clinical trials (RCTs) assessing associations of structured exercise training regimens (aerobic, resistance, or both) and physical activity advice with or without dietary cointervention on change in haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in type 2 diabetes patients. The article concludes that structured exercise training that consists of aerobic exercise, resistance training, or both combined is associated with HbA1c reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes. Structured exercise training of more than 150 minutes per week is associated with greater HbA...
Source: Fade Library - May 6, 2011 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: hmedley99 Tags: Athens Password E-Journals Blood Glucose Diet Exercise Therapy Glycemic Index Glycosylated Haemoglobin A Health Outcome Assessment Intervention Studies Meta-Analysis Patient Education type 2 Diabetes Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Confessions Of A Former Child With Diabetes And Unusual Eating HabitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Growing up, we had these large, potted plants in our dining room, within throwing distance from the dining room table. (Stick with me – this is an important detail.) The plants were big and had wide, draped leaves and they made the corner of the dining room look like a veritable jungle.
Also, these suckers were really convenient for hiding food.
When I was little, the “diabetic diet” school of thought was based on the exchange program. This meant that my meals were structured around my calorie needs and the needs of my (then) peaking insulin doses. An average dinner would include one meat exchange...
Source: Better Health - May 3, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: Humor True Stories Children Confessions food Hiding Broccoli kids Nutrition Pediatrics Tastes Change type 1 Diabetes What Kids Eat Source Type: blogs
Interview: Hope Warshaw on Her Free EatSmart AppsEmail this article to a colleague.
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We recently spoke with Hope Warshaw about her new, free EatSmart app for iPhone and Android. The app is published by Quantia Communications, a Diabetes Daily Sponsor.Q: What is the EatSmart app all about?We developed the EatSmart app specifically for people with prediabetes and type 2 in mind. Developing EatSmart was a collaboration. I brought the diabetes nutrition expertise and Quantia Communications, a Boston-based healthcare technology company, brought its expertise in delivering important medical information through the web and mobile devices. Quantia has taken the technology it has developed and used for years t...
Source: Diabetes Daily - April 27, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: android diet hope warshaw iphone quantia communications type 2 Source Type: blogs
Mom’s Perspective: A Gluten-Free Diet In Baby’s First Year To Reduce Risk Of Type 1 DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Alternate tittle: “Bring out yer bread!”)
Now that the little bird is the big O-N-E, we have completed one year as parents. And one year doing the gluten-free diet with our baby. This was important to me because I felt strongly about the ties between the early introduction of gluten and type 1 diabetes diagnoses. And after doing some research and discussing this as a family, Chris and I decided to keep our BSparl gluten-free for her first year.
It was pretty easy, to be honest, keeping a little baby off gluten. (Especially since she doesn’t have celiac, so our decision was elective instead of req...
Source: Better Health - April 23, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: Opinion True Stories Babies Diabetic Mommy First Year Of Life Gastroenterology Gluten-Free Diet Pediatrics Reducing Risk Of Developing Diabetes type 1 Diabetes Source Type: blogs
My Latest Strategy for Managing Type 1 Diabetes During Road Cycling RacesEmail this article to a colleague.
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After a lot of trial and error, I have finally been having some good success managing my blood sugar during intense cycling efforts such as at criteriums, circuit races and time trials. This is very exciting to me because at some points last year, I was at my wit's end with race-related blood sugars severely high enough to not only hurt my performance but also to raise my A1c slightly.In general terms, I pre-program my pump basal rate to increase by 30%, beginning an hour before I plan to eat breakfast, and I time my breakfast to be no closer than 3 hours before the race start. So, for example, I started my 30%...
Source: Annetics - April 10, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: type 1 diabetes team type 1 cycling triathlon Source Type: blogs
Diabetes: When Being “No Worse” Means ProgressEmail this article to a colleague.
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“Everything looks good. No progress is good, actually. Means your eyes haven’t deteriorated any further in the last five months.” Dr S, my eye doctor at the Joslin Clinic, ran her fingers across the keyboard, typing notes into my online file.
“So it’s the same as back in November? When I moved from mild to moderate retinopathy?”
“Right. Still non-proliferative, but the same. Not worse, by any stretch. We’re working with a few spots, a very small bit of leakage, but nothing I’d recommend treatment for, other than watching it closely.”
I let out the br...
Source: Better Health - April 9, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: True Stories Diabetes Eye Exam Fear healthcare Joslin Ophthalmology Optic Nerve Retinopathy Scare Swollen type 1 Diabetes Source Type: blogs
Needles, syringes, humulin R-U 100, U-500, the little differences that impact life!Email this article to a colleague.
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By the end of this article, I hope you see how the hospital staff could have ended my husband's life because of simple mistakes, and a lack of education. When it comes to diabetes and hospital staff, I don't think there has been near enough education. And with the rapidly increasing number of diabetics out there....it's going to reach a crisis before too long.
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Humulin R U-500 concentrated is a form of Human insulin which is 500 units/ml and is 5 times more concentrated than Humulin R U-100 aka Humulin Regular or Regular Humulin. This is my starting base as this is what hubby takes.
BUT.....R U...
Source: Wife of a Diabetic - April 6, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: needles insulin syringes humulin type 2 diabetes Source Type: blogs
Not the Enemy Anymore?Email this article to a colleague.
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What a difference a couple of years makes.I began taking 500 mg with dinner on March 16, then added in another 500 mg on March 26. While I experienced a few days of the disgusting side effects after I increased the medication, I have been feeling great since Wednesday (knock on fake wood).Not only have gastrointestinal effects been at a minimum, I see a difference in blood glucose numbers. Instead of fasting numbers between 130 and 160 mg/dl, they have come down to under 120 mg/dl. Instead of post-prandial numbers pushing 200 mg/dl, they have been consistently under 140 mg/dl. Quite a dramatic change from the last time I u...
Source: Diabetes Daily - April 3, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: metformin type 2 Source Type: blogs
Coffee Talk And Type 1 DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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It’s been well-documented that my coffee addiction is … substantial. Briefly on hiatus during my pregnancy, I was reunited with my beloved beverage after the baby was born, and now I’m back in the habit.
Since I work from our home office and I’m also the primary caregiver for BSparl, sleep is a hot commodity. Actually, I don’t get to sleep much, so the coffee is very much my friend these days. Work hard, play hard, drink much of the coffee.
The other day, I was out with the baby, running a few errands. I had to visit the post office, the grocery store, CVS … and Dunkin Donuts. I tr...
Source: Better Health - April 3, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: Humor True Stories Diabetes Dunkin' Donuts Endocrinology food Splenda type 1 Diabetes Source Type: blogs
Total Daily Insulin Versus Cycling TimeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thanks to my super-fantastic coach and team director Kori, I have been logging my workouts since she started working with me late last year. From my insulin pump, I can also pull off my total daily insulin amounts (or "TDD" for total daily dose) since the beginning of time, give or take. I thought it might be fun to just plot out my TDD as a function of my cycling time, even though the results are probably as shocking as showing that washing hands reduces the spread of colds. Anyway, I decided to just do a very simple linear regression of the data between January and March, 2011. This model ignores ...
Source: Annetics - March 31, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: insulin type 1 diabetes insulin pump cycling Source Type: blogs
Disclosing Medications and TreatmentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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One of this month's discussions regarding health disclosure on WEGO Health has to do with disclosure of medications and treatments in our health activism. Amanda opened up the discussion with her blog post, "Opening the medicine cabinet", and continued the conversation with this thread on the forums.As I posted there, this topic led me to the realization that perhaps I am somewhat contradictory in what I disclose with my diabetes care regimen and what I do not disclose with my mental health regimen. While I talk openly about diet, exercise, and the specific oral medication of metformin, I do not talk about specific past an...
Source: Diabetes Daily - March 29, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: depression medications type 1 type 2 Source Type: blogs
Type 1 Teens – by Korey K. Hood, PhDEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you are a teen who lives with diabetes, I recommend this book.
If you are a parent of a teen who lives with diabetes, I recommend this book – but DON’T FORCE IT ON YOUR TEEN!
I met Korey when we did a session together for the Children With Diabetes (CWD) 2011 Family Support Weekend a few months ago.
I was able to grab his book and do a little homework before heading to the conference, and I’m very glad I did. Meeting Korey, on it’s own, is enough to make you like, appreciate, and respect the guy. But having read most of his book, and holding in high value the talent he displayed in writing i...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - March 29, 2011 Category: Diabetes Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts CWD Resources Adolescents Children With Diabetes Family Support Weekend Korey Hood type 1 type 1 Teens Source Type: blogs
Type 3 diabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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According to ehow.com, (and several other sites) say it's when the brain stops or reduces the acceptance of insulin within the brain's cell receptors, aka brain diabetes.
According to wikipedia, it's gestational diabetes, or type 1 that is insulin-resistant, or type 2 that needs injected insulin.....
Over at naturalnews.com, they say it's a blood sugar spike when you are exposed to electrical pollution!
Type 4 diabetes is fibromyalgia? A guy even wrote a book by that title.
Type 4 diabetes
There is some talk online about type 5 which is obesity caused.
At dlife - they want you to believe that you are a ty...
Source: Wife of a Diabetic - March 28, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: type 3 diabetes spouse of diabetic Source Type: blogs
Going WILDEmail this article to a colleague.
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Did you know there is a fitness and nutrition program out there just for women with diabetes, no matter what kind of exercise you already do and no matter type 1 or type 2? Yes! There is! Team Wild is based here in the Denver area, though there are women participating from all over the country - even Canada and New Zealand, too. I just ran through their informative webinar this evening and was both impressed and inspired.Not only do you train with athletic coaches who understand diabetes, you receive diabetes education from professionals who understand athletics, along with peer support - all through interactive webin...
Source: Diabetes Daily - March 21, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: exercise type 1 type 2 women's issues Source Type: blogs
Did Sleep Medicine Help Boost U.S. Life Expectancy?Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Sleep Education - March 17, 2011 Category: Sleep Medicine Tags: cdc study sleep apnea life expectancy Alzheimer's disease type 2 diabetes heart disease Source Type: blogs
Never Say Never AgainEmail this article to a colleague.
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Even though it only lasted fifteen minutes, I felt today's endocrinologist appointment was much more productive and less rushed than the past couple times. (Hmm, has he been reading my blog posts? The ones where I considered switching to an internist for my diabetes care, hmm?)The bigger news, but shorter conversation surrounded the 6.1% that came back as my A1C level, up from 5.8%. While my endocrinologist did not insist I needed to go on medication, he gently steered me in that direction, which was a direction I knew I wanted to take if the upward trend I predicted materialized today. As much as I whined about metfo...
Source: Diabetes Daily - March 15, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: a1c heart disease metformin type 2 Source Type: blogs
Six Years Behind MeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Six years ago today, I listened to the nurse on the other end of the telephone line.She informed me that the oral glucose tolerance test results from the previous week indicated a move from "pre-diabetes" to "full-blown type 2 diabetes". There is no need on this day to rehash the struggles with the diagnosing primary care physician or the polar opposite supportive endocrinologist or triumphs with diet and exercise or accepting metformin into my diabetes care plan (and back out again) or dealing with diabetes in the midst of a non-diabetes related health crisis. I have written all those tales before.Tomorrow, I visit w...
Source: Diabetes Daily - March 14, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: type 2 Source Type: blogs
Whats in Sight for Diabetes and Health Care ReformEmail this article to a colleague.
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By Hope Ditto. The passing of the Affordable Care Act was intended, at least in part, to make life easier for those living with chronic medical issues –ensuring them access to affordable insurance despite their “pre-existing condition” status.
While the passage of ACA last March has improved this for many people in this situation, there are still condition-specific problems regarding insurance coverage and reimbursement that desperately need addressing.
Adi Renbaum
I recently sat down with Adi Renbaum, Senior Vice President of Health Policy and Reimbursement for The Neocure Group regarding one such issue –addressin...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - March 14, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Chronic Conditions Health Reform Diabetes mellitus type 1 Diabetic retinopathy Source Type: blogs
All About Exercise - DSMA Blog Carnival EntryEmail this article to a colleague.
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The topic for this month's DSMA blog carnival is all about exercise. I suppose I would fall under the category of "fitness buff" for the purpose of the carnival, so that means talking about my most and least favorite exercise, as well as how I stay motivated and the hardest part of staying motivated. Here goes...Most Favorite ExerciseSo many, I know I will probably miss some - walking, hiking, snowshoeing, elliptical, yoga and pilates moves with the balance ball. I should even add swimming even though I look like a dork doing it.Least Favorite ExerciseRunning. I try and try again, though knee pain always comes back to haun...
Source: Diabetes Daily - March 10, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: exercise type 2 Source Type: blogs
You Pick Your BattlesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Do I make all the right choices as someone with type 2 diabetes? Um, no.Do I make some of the right choices as someone with type 2 diabetes? I would like to think so.Sometimes with diabetes, however, you pick your battles, especially when it comes to choosing what foods to eat and to not eat.It may be consumption of aspartame-sweetened diet soda or Splenda in your coffee or tea in spite of all the warnings against those dangerous chemicals that constitute artificial sweeteners. It may be choosing to avoid pasta and bread in order to eat potatoes or fruit.It may be that we choose to eat raw oysters or raw beef or raw f...
Source: Diabetes Daily - March 3, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: food news type 1 type 2 Source Type: blogs
Lowered DefensesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Stress is doing a number on my body.I suspect that when I see my endocrinologist in a couple weeks, all those key numbers will come back to paint an ugly picture of what stress has been doing to my body. I already know the scale is going to return a number last seen six years ago the first time I saw my endo following diagnosis by my primary care provider. Based on what my meter averages tell me, I could be looking at my highest A1C level, which would be higher than at diagnosis. Based on what my body is telling me, I have a feeling my blood pressure will once again considered borderline high, something that plagued me in ...
Source: Diabetes Daily - February 24, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: a1c blood pressure endocrinologist type 2 Source Type: blogs
My DadEmail this article to a colleague.
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Earlier today I came across a blog entry by my friend Kim about the connection she felt with her grandfather, the only other type 1 in her family, despite her never having had the opportunity to meet him.
I have another type 2 in my family - my dad. And as I thought about Kim's post, I thought about my connection with my dad through our shared diabetes. And, as I thought, I suddenly felt a wave of emotional pain and shame wash over me, as if some sort of cyst had been punctured by a blunt lancet.
My dad was diagnosed somewhere around twenty years ago. I remember he invited me over, talked to me about diabetes, and explaine...
Source: Diabetes Daily - February 17, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: emotions family shame type 2 Source Type: blogs
The BeginnerEmail this article to a colleague.
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After years of thinking about it, I am finally learning to knit. The concept of casting on was easy to grasp, while learning the knit stitch took days and a whole lot of frustration. Every time I thought I knew what I was doing, it turned out it was not quite right. After reading the two books that came with the beginner kits I ordered, things still were not sinking in, so I searched YouTube for videos. Finally, after watching a few of those, I figured out what information I was missing. Still, even as I practice for about an hour a day, I find myself slipping up and making slight errors. And that is okay, I am s...
Source: Diabetes Daily - February 17, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: type 2 Source Type: blogs
My Pancreas ValentineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Oh rotting, feeble pancreas of mine,
Won’t you be my Valentine?
Won’t you wake from your long sleep
And make some insulin, you creep?
What makes you sit, all shaped like a wiener,
Lazy and dull, with a pompous demeanor?
What makes it okay, that for your enjoyment
You’ve spent twenty plus years filing unemployment?
We need to start over; we need to be friends.
We need this whole type 1 diabetes to end.
I’m tired of shots and I’m sick of the lows,
So I think we should talk about ending this row.
I could use a break, my corn-cob-shaped friend.
I’d love to have “old age” listed a...
Source: Better Health - February 14, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: KerriSparling Tags: Humor Medical Art Blood Sugar Control Diabetes Management insulin Islets Kerri Morrone Sparling Living With Diabetes Medical Humor Medical Poetry Pancreas Six Until Me type 1 Diabetes Valentine's Day Source Type: blogs
The Most AwesomeEmail this article to a colleague.
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BackgroundThe endocrinologist prescribed diet, exercise, and blood glucose monitoring in our first meeting. Such a difference from what the primary care physician prescribed upon my type 2 diabetes diagnosis - metformin. The endocrinologist recognized the effort already made in reducing carbohydrates, exercising, and losing weight. The primary care physician told me I was losing weight because of high blood sugar and suggested a weight loss drug.Guess which one is still my doctor?The most awesome thing I have done in spite of diabetes is . . . . ...doing things that I could have never dreamed possible before my type 2 ...
Source: Diabetes Daily - February 10, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: A1c blood glucose monitoring exercise type 1 Source Type: blogs
Intensity and Blood SugarEmail this article to a colleague.
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When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, one of the guidelines I was given was that exercise would make my blood sugar drop. Like most guidelines I received, this was an oversimplification. During my years of daily running, I would go out the door without eating or taking any insulin, and often return with a slightly higher BG level. I remember thinking, "'Guess I'm just weird." And during track workouts, the response was even more perplexing. After a few intervals at high intensity, my blood sugar would really start to climb. I grew accustomed to this response and began taking some co...
Source: Annetics - February 9, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: blood sugar exercise type 1 diabetes cycling Source Type: blogs
The Same ComplicationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Not long after I wrote last week's post, news surfaced of a research study on the cause of blood vessel damage in people with diabetes. While I would not even attempt to summarize the scientific findings, I could not shake off one big piece of information gained from this study.One of the Washington University researchers explained that it "won't matter whether it's an absence of insulin or resistance to insulin: both are associated with defects in FAS". (FAS is fatty acid synthase, an enzyme important to maintaining blood vessel health.)What does this mean? The mechanism in which blood vessel damag...
Source: Diabetes Daily - February 3, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: complications news type 1 type 2 Source Type: blogs
What’s My Type and Why Should I Care?Email this article to a colleague.
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Personality typing systems abound on the Internet, some of them more reputable than others. Facebook quizzes and other social media sites will tell you everything from which cartoon character you are most like to what love story your life most resembles. You can spend hours answering questions on some online dating sites that will help you clarify what you are like and what you want to see in a mate. And then there are professional personality typing systems such as Myers Briggs that will help you figure out which of 16 personality buckets you fit into. These are fun but are they really useful? Well, the more you understan...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - February 3, 2011 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Yvette Francino Tags: relationships self improvement communication facebook my type pickthebrain what's my type your type Source Type: blogs
Lessons LearnedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Things I learned this week:A brand new iPod can make all the difference in changing up a workout routine.If I am going for a longer workout after breakfast, it is perfectly okay to load up on the "smart" carbohydrates during that meal. Meaning, a leftover pork chop with a half cup worth of skillet potatoes (Yukon Gold, NOT russet) does not harm blood sugar readings if a 40-minute elliptical workout is in the day's plans.I cannot miss snacks in the afternoon on days I work out in the morning - either I get hungry and/or I get shaky and cranky accompanied by a blood sugar reading of 80 mg/dl or less. Hello, react...
Source: Diabetes Daily - January 28, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: blood glucose monitoring breakfast exercise type 2 Source Type: blogs
The Patient PatientEmail this article to a colleague.
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Three weeks into the New Year and three weeks into getting back into shape. How is it going, you ask? Well, here's a quick update before I head into work.An exercise routine has been established - Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday are workout days. Carbohydrate intake has been kept to right around 100 grams per day. Blood glucose meter averages are down, especially when it comes to fasting blood sugar readings. I feel better, with moments of hope replacing sadness. I look better, especially as weight escapes from my face.If only the scale were responding. I know, I know, the scal...
Source: Diabetes Daily - January 21, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: type 2 weight control Source Type: blogs
FDA Diabetes Actos (pioglitazone) Cancer RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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FDA reviewing preliminary safety information on Actos (pioglitazone):The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has begun a safety review of the diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone), after receiving preliminary results from a long-term observational study designed to evaluate the risk of bladder cancer associated with use of this drug.The preliminary results are based on five-year data from an ongoing, 10-year observational study by the manufacturer, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc., San Diego. These early results showed no overall association between Actos exposure and risk of bladder cancer. Ho...
Source: Healthy Eating and Nutrition News - January 17, 2011 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: type 1 plantarian warning drugs type 2 diabetes cancer Source Type: blogs
The Magic of RoutineEmail this article to a colleague.
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In order to understand what I needed to do to change, I needed to understand what had changed.Besides the obvious of what happened in the past year - serious acute illness and two major surgeries, along with other sources of stress that arose - my routine changed.Shortly before I entered the hospital the first time in December 2009, my employer moved offices. Instead of a 10-minute walk from the bus to the front door of the building, the new bus stop is now right in front of the building in which I work. That means I lost 20 minutes of walking time each and every day, something that apparently helped keep my we...
Source: Diabetes Daily - January 14, 2011 Category: Diabetes Tags: carbohydrate counting diabetes burnout exercise type 2 Source Type: blogs
