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Word Association Game

Started by dino in Community Games, Other Topics. Last reply by Pastelpainter 3 hours ago. 20903 Replies

Very simple, just post ONE WORD that is somehow associated with the previous word. Easy right?(Diabetes related words welcome but not necessary!!)OK...first word: sugarContinue

What are your objectives?

Started by Mari_in_France in General Diabetes Topics and Pre-Diabetes. Last reply by Mari_in_France 5 hours ago. 2 Replies

I’ve seen so many of you have such good HbA1c. I’ve come down from 8.3 a year ago to 7.4 but am hoping to improve much more. I eat pretty low carb 50-70 MOST of the time. (We live out in the country in Southern France and have lots of friends and…Continue

Dr Bernstein on Insulin Pump Therapy

Started by Annabella in Type 1 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by nel 5 hours ago. 81 Replies

Diabetes Health online magazine has an Interview with Dr Bernstein about his views on Insulin Pump Therapy. I couldn't believe what he said, basically that all those he interviewed had worse A1C results on the pump than off it. Mainly due to scar…Continue

Being Diabetic is your own fault?

Started by Craig in Type 2 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by Judith 5 hours ago. 404 Replies

Tonight on CBS news it had a new study finding... If you are in the "grey" area (pre-diabetic)and if you don't diet and excersise, it is your fault if you develop type 2 diabetes.. Study shows that 60 percent of the people in the "grey" area will go…Continue

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Sailing With Diabetics

Posted by Erin on June 18, 2013 at 7:30pm 0 Comments

This is a reprint of an article I wrote for Multihulls Magazine Jan/Feb 2013. It was geared towards sailors and crew members who are not familiar with diabetes. As a person with diabetes, it would be a great primer for anyone you may sail with to be followed up with a discussion of a more detailed plan of action.

Insulin on Board

How to prepare for and respond to a diabetic emergency on your boat

What Would You Do?

Suppose you are out on an overnight cruise with…

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No Longer a Ferrari, more like a Volvo

Posted by Clare on June 18, 2013 at 1:37pm 0 Comments

Since I started using an omnipod in May my blood sugars have run a bit higher than I would like them to be but I figure that is to be expected when learning a completely different way to take insulin. In the pre-pump days my blood sugar would race like a Ferrari. It never went above 250 but often went below 50 and usually at a double down arrow pace. Since starting the pump I am amazed at how slowly my blood sugar moves now. It now is more like a Volvo - "boxy but safe". I will get tighter…

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Deep breath in and again

Posted by twiddlemthumbs on June 18, 2013 at 12:30pm 0 Comments

Heat wave coming our way here in the Shire, sticky hot humid love to take full advantage of it but with heart disease diabetes and other ailments days like this do pose a problem for me getting breath at the best of times is an effort but like now it is difficult to say the least, there must be a slight breeze as I can see the pear tree in the middle of the garden slowly swaying well branches are swaying the lilac has died and the lovely smell gone until next year ask my green fingered Angel…

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