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Timing Exercise for Maximum Blood Glucose Control

July 24, 2009

A study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association indicates that engaging in moderate physical activity after an evening meal is more effective at controlling postprandial (after-meal) blood glucose levels in people with Type 2 diabetes than engaging in the same activity before the meal…
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Planning Adequately, Eating Poorly

July 23, 2009

This past week my wife, our dog Ellie, and I were a couple hours west of home doing some much-needed and very anticipated absolutely nothing at a cabin on a lake. Okay, there was hiking, some kayaking, campfires, lots of reading, and good grilling… but for the most part, absolutely nothing…
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Are People with Diabetes Sweeter?

July 22, 2009

Have you ever thought that people with diabetes are often gentler, more giving, maybe more passive — in a word, “sweeter” — than average? I haven’t found any scientific evidence for this idea, but in my personal experience with hundreds of people with diabetes, it sometimes seems true… Read More “Are People with Diabetes Sweeter?”

There’s a Hospital Stay in My Future. Yikes!

July 21, 2009

This week I’m obsessing about the continuing saga of my Achilles tendon (and you’re nowhere near as tired of hearing about it as I am of putting up with it) and attitudes about people with Type 2 diabetes… Read More “There’s a Hospital Stay in My Future. Yikes!”

Lowering Body Fat: Oils Show Promise for Some

July 17, 2009

In a preliminary study out of Ohio State University, two common dietary oils have shown promise as therapies for lowering body fat in certain people with Type 2 diabetes… Read More “Lowering Body Fat: Oils Show Promise for Some”

I’m a Traveling Man Who Has Diabetes

July 16, 2009

This morning I told my wife that I wasn’t sure what to blog about this week. She then asked me what it was I was thinking about writing on. I said self-pity. I then said, before she had time to comment on my topic of choice, that I was going to approach the self-pity part from the point of view that I rarely, if ever, engage in it when it comes to my diabetes. Instead, I was going to approach it from, well… how it is I try to (and often succeed in) turning on its head my initial inclination — which happens often — to whine or grouse about the mundane, quotidian care required for my self-management, and instead, when the desire to play the woe-is-me diabetes card strikes, do just the opposite… Read More “I’m a Traveling Man Who Has Diabetes”

Lantus and Cancer: Further Study Needed

July 1, 2009

Late last week, results from several European studies showing a possible link between Lantus (insulin glargine) and cancer were published online in the journal Diabetologia. Health agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) have been swift in their response to the release of this information, indicating that the studies are not conclusive and that people with diabetes should not stop taking Lantus without speaking to their doctors… Read More “Lantus and Cancer: Further Study Needed”

Just Call Me A Peripatetic Diabetic

June 30, 2009

Seeing the aurora borealis is at the top of my bucket list, and I have an idea of where I would like to go to see it: Chena Hot Springs Resort near Fairbanks, Alaska. Sometimes I daydream about soaking in a 105° rock lake that’s surrounded by ice and snow while I watch lights dance across the sky… Read More “Just Call Me A Peripatetic Diabetic”

Vitamin C to Prevent Diabetes Damage?

June 26, 2009

A combination of insulin and vitamin C may help stop diabetes-induced blood vessel damage in people with poor blood glucose control, according to new research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Halting this damage could help prevent a host of complications, such as chronic heart failure, kidney disease, and eye disease… Read More “Vitamin C to Prevent Diabetes Damage?”

Tight Control OK if You Want It

June 24, 2009

Surprise! I — and various other diabetes bloggers — were right. Ever since results from the ACCORD study were released last year, some in the media and the medical establishment have been reporting that strict blood glucose control is bad for people with diabetes… Read More “Tight Control OK if You Want It”

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