As a person with type 1 diabetes who’s been trying to lose weight for as long as I can remember, one of the things I often hear from other PWDs is that it takes twice as long to lose weight with diabetes as it does without. Now, I’ve checked with my expert sources and they tell me that isn’t true, but that doesn’t mean losing weight with diabetes is a walk in the park. Jessica…
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For the month of January, I gave up eating all grains, dairy, artificial sweeteners, natural sweeteners (except fruit), and legumes. Did I discover that I have some kind of crazy gluten/lactose/stevia intolerance? Nope.
I went Paleo.
Many in the Diabetes Community have been talking about the Paleo diet lately, and it seems the trend is growing among those fellow PWDs interested in investigating new ways of eating. You know, it’s what is dubbed the “Caveman…
Happy Saturday! It’s time for another edition of our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, with veteran type 1 and diabetes educator Wil Dubois who tackles all sorts of quirky questions from our D-Community.
This week, Wil’s looking at options for weighing food, and also the medical profession’s various analogies for diabetes. He’s touching on everything from carb-focused apps to diabetes linguistics in this one!
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Darlene, type…
We know our endos and diabetes educators don’t try to be Lucy, but it sometimes feels this way…
Props to social media guru, funny man, and illustrator Mike Lawson, who is also a lover of Peanuts-creator Charles Schultz and had some fun with a D-twist on his classic cartoon characters. Touché, Mike!
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Who doesn’t sometimes need help navigating life with diabetes? That’s why we offer Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil takes on the questions of whether it’s OK to start using an insulin pump without consulting a healthcare professional, and when it comes to the proper amount of carbs, what is and isn’t a fairy tale?
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