Jo on April 28th, 2008

I don’t mind so much people linking to any post I have on this site - BUT only if they give proper due to me, the author (or Tre when she posts).  Recently I have been dealing with folks stealing the Diabetes in the News posts via RSS and attributing them to someone else, even [...]

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Jo on April 21st, 2008

Good news on my front — I got my A1C down from 7.0 to 6.3 in four months.  You know, I really do wonder about these tests.  Sure the A1C is suppose to show a 3 month average of sugar levels, but which three months?  Okay, okay the last three months.  So, I have my [...]

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Jo on April 14th, 2008

(Brought from my Week END Wrap post on April 12, 2008) Had a blonde moment this week, actually for two days, in my diabetic world.  Wednesday and Thursday I pushed my sugar limits too far.  I got mucho sleepy on Wednesday afternoon, but fought through it and didn’t test when I got home.  Thursday, about [...]

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Jo on April 7th, 2008

I took Tae Kwon Do to a blue belt many years ago. I had to stop due to physical limitations (Thyroid went bonkers) and we moved. I did try Tai Chi once - but after the fast pace of TKD, I just couldn’t get it. Maybe its time to try again.
Tai Chi Improves Diabetes Control
According [...]

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Jo on March 31st, 2008

The article below just confirms what I did in October 2005 was the right thing.
THURSDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) — Researchers report that a once-daily shot of insulin appears to control blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes just as well as injecting insulin three times a day.
The once-a-day formulation, known as insulin [...]

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Jo on March 24th, 2008

Belly Fat …
…we’ve all experienced it or seen it.
It’s deadly.
From this article Belly Fat Booms When Activity Stops via MedicineNet.com:
Belly fat doesn’t waste any time in gathering, given the chance. And a few weeks of inactivity may be all the chance it takes.
So say researchers including Rasmus Olsen, MD, of Denmark’s [...]

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