Insulin Bumps in the Summer Sun

Early this week, we brought you the story of a D-Momma who wrote a book about her son’s type 1 diagnosis as an infant, and how she sees the diabetes world now, 20 years on. (Note: today’s the last day to enter that book giveaway!).We’re excited to…

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D-Blog Week 2013: Share and Don’t Share? It's D-Blog Week 2013! In its fourth year, this is a great "coming together" of the diabetes blogging community around selected topics of note to our community. The effort was spearheaded by Karen Graffeo of the blog Bitter-Sweet. You can learn mo......
Brother Orange Eats America image sourceA little follow up to the last post, written by my husband. Brother Orange actually came to Los Angeles, where I got to hang out AND eat with him - and this time the tables turned - every where we went, he kept saying we over-ordered, and HE was too full!image sourceI guess it just goes to show - nobody is immune to this. Though we did have to tell him in the middle of our vegan dinner - if you don’t like something ( like raw kale) stop eating it!- LynnP.S. - They’ll be on The Ellen Show, Monday!...
The Ration Book Diet United States Library of Congress Rosie the Riveter kept slim by following World War II’s most popular weight loss plan. And you can too. We’ve been stuck in a pesky recession since December 2007. Food prices in many categories continue to rise. At the same time, more people are gaining more weight, with an estimated 300 million people worldwide falling under the category of obese, and more than a billion people classified as overweight. More than 30 percent of people in the United States and 24 percent of British people are estimated to be obese. The world needs a diet...
Life Without Gluten (It’s Celiac Month!) Imagine. Imagine that you could not eating ANYTHING with wheat in it, or on it, without getting sick. ZERO regular bread, pastries, cookies or bagels. No regular pasta. Or crackers. Or cupcakes. Or breakfast cereal. Nothing breaded, even fish. Not......
An Emergency in France… and Finding Diabetes Supplies Traveling with diabetes can be a daunting task for even the most experienced PWDs (persons with diabetes). Did I pack enough needles? Is my insulin safe? Got backup prescriptions just in case? Are there doctors where I'm going who'll accept my ins......