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The Splenda Effect
Ideally, a nonnutritive sweetener should not evoke a metabolic response. However, a study published in Diabetes Care found that people who do not use the artificial sweetener sucralose, have an altered...
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Stimulated Insulin Secretion in T1D
The common belief of people with Type 1 diabetes is that they cannot produce insulin. Based on the findings in a study out of University of Exeter Medical School, 75% of people with T1D can stimulate...
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What Your #Teeth Say About Your #BloodSugar
A smile says a lot about a person. Don’t let your smile say I have poorly controlled diabetes. We know sugar can rot our teeth. Diabetics’ are known for high blood sugar, at times. Deductive reasoning...
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#SugarKills Gets Attention: Good, Bad, and Ugly
Everybody know sugar is sweet but when it accumulates in your blood, it turns ugly. Just how ugly elevated sugar gets is unsightly, which is why the picture campaign “Sugar Kills” gets people talking....
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What Does #AddedSugar Mean to You?
A majority of us don’t need to know every detail about everything. However, sometimes we need to be more informed to make better decisions. For example, added sugar isn’t a great thing for anybody,...
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Rising #Trend of #Diabetes in #Kids
Researchers are baffled as to why the incidence of diabetes has been increasing in kids. It’s not just type 2 diabetes, either; type 1 diabetes is making its mark, too. Studies between 2002 and 2012...
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Why #DIabetes is a #Thugs to Me
If you’ve lived with diabetes for a minute, you’ve formed an opinion on it. To me, it has assumed the role of a thug. A criminal or a thief can actually be locked-up but this character doesn’t have a...
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#Emotional Toll #Diabetes Takes on #Kids
Every parent will tell you there’s no book on parenting. To add insult to injury (for lack of a better phrase) whatever you do as a parent of a kid with Type 1 diabetes – don’t make them feel bad about...
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Why #Puberty is Challenging for #T1D
All good things come with age, if you look at it from that perspective. However the challenges we all face with puberty are magnified for teens with Type 1 diabetes because of the necessary hormone we...
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This Is Your #Brain on #Giving
It’s that time of year again! It’s the season for giving to others, whether it’s a platter of fresh baked cookies for your neighbor, a montage of pictures you took with your BFF, or a token of...
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