The REAL Pepsi Challenge: Diabetes

February 8th, 2010

Isn’t it ironic that the multi-million-dollar companies that are most ‘part of the problem’ like to pretend that they’re ‘part of the solution’?

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Subtle Accusations

February 5th, 2010

Sometimes it’s the incessant sense of failure with diabetes that gets me down.  It’s not so much about strangers making stupid comments, or even me beating myself up for not doing a perfect job of managing my BG levels every day…  it’s more about the subtle accusations of people closer to me, those who I

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Wayback Wednesday: Confounded (Diabetes) Statistics

February 3rd, 2010

Today, another example of the more things change, the more they stay the same: In his new book Diabetes Rising, journalist Dan Hurley reports about skyrocketing numbers of children being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in a wealthy Boston suburb. Parents there are desperate for answers as to why this is happening, yet “the lack

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Five Things I Learned About Lyme Disease

February 2nd, 2010

I know, I know, this is a diabetes blog.

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Choose a Green Tea Extract Weight Loss Plan

February 2nd, 2010

Green tea stimulates the metabolism and therefore increases the calorie burning process in the body. A weight loss program that includes green tea extract will most likely be a good one. The Western world is just in the past few years began to realize that green tea extract, although it does contain caffeine, doesn’t affect the heart rate or increase energy levels too high. Because of those two findings, green tea is a perfect choice for those who are trying to lose weight and need help in doing it.

Green tea extract will cause the slow release of carbohydrates in the body and it is a powerful anti-oxidant. The person who consumes one cup of green tea a day would benefit substantially in overall health and weight loss. Green tea is also a great way to regulate glucose sugars and will automatically slows the rise of sugars after a meal is eaten.

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Asparagus a Possible Cancer Cure

January 31st, 2010

Information to allow the reader to determine if asparagus really does help cure some cancers. Contributor: Judy Kaelin Published: Jan 31, 2010

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