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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If you’re like most people, when the holidays ended and New Year’s Day rolled around, you promptly resolved to toss out the cookies and lose weight… again. Eating healthy is a challenge for pretty much everyone.
So it’s no surprise that our first book review of 2013 is Amy Stockwell Mercer’s new book, The Smart Woman’s Guide to Eating Right with Diabetes. While her last book, The Smart Woman’s Guide to Diabetes, covered the whole…
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By
AmyT on
January 4, 2013
Happy Friday! Once again, it’s time for a “life with diabetes” video short from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie, who created the educational D-documentary film Sugar Babies. In this week’s clip, we meet a family in which both a father and daughter are struggling with type 2 diabetes — so the whole family’s working on improving what they eat and getting more exercise.
Since making some lifestyle changes, the family is asking themselves a very basic question:…
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By
WilD on
December 22, 2012
Got questions about navigating life with diabetes? Ask D’Mine! Our weekly advice column, that is — hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, we’re talking more with “Uncle Wil” about drinking alcohol with diabetes (!), and some issues on pen needle re-use and burning calories, even while watching TV.
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Amanda, type 1 from Washington, writes: I read with great interest your…
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