Can You Trust Nutrition Labels?

We insulin users have long suspected that the carbohydrate counts on packaged food nutrition labels are not particularly accurate. Who’s with me here?So in the spirit of turning over a new leaf for a new year, we decided to dig into this a little …

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A Cautionary Tale on Seeking Charitable Donations With so many fledgling or small non-profits and charitable organizations cropping up in our Diabetes Community (and across the broader healthcare scene), many are eager for any help they can get in securing funding to "keep the lights on" and prog......
The 28 Day Face Cleanse + My Morning Routine Update You’ve tried a juice cleanse but have you tried a skin care cleanse? Like our digestive systems, you do not NEED a cleanse but many of us appreciate the work one can do for our bodies in a short amount of time. Our skin renews itself every 28 days which is why the one that I did lasted a full month. You need to stick with it the entire 28 days so that you can give your skin a chance to show off the results. This was hard to do for me. I’m a pretty routine type of girl. I...
I’ve only been purging for about 2 weeks but the last few days I’ve noticed blood in my spit/vom when I purge. It’s not a lot and bright red but I… The blood is not what is abnormal, it is the purging behaviors. Our bodies are not meant to purge up the food we eat (unless it is a natural reaction to being sick or eating something that does not agree with our body). If you see blood while you are purging it may be a sign of a ruptured esophagus or other internal bleeding, especially since it is not bright red. The only advice I have for you is to stop purging and seeking professional help. If after two weeks you have purged enough to make yourself bleed, that is a...
OneDrop: A Newly Diagnosed Digital Guru’s Big Diabetes Vision Jeff Dachis is a really smart guy. He's the co-founder and former CEO of Razorfish, the world's leading global digital marketing solutions company, and a "serial entrepreneur" who advises investors on a number of companies that wield technology to......
We Are Not Waiting >> Diabetes Innovation Now! You may have seen the hashtag #WeAreNotWaiting on Twitter and wondered what it stood for. It's a grassroots push for Diabetes Innovation Now. And we're thrilled to be part of it!Read all about it right here: What does it mean?It's the rally cry ......