A journey through one man’s Diabetes

For regular readers of this blog, I have disappointing news. The Diabetes Blog is now retired. That means that, while it will still be available for reading and searching, new posts will not be added. Our Cardio and Cancer blogs are also being retired, which I mention here because some readers bookmarked more than one […]

Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Exercise
There’s a workout, and then there’s a Work Out. And THEN, there’s a BOXING WORK OUT. Trust me, there’s a reason why boxers are able to spend over a half an hour in a ring exchanging punches and not go into cardiac arrest. It’s because these […]

Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Lifestyle, Blogs
The healing continues. From laughter, that is.
As we wait with great hope for a cure for diabetes, we do so with a smile thanks to humor to be found on the new website LOL Diabetes (www.loldiabetes.com). I’ve posted before about this site, which itself is part of […]

Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Drugs, Research, Opinion, Blogs, Services, Allie Beatty, Support, Care, Complications, Personalities
Why is diabetes an imperfect science? The last 22 years of my life with diabetes have disproved as much (or more) than it has confirmed in conventional diabetes wisdom. The facts were in the studies - […]

Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Research, Allie Beatty, Support, Complications, Personalities, Form and Function
A type 1 diabetic mystery is why do some Type 1s get complications and others seem to never get them? A massive Japanese study of Type 1 diabetics found that those with fulminant diabetes developed complications much faster and more severely than […]

Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Diet, Research, Opinion, Services, Allie Beatty, Support, Care, Personalities
Thomas Smith began reviewing scientific literature after conventional medicine failed him in controlling diabetes. Smith found research that shows dietary toxins impair cell membrane function. These toxins include trans fatty acids and refined sugars. Cells begin to have trouble absorbing nutrients, […]

Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Diet, Research, Products, Allie Beatty, Care
Insulin not only moves glucose into the cells, but it also escorts Vitamin C. Blood sugar hogs the seats on the bus in most diabetics, therefore reducing the amount of Vitamin C we can absorb. This is the premise of The GAA Theory: high […]

Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Exercise
If there’s any one exercise that everyone seems to use as a show of pure strength and power, it is certainly the bench press. “How much ya’ bench?” is a popular question thrown around weight rooms, and the answers are almost always inflated so as to match the […]

Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Drugs, Opinion, Allie Beatty, Retro Review, Personalities
I don’t mind high sugars as much as I loathe lows. Personally I’m not so ruffled by shots either (but my liver begs to differ). However, in a message posted on The Islet Foundation, Pfizer reported that insulin-dependent diabetics declared they most […]

Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Opinion, Products, Allie Beatty, Support, Personalities, Form and Function
Ed Hinerman, a life insurance specialist with the Hinerman Group, was posed an interesting challenge recently. For years he has successfully found affordable life insurance for many adults with type 1 diabetes, but he had never been asked about life insurance for […]