Category Archives: Lifestyle
Laura Ingalls and Diabetes: What the Hec!
When Laura Ingalls ninja kicked me in the diabetes I’ve been sick the past few days. I have tried my very best to be productive, but I’ve degraded to a limp vegetable on the bed with the remote in my hand (the only part of me able to move). Not even the cutest jammies can […]
Green Juicing with Diabetes – What You Need to Know
If you know me well, you know I love to drink green juice made from dark leafy greens. I have done so for years even before juice cleansing and kale became the fad it has become today. According to some proponents, you would think green juicing is a gift from the Gods and can […]
Diabetes: Convenience Store Ideas
I like to keep healthy (or “healthier”) options in mind for when I’m on the run and hungry. I try to eat pretty low-carb and I try to get as many raw low-carb fruits and vegetables as I can. I aim for nutrition from beneficial foods. I want food that is going to make me […]
How Celery Can Supercharge Your Snacks
Celery is often called a “negative calorie food,” so how can you NOT try to eat as much as you can? It’s nutritious, filling, tasty, low-carb, and an excellent delivery device. If you don’t already, reap the benefits of celery by using it regularly in snacks. Don’t forget to eat the leaves too…they have more […]
Sunflower Seeds and Chamoy Sauce
I try to eat mostly raw, unprocessed foods. However, I am human. This is one of my favorite quick snacks for times when I feel I need to have a snack while watching a movie and everyone else is eating candy or other something else that makes my blood sugar rise just from drawing […]
Diabetes, Exercise and the Voices in my Brain
Today I read “Diabetes Treatment Should Focus on Metabolizing More of the Sugar in the Blood for Best Results” a blog post by Milt Bedingfield. The author writes about how most people focus on limiting carbs consumed, but what about the carbs already in our blood? Discovering this blog post is pretty timely as I’ve […]