Archive for November, 2009

First public seminar

My new diabetes educator partner, Connie Hanham and I conducted our first public seminar on November 14 at Crossroads Gallery in Duanesburg, NY. Connie is an astounding educator with 47 years of experience working with her own Type 1 diabetes. She’s also an RN and a Certified Diabetes Educator. Together we brought nearly 80 years of diabetes [...]

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Carb pigout

I keep asking myself if it’s ever OK to over indulge in carbohydrates. My conclusion is yes, but very seldom. Last Saturday I was in a celebratory mood and chose crackers and humus for my indulgence. I gave myself permission to eat a whole bag of rice crackers along with the humus. I knew in [...]

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Positively negative

Yesterday my negative emotions got me by the throat. Over the past week I had done my very best to manage my food consumption and walking program. My goal for these efforts is to achieve an average BG less than 120 and a weight of 170 pounds. Well, as you might expect, my weight had [...]

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