Balancing diabetes and alcohol can be a tricky endeavor. Even in a non-diabetic, not only does alcohol affect certain people differently, different types of alcohol have very different effects on the very same person! When you add diabetes to a night of drinking, things can get ...
Excercise
Diabetes and Alcohol: How Does Alcohol Affect Blood Sugar?
Balancing diabetes and alcohol can be a tricky endeavor. Even in a non-diabetic, not only does alcohol affect certain people differently, different types of alcohol have very different effects on the ...
Hiking with Diabetes
One of the things I love most about living in Southern California is that I can be outside wearing shorts pretty much ...
Why Some Types of Exercise Can Make Your Blood Sugar Increase
Have you ever wondered why your blood sugar falls during certain types of exercise whilst roaring to sky-high levels ...
Food & Nutrition
Keto Diet on a Budget: How to Save Money on Low-Carb Foods
The ketogenic diet and overall low-carb lifestyle sound awesome right? But the keto lifestyle comes with a downside that for some reason is not talked about often. I am talking about the prices of ...
My High-Carb, Low-Fat Experiment with Type 1 Diabetes
This is a detailed article about what happened when I tried to experiment with a low-fat, high-carb diet lead by Cyrus ...
Ketogenic Meal Plan (With Recipes & Grocery List)
This Ketogenic Meal Plan is simple, quick to prepare, and optimized with the right macro ratios already calculated for ...
Health & Lifestyle
How to Dispose of Sharps (Needles & Syringes)
Living with diabetes means that you most likely generate a lot of “sharps” waste like needles, syringes, and CGM applicators. That’s just part of living with this condition.So how do you dispose ...
Diabetes & Hair Loss: Causes & Treatment Options
As people with diabetes, we’re often warned about the effects diabetes could potentially have on our eyes, fingers, and ...
Halloween & Diabetes: How to Navigate the Candy Jungle
Halloween is just around the corner, and it can be a scary affair for people with diabetes. From the skimpy outfits ...
Products & Technology
Dexcom Patch Review: How to Make Your CGM Stay on Longer
It is summer, or at least it is on the continent I’m on, at that means warmer days, outdoor workouts, and more dips in the pool. Unfortunately, it can also mean that you CGM sensor tape starts to ...
New Diabetes Devices: ADA 2018 Scientific Sessions
I was fortunate enough to attend The American Diabetes Association’s 78th Scientific Sessions in Orlando last weekend. ...
Eversense Implantable CGM Review
It has been nearly three months since I had my Eversense CGM insertion.I first heard about the system at the ATTD ...
