This is information assembled from the ADA website, and a number of other sources, written as I understand it. Cross reference and double check the accuracy of what I am presenting. There are thousands of diabetics who understand that their life is in their hands on a daily basis, who are dedicated to doing everything they ...See Article
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Diabetes Risks
Diabetes puts virtually every system in the body at risk for deterioration and damage. This is because high blood sugar affects every kind of cell, and either kills or damages cells, one by one. The most common affects are blindness, nerve damage, kidney failure, and heart disease. But it harms more than that, because no part ...See Article
Insulin Insufficiency
This is information assembled from the ADA website, and a number of other sources, ...See Article
Hypoglycemia
This is information assembled from the ADA website, and a number of other sources, written as I understand it. Cross reference and double check the accuracy of what I am presenting. Hypoglycemia is a term that is bandied about by people, most of whom have no clue what it really is, or whether it is the ...See Article
Defining Good Blood Sugar Control
This is information assembled from the ADA website, and a number of other sources, ...See Article
Diet Tips and Strategies
In order to control diabetes, you MUST understand carb counting. So read the page on that if you don’t already understand it, before you dive into other diet topics. Knowing how to do it, and DOING it are two separate issues. I find it is harder to actually control my diet when I am discouraged, or ...See Article
Complex Interactions for Blood Sugar Control
This is information assembled from the ADA website, and a number of other sources, written as I understand it. Cross reference and double check the accuracy of what I am ...See Article
Sleep Apnea
When I was pregnant with my daughter Sidney, I was sent for a sleep study. It was truly a horrid experience! The doctor hooked about 4 wires to my scalp (glued them into my hair), one to each earlobe, one to my forehead, one to my cheek, another to my chin, one under my nose, ...See Article
Medication
I am not real fond of diabetic medications, but that is probably partly because ...See Article
Infertility
Somewhere about the time that medications for Type II diabetes came into play, ...See Article
Gestational Diabetes
There is a fair amount of controversy over gestational diabetes – how serious ...See Article
Nutritional Deficiency
You hear a lot about nutritional deficiency, but it does not mean the same thing it used to. In previous centuries, people had deficiencies because they could not get enough food to get enough of certain nutrients. Now, people get plenty of food, but it has largely been robbed of important elements. The common nutrients ...See Article
Auto Immune Disorders
Some doctors and researchers theorize that a certain percentage of all Type I diabetes ...See Article
Cheesecake Brownies
Melt in sauce pan, or bowl in microwave: 1 cup margarine 2-8 oz pkg cream cheese (do NOT use low fat it will taste nasty!) Stir ...See Article
Cherry Cheesecake
Crust: 3/4 cup flour 2 TBSP Splenda 1 tsp lemon juice 6 TBSP Margarine 1 egg yolk 1/2 tsp vanilla Filling: 2 tsp lemon juice 1/2 tsp vanilla 3 – 8 oz pkg cream cheese (low fat will NOT work!) 2/3 cup Splenda 2 TBSP flour 2 eggs 1 egg yolk 1/4 cup milk Topping: 1 ...See Article
Sugarfree Frosting
8 oz Neufchatel cheese 3 TBSP milk 1/3 cup Splenda 1 tsp vanilla Flavoring of your choice Blend ingredients together (cream cheese is best softened ahead ...See Article
Whole Wheat Bread
4 cups warm water 3 TBSP Yeast 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup oil 1 TBSP salt 1/2 cup buttermilk powder (or 1 cup reg milk powder) 9 cups flour (less if fresh milled – less than 12 hours ...See Article
