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Brown fat, cold weather and diabetes
About a week ago my morning fasting BG was a whopping 118; I couldn’t believe it. Thinking that it must have been a bad strip or a glitch of sorts, I rechecked and it was about the same. Ditto for … Continue reading
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Tagged A1C, adaptation to cold, diabetes, postaweek
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What goes up, should eventually come down, or what lowers blood sugar
This is a sequel to my earlier post about blood sugar spikes. After dolng some research, I came up with a few things that can actually lower blood sugar. The first one is my favorite lol. 1. Household Chores. Believe … Continue reading
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Tagged BG spike, blood sugar, diabetes, insulin resistance, low blood sugar, postaweek, type 2
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Blood sugar spikes – why, oh why
I will be talking about type 2 diabetes that I am more familiar with, since I happened to have it. As a common belief has it, the only reason for the blood sugar spikes is indulging in sweets. However it’s … Continue reading
Posted in blood glucose, blood sugar, diabetes, diabetes management, Uncategorized
Tagged blood glucose, blood sugar spikes, diabetes, insulin resistance, postaweek, type 2
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Post-meal blood sugar spikes
Contrary to the popular belief, a spike in blood sugar after eating also known as postprandial hyperglycemia is not uncommon and typically not dangerous. Unless advised otherwise, most folks with diabetes don’t even have to check their blood sugar after … Continue reading
Flying with type 2 diabetes
This involves some advance planning. While traveling by car allows for more flexibility with food, it is not so should you choose to fly. The airline food is not necessarily the healthiest. BuzzFeed website provides information of airline meals for … Continue reading
Today’s Prompt: Clean.
I am going to put blogging on hold for some time. I do realize that I should have made this announcement a while ago… yes, I know it’s an excuse. So I have decided to come clean and write this … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Clean, come clean, Daily Prompt, postaweek
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A New Diabetic Meter
There’s a new diabetic meter, FreeStyle Precision Neo. It costs $18 at Walmart and you can buy 50 test strips for $20. It requires no coding and is available without a prescription. The company actually claims that due to the … Continue reading
CURE FOR DIABETES?
I am a type 2 and am eager to get rid of it. My life has become complicated ever since the diagnosis. I cannot eat high carb foods, I have to exercise and diabetes is always on my mind. My … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative medicine, BG levels, chocolate, cure for diabetes, diabetes, diabetes cure, diabetes diet, diabetes free, exercise, herbal, herbal supplements, newscastle diet, reverse diabetes, richard doughty, starvation diet, supplements, type 2 diabetes, unrestricted diet, vegan, vegetarian
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Diabetes Sick Days
Most everyone gets sick once in a while; it’s not uncommon to get a cold or flu or another illness. However when you have diabetes, your body sees a sickness as a form of a stress and releases hormones to … Continue reading
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