Updated April 12, 2021 As a type 1 diabetic who loves a good IPA, I often get asked how alcohol affects blood glucose. The answer I give is not what most would expect. If you're still confused after reading this post or want to know more, check out the sources I have linked at the [...]
Note: An Updated version of this post can be found here I grew up assuming that backpacking was not an option for me. Â Backpacking along with scuba diving was looped into the "too dangerous for diabetics" category in my head. A category, which I've only recently realized is completely ludicrous. Unlike scuba diving, no one [...]
You don't often hear the mineral Vanadium thrown about with regards to food.  Vanadium to most is an obscure transition metal on the periodic table, not something dietary along the lines of calcium or iron.  Vanadium is not an essential mineral, meaning our bodies don't rely on Vanadium to perform functions such as blood clotting (calcium [...]
You've just finished a huge Thanksgiving meal. Some of you are stuffed to nauseous status, others are stuffed to guilty status. Now I'm going to speak to the guilty feeling folks right now:  Stop feeling guilty. Accept it for what it is. If you're feeling extremely full, go on a family walk, or just pass [...]
Nutritional information is a misleading term. In practice, posting nutritional information is posting the amount of calories in particular food. Nutrition, however, is not solely based on the amount of calories in a certain food. There are two essential modern approaches to nutrition: the caloric approach and the micronutrient approach. Increasingly, the micronutrient approach, which [...]
I don't usually see Diabetes as having a positive influence on my social life. Â In fact, I would have to say it plays a mostly negative role: I have to watch how much I drink and I have to carry a purse full of medical equipment, and that's not to mention the large bump my [...]
This week I seem to have caught a bad cold, giving me lots of time to relax in bed, soul search, and consider my overall health. Â In light of recent exam period, senior week, and my college graduation, I'm actually shocked that I am still standing (somewhat). Â Alcohol, pizza, cheese, and chocolate have tipped the [...]
This morning I had the chance to spend some time at a local urban clinic. Â I have been helping Rangita, a producer and reporter for a Hindi magazine program on FijiTV, with a documentary she is making on type 2 diabetes here in Fiji. Â Being a type 1 diabetic, I was able to provider her [...]
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