Understanding the “Experts”

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I will say this now – I never want to be classified as an “expert.” I see “experts” making irrational statements, promoting statements eith...

Is Precision Medicine for the Masses?

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Since the President's “State of the Union” address, the medical community, including the drug industry has been licking their chops in a...

Is Meat Unhealthy? Part IX

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Welcome to the last post in the series.  Time to summarize and wrap it up! Respect I respect each person's right to choose the diet they...

Hypoglycemia and You

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With hypoglycemia, remember testing is the most reliable and not your feelings. However, if you do not trust one meter reading, it is often ...

More Information on Hypoglycemia

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If you haven't figured it out yet, your body does not like low blood glucose and does its best to correct the condition. The body does ...

Information on Hypoglycemia

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The technical term for low blood glucose (or as most writers say – low blood sugar) is hypoglycemia. Many people that have type 2 diabetes ...

PWD Seem Not to Understand Hypoglycemia

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Do you know the symptoms of hypoglycemia? According to the survey conducted by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) many p...

We Do Science Interview

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I recently did an interview with Laurent Bannock, an expert in sport and exercise nutrition.  His podcast We Do Science  has rapidly become ...

Investors in Afrezza Don't Appreciate Questions

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A person that says he is a researcher is calling me out for my recent blog on Afrezza. If he is indeed a researcher, why does he need to hi...

Still Learning about Sleep Apnea

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I thought I had learned a lot about sleep apnea, but the lessons keep coming. I am now on my third CPAP machine and I am happy that I still...

More on Blood Glucose Variables

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This article from the Mayo Clinic covers some of the variables that I missed in my blog here on variances in blood glucose levels. This was...

Food Reward Friday

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This week's lucky "winner"... the Cinnabon cinnamon roll!!! Read more »

Diabetes - If You Drink Alcohol – Read This

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Dr. Rosalind Breslow, Ph.D., an epidemiologist in NIAAA's Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research led a study that appears in ...

Do You Understand Depression - Part 3

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The causes of depression are many and varied. Some people are genetically predisposed to have a higher chance of having episodes of depress...

Do You Understand Depression - Part 2

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Many people will not come right out and state that they are depressed or feel depressed. Normally, the doctor should know the signs as they...

Do You Understand Depression - Part 1

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Although the article is written for all people and about depression, I will be limiting my discussion to people with diabetes. About two-th...

Can High-Fiber Foods Fight the Metabolic Syndrome?

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The metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) is a cluster of signs including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, and blood lipid ...

A Dilemma for a Person with Diabetes

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I find myself in a real predicament. This is a very real problem for husbands and wives, but I had not envisioned this happening to me. Wha...

Veterans with Dual Coverage Under Scrutiny

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Being a veteran, this article creates resentment in me. It is as always; blame the veteran for having served the country and find ways to d...

Another Gathering of Members

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On the February 12, Tim called us for a meeting that evening, as he wanted a final discussion on members leaving the group. When we arrived...

Is Meat Unhealthy? Part VIII

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Health can be defined as the absence of disease, and that is the lens through which we've been examining meat so far.  However, most of ...

Help in Diabetes Management Education – Part 12

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Part 12 of 12 This will conclude the blogs in this series. One factor in diabetes management that is often overlooked by people helping oth...

Help in Diabetes Management Education – Part 11

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Part 11 of 12 Traveling with type 2 diabetes will depend on the medication(s) you are taking. I would advise having a letter from your doct...

Help in Diabetes Management Education – Part 10

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Part 10 of 12 Goals and how to set them is up to you. Beware of doctors that set the goals for you and will not discuss the reasons or why ...

Help in Diabetes Management Education – Part 9

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Part 9 of 12 Exercise can be a contentious topic for some people. I agree because too often the doctor or other healthcare professional jus...

Our Group's February Meeting

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With two relatives doing the topics for this meeting, I had to be there. Yes, I had several emails from them and a few phone calls asking q...

Diabetes 'Experts' Forcing Complications on Patients

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Yes, I am making this accusation and it makes sense to me. Why else would people of importance in the American Diabetes Association (ADA) a...

Afrezza, Is It the Answer for People with Type 2 Diabetes?

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I had not expected to write this, but after seeing this on another blog by Scott Strumello and a comment to it, I felt it was time to open a...

Help in Diabetes Management Education – Part 8

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Part 8 of 12 Developing a food plan (not a diet) and counting carbohydrates is the topic for this blog. Lately the buzz has been about the ...

Help in Diabetes Management Education – Part 7

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Part 7 of 12 This is a difficult topic to explain to people and at the same time not confuse them. I have talked about testing in pairs and...

Blogger Bad Habits

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I know I have some bad habits in writing about diabetes, as a reader reminds me of them. I make occasionally mistakes in medical terminolog...

Help in Diabetes Management Education – Part 6

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Part 6 of 12 Learning to interpret your blood glucose readings and how they should guide your food intake is part of self-monitoring of bloo...

Help in Diabetes Management Education – Part 5

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Part 5 of 12 Self-examination of our legs and feet for sores and areas that are not healing has scared, finally, the newest members of our g...

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