Category: My Health
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Work, Calorie Burn and Low Glucose
This is something which I have been trying to figure out and I’m still baffled When I work outside the home its for 5 to 9 hours on average twice a week, but can be more often depending on if I get called in to do a shift at a different location or my primary…
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#FitDay QnA – “Fat” (and other F words)
Q1) In light of the dancer called “fat” and the ensuing outcry, let’s talk about the word and how it makes you feel. What other words undermine your body image? I’ve been called “fat” a “heavy weight” a “blimp” and a few other terms over the years, big time growing up when I was larger…
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#dsma Chat n Reply – W21
>United Healthcare-NovoLog and Diabetes Clinical Trials UHC and NovoLog Q1. UHC raised the cost of NovoLog 250% by lowering the price of Humalog. What are your thoughts? K to me UHC means Universal Health Care, so I have no idea what it means down in the US. Thus answering this question I really can’t do…
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#FitBlog QnA – Is “Diet” a 4-letter word?
Q1) What does the word “diet” mean to you? Do you have positive or negative associations? Never been a big fan of the word, its like any word that has die in it can’t mean anything positive to ones health in general. Q2) Who helps shape your body image? Parents, friends, family? Did they/do they…
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#dsma Chat n Reply – W20
Limited Test Strips, TSA, Diabetes’ War Q1 – There was a recent post on the CWD’s website-stating the State of Washington could be limiting the number of glucose strips to 1 test per day for children 0 – 12. What are your thoughts? No idea what the CWD’s site is so can’t really comment on…
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#dsma Chat n Reply – W18
TOPIC: Managing Diabetes during Activities Q1) How has diabetes affected the activities you do? Have picked up new interests, or stopped pursuing others? Being diabetic hasn’t changed what activities I do but then again I’ve never not know it as part of my life so its just normal to me in general. 1.5) Are there…