Diabetes Management -- Tips & Tidbits
 

As mentioned in the Chat Thread, I get a weekly Newsletter from D:LIFE which is a TV talk series devoted to living with Diabetes . . . they often have good articles and I thought some of them might be of interest to the rest of you.

Here are a couple if interesting little gems from this weeks edition.

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...ng_method.html

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...esistance.html

I also receive a monthly newsletter from my Drug Store Chain (Lawtons, which may only be in Atlantic Canada). It is full of useful stuff, too, but it is hard-copy. If I can figure out how to scan some of those in here, I'll add them too. :dizzy:

Have fun, gang . . . :carrot:

Talk about it being the really simple things that can screw you up . . . I certainly would never think of this as a potential BGL problem . . .

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...d_washing.html

Here's a very informative article on our Kidneys and the problems faced by Diabetics in that regard. . . It is presented in the form of a quiz . . . see how many you can get right. :hug:

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowQuizPage?quizId=6

Here are a couple of more interesting little bits of reading material . . .

The first is about breaking the stress cycle . . .

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...stressing.html . . .

And this one talks about the fact that those with Diabetes (and those at high risk of developing it) definitely are less likely to exercise . . .

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...the_cycle.html

Here's a little article about supplements that have proven to be of benefit for type II diabetics . . .

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...pplements.html

Here's another little D:Life tip . . . this one is about the benefits of chewing sugar-free gum . . .

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...roparesis.html

Here's an article from D:Life about the newly approved ALLI . . . somehow seems very appropriate for the blizzardy kind of Friday the 13th we are having in Atlantic Canada . . . :D

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...ci_032207.html

Okay . . . this is Earth Day weekend . . . here are some tips for controlling our diabetes-generated garbage . . . http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...earth_day.html . . .

Here's a little goody from our very own 3FC . . . not specifically connected to this delightful disease we share . . . but a great thing to keep handy, just the same, since the questions about Water Consumption come up all the time all over the 3FC Community . . .

http://www.3fatchicks.com/Diets/Diet...ths_and_Facts/

Here's the link to those articles about Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load that I mentioned over in the April chat thread . . .

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...ex_tables.html

Here's that link to the Healthier Food Substitutes from the lastest D:Life that I mentioned in the chat thread this morning. From there you can also get back to the rest of the Bulletin, too and there are a couple of other intereting articles if you've got the reading time . . . :)

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...thy_swaps.html

Some very good information about Carbohydrates in the form of a quiz . . . not as straightforward as you might think . . .

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowQuizPage?quizId=7

. . . hope you give it a try.

Here's a few tips from D;Life for this week . . . just cklick on the heading for a little more information . . . http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...tion_tips.html . . .

And here's a good little article on reading the nutrition information on food labels . . . http://dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowConten...ts_labels.html . . .

Another one of those informative little quizzes . . . this one is all about 'fun in the sun' stuff . . .

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowQuizPage?quizId=8

Later . . . :carrot:

Here's that article about sleep that I mentioned in the June monthly chat thread . . .

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...lts/sleep.html . . .
Keep things :carrot: but don't forget to get a good night's sleep, too :yes: