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Attention All Atsy-Fartsies!
Today is Diabetes Art Day. All you have to do (if you want to) is create something artsy-fartsy in the spirit of the day–to reflect, acknowledge and share what diabetes and art means to you and your life. Anything goes. Check out some examples onnbsp;TuDiabetesnbsp;andnbsp;The Butter Compartmentnbsp;to take a peek at what folks have been creating. Thanks,nbsp;Leeann, for the inspiration and spearheading the effort! Cherise, I know you were the idea-maker here, too! I know Diabetes Art Day 2010 will become the first of many. I’m creating my work o’ art right now! nbsp;I’ll post it later. (Source: Diabetes Daily)Original post by Diabetes Daily
No commentsCan a drink a day keep the grim reaper at bay?
This study provides some of the best evidence to date linking moderate drinking to a longer lifespan. However, it wasn’t without flaws. For example, the study didn’t include people who were lifelong abstainers, so we can’t say how they compare with moderate drinkers. Also, the researchers asked about people’s drinking habits only at the start of the study. So they don’t know how people’s drinking patterns might have changed over the next 20 years, and whether this might have affected their risk of dying. They also can’t say whether changing your drinking habits might help you live longer if you’re currently a non-drinker.
We need more research to examine these issues and also who is most likely to benefit from moderate drinking. Some studi…
DArtDay: I didn’t do anything
It’s 10:35pm on Tuesday evening; I still don’t have anything to produce for DArtDay. nbsp;I can’t draw, paint or doodle. nbsp;I thought about it. nbsp;I thought about it some more. nbsp;I asked myself, What bothers me the most about living with diabetes? I thought about it. nbsp;I figured it out. nbsp;It bothers me when people assume that I ate too much sugar or didn’t exercise enough! nbsp;I did not choose this (diabetic) life and neither did my friends.nbsp;DArtDay: April 1, 2010I know I didn’t draw anything but art is art, right?Be BlessedCherise (Source: Diabetes Daily)Original post by Diabetes Daily
No commentsCaring for your plates
Kerri recently posted on the best type of motivation (for people living with diabetes). Which led me to a video from the World Diabetes Day organization that had the terrible tagline shown below. Several of us from the Diabetes Online Community (DOC) pointed out that this is completely the wrong message to give people. Diabetes doesn’t cause problems (I don’t want to use the word that I’ll call c11s). C11s are primarily caused by undiagnosed diabetes, misdiagnosed diabetes (it still happens), or challenges with controlling your diabetes. (If you want to watch this unappealing video, you can find it here on YouTube.)One way to make sure you don’t have any issues with your feet is to test them and make sure you have complete feeling there. Mo…
No commentsWhip Out the Twins and Avoid Diabetes: The Perks of Breastfeeding
New research suggests that breastfeeding for a month or longer will reduce a woman#8217;s risk of developing diabetes later in life. Celebrity moms and normal women alike are preaching about the benefits of breastfeeding in an amusing PSA in celebration of National Breastfeeding Month.
What#8217;s your stance on breastfeeding?
via AdFreak and WebMD
Post from: BlissTree
Whip Out the Twins and Avoid Diabetes: The Perks of Breastfeeding (Source: Healthbolt)Original post by Healthbolt
Guest Post: Walking the Type 1 Tightrope.
Thanks to the move we have on tap for tomorrow and the fact that we’re up to our eyeballs in packing tape and cardboard boxes (and also that we’ve accidentally packed Siah into three boxes now … that cat had better be careful or she’ll end up in the moving van), now is a great time for a guest post from a fellow diabetes blogger.nbsp; This morning’s post comes from Jacquie of Typical Type 1, and I’m very honored to be sharing her writing talent here on SUM!*nbsp;nbsp; *nbsp;nbsp; *I swear I wasn’t trying to get out of jury duty.See, I was in the juror pool, answering questions about my job, my home ownership status and the last parking ticket I’d received, when the judge asked one question of all of us: quot;Is there anything we should kn…
No commentsDiabetes And Precision Carb Guessing
I keep measuring cups in my purse so that I can measure out my dinners out to be exact. I keep a small food scale in the glove compartment of my car so I am never guessing how many ounces a certain item might be. And I have the Calorie King booklet in my pocket at all times, so that I#8217;m never left guessing. I even sewed pockets into all my clothes, just to bring the booklet around.
(The previous paragraph is filled with lies. Big, fat ones.)
I wish I was a precision carb counter. I wish I had the patience for it, always either eating pre-packaged and factory-analyzed foods or spending my time carefully measuring and weighing any home cooked adventures. But I am not a precision carb counter. I#8217;m a precision carb g…
Yet another reason to love those leafy greens
nbsp;It’s not easy eating greens…or so you might think from dietary surveys, which consistently show that Americans don’t eat enough green leafy vegetables, let alone fruits and vegetables in general.
But there’s good reason to be keen on greens, as they are excellent sources of vitamin C and other antioxidants that have been linked to a lower risk of heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses. And many people also think they taste pretty great.
Now, a new review of studies suggests another reason to eat your greens: a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
The main purpose of this review was to look at how fruit and vegetable intake in general might affect the risk of diabetes. After conducting an extensive search for studies, the researchers…
No commentsThings That Make Me Happy: #81-#83
81. City parks:
One of my favorite things in New York City are all the city parks that we have available. There#8217;s a small park down in the West Village that makes me feel like I am in a movie, or an episode of Sex and the City. Then there is Bryant Park, which is a little oasis in the middle of midtown. But my favorite park is the one just three blocks away from my apartment: Central Park. I love sitting in the middle of Central Park, surrounded by children laughing and playing, watching tourists enjoy the park, and getting lost (literally) along the paths by the lake. But at the same time, still seeing the skyline of Manhattan from the park bench reminds me of the amazing city that I live in. No matter what time of year, Central Park…
Diabetes Art Day!
I want to spread the word about Diabetes Art Day (September 1), a very fun idea by a super special person.Lee Ann Thill is an art therapist and a person living with diabetes.nbsp; Lee Ann is a wonderful person, and I’m blessed to know her.nbsp; I hope that you’ll find some way to participate - even if it is just stick figures on a post-it note.nbsp; From her post:IÂm asking you to break out of your linguistic comfort zone, bust out
some art materials, and make a piece of artwork  painting, drawing,
collage, sculpture, an installation piece, a mixed media something or
other, or whatever you can imagine. IÂm sure most of you donÂt consider
yourselves artists, but I think that you are, and just havenÂt
discovered it yet.I …