It is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and many in the patient blogosphere are bringing much-needed attention to this issue. This year’s theme is one that resonates well for us in the D-Community: “Everybody knows somebody“…
We know that many fellow PWDs (people with diabetes) struggle with this very issue to varying degrees. Some stats show that type 1 PWDs are twice as likely to develop an eating disorder! Mike wrote about his own struggles with emotional…
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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…
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By
MikeH on
January 22, 2013
As much as I may not want to admit it, the confession I need to make is that I’m a guy who is an emotional eater.
There’s no denying it. Sure, I have thought this to myself many times before and I’ve probably mumbled it out loud when no one else was around. But this is the first time I’ve actually written it down and shared it with the online world.
That is a huge…
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Everything but the kitchen sink…?
We love the mind of illustrator Jerry King, who happens to be one of the most published and prolific cartoonists in America, creating over 200 cartoons each month for websites, magazines, newspapers, greeting cards, etc., worldwide.
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend, everyone!
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It always sounds like losing weight should be simple, right? Just eat smart and exercise regularly. Yet it’s so much more darn difficult than it sounds! The Mayo Clinic Diet was recently named one of the best diets by U.S. News and World Report, and now the same editors of that New York Times Bestseller have released The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet, designed specifically for people with type 2 diabetes (although type 1 diabetics can…
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