Do you like what you see in the mirror? Do you think “I am too fat?” or worry that “I can’t fit into my skinny jeans?” Many people do not have a positive body image. Research has focused on mass media images of the “perfect” thin body as part of the problem. In a longitudinal experiment, college women were...
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What Is Hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar. This occurs when blood glucose levels fall below 70 mg/dl. Normally, when you eat food, the pancreas detects the presence of glucose, fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestines. It secretes insulin into the bloodstream. Insulin acts on the liver, telling it to start building glycogen from that...
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You eat a burger and drink lemonade. Your digestive process breaks the proteins, fats and carbohydrates into smaller components that can be absorbed in the blood. Waste products end up in the blood too. Can you imagine what your blood would be like if there were no filters? 6 Facts about Kidneys Luckily, there are kidneys. Kidneys are one...
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What’s A Diabetes Kit? If you or someone you care for has Type 1 Diabetes, creating a kit is a must. Highs and lows are part of life, especially for children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes, simply because they are growing. A diabetes kit is a collection of the tools you need to deal with the extreme highs and lows that can happen with Type one...
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“Have not seen this example of carbs before. I need to understand more. I am NID type 2 diabetic.” “I have type2 diabetes..I don’t understand too much about carbs..could send me a list of the amounts of carbs in food please…thanks..“ Carbs and carb counting help people with diabetes keep their blood glucose levels under control. But the...
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November is Diabetic Eye Disease Month. Two of the most common disorders of eye for diabetics is diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. The causes of both of these disorders is changes in the small blood vessels that feed the retina. These tiny blood vessels provide oxygen and energy to the cells of the retina. Without necessary nourishment, the...
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What Is Carb Counting? Why Do I Need to Know? Keeping up with the amount of food we eat helps us stay healthy and fit. But for people with diabetes, being in touch with the amount of carbohydrates eaten is crucial to survival. To learn about carbohydrate counting, you need to know a bit about food and digestion. Food is composed of carbohydrates, proteins...
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Being Remarkable Why the superlative? One word-*Energy*! It is what the pancreas is all about! It’s job is to make sure that each and every cell in the body has the energy it needs to function. This organ, located behind the stomach, is involved first in digestion, and second in maintaining glucose levels in the blood. In medical terms these are...
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Stigma and Myths Stigma and myths go hand in hand. Myths feed the fear and misunderstanding that people use to stigmatize others and blame victims. Branding people by saying that they “caused their condition” is unproductive and unfair. This problem is happening with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Here are some myths about diabetes and recent...
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In the Beginning Feeling alone in your life journey–with illness as your companion—can make the burden of chronic disease seem unbearable. As Kerri Sparling writes, “For much of my life, I was the only diabetic I knew…. Where were all the people who were living with this disease, like I have been since I was a little girl? Was I the only...
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A guy is in a line of patients trying to get released from a mental institution. He watches as the others go in to meet with the doctor and hears the questions the doctor asks: “point to your right arm,” “point to your stomach,” “point to your toes,” “point to your knee,” and so on. He sees which answers are correct, and which answers are...
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Heroes are people who have the courage to turn challenges into advocacy. “Our life is made up of numbers.” Meri Schuhmacher is the mother of four sons: three of them have Type 1 diabetes. What is a typical day for Meri? “Our life is made up of numbers,” she says. She describes her day around blood glucose checks, “Nighttime blood...
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