Diabetes Thoughts Blog

Kelloggs just introduced a new label to the side of the box: Diabetes Friendly.

What does that mean?

 Cereals

• Provides 30 grams or less of total carbohydrate per serving
• Is low in fat (which is generally 3 grams or less per serving)
• Provides 1 gram or less saturated fat and 0 grams trans fat per serving
• 9 grams or less sugar for cereals

These labels should be showing up on cereal boxes November 2008. (So, could be in stores now.) They might be adding this label to items like snacks soon too.

If you want to know more about this label, please see the Kelloggs page: http://www.kelloggsnutrition.com/live-healthy/diabetes-friendly.html

Here is an important recall for those who use syringes:

URGENT: Medical Device Recall – ReliOn 31 gauge 1 cc syringes with lot number 813900.

Tyco Healthcare Group LP (Covidien) is voluntarily recalling:

A single lot of ReliOn 31 gauge 1 cc syringes (lot #813900, shipped between August 1st, 2008 through October 8th, 2008)

 The units are mislabeled, so people could be giving themselves the wrong dosage.

If you want more information, see the Relion recall site or the FDA recall site.

How are people doing after Halloween? Me…not so good. We only had around 10 kids show up on Halloween so we have (no exageration) a punch bowl full of candy left. And, I have to admit, I can’t stop nibbling on the darn things…

How are you guys doing? Are you dealing with Halloween and diabetes better than me? Any tips?

Hi Guys,

As you know by reading my blog, diabetes has had a profound effect on my life and those of my friends, family and loved ones. As you may know, type 1 (juvenile) diabetes is a devastating disease, and while insulin does keep people with type 1 diabetes alive, it’s NOT a cure. That’s why I’m committed to fighting for a cure through the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s (JDRF) advocacy program. Please join me in this effort to make a cure for type 1 diabetes a reality.

JDRF’s success is built on a close-knit group of Advocates determined to tell their stories of living with type 1 to their Members of Congress. Through telling these stories and building lasting relationships with Members, our group of Advocates have been lauded by Time Magazine as “one of the nation’s most forceful disease advocacy groups.”  

Although great strides have been made over the past few years to increase federal support for juvenile diabetes research, more needs to be done and we need your help!  

By becoming a JDRF Advocate, you will truly be making a difference in advancing a cure for diabetes.  

Please click here to visit my JDRF advocacy page where you can learn more and sign-up to join JDRF’s network of Advocates.        

I sincerely appreciate your support,        

Lisa        

Join JDRF’s advocacy network today!

Just for Halloween, I updated my holiday page with new carbohydrate information for common trick or treat candy:

http://www.diabetesthoughts.com/Holiday.html

Hope it is helpful for you.
Lisa

The second annual World Diabetes Day is arriving on November 14th and people from TuDiabetes and DiabetesDaily are hoping that Google adds a doodle on that day. See some examples of other doodles here: Holiday Google Doodles.

Head over to their petition site to find out more.

So I had two things happen to me today that made me smile. First, a person I work with told me that they thought I was a student. Let’s just say that I am quite a bit older than my students. That made my day.

Then, when I came home I noticed a Halloween bag on my doorknob. There was candy and some stickers, pencils and other Halloween treats. Along with all this was a picture of a ghost and a letter. The letter explained that I was hit by the Halloween Phantom. I now need to make two more treat bags and give them to my neighbors. I have to put the ghost on my door so everyone knows that we were already ghosted. My daughter thought this was the coolest thing ever. We will be putting together the treat bags soon and “ghosting” two other unsuspecting souls… The whole thing is a very fun idea. I have never heard of it before….

So, all and all a good day.

A recent episode of Law and Order: SVU had a character that had diabetes — Confession. I wouldn’t suggest the episode to anyone that doesn’t normally watch SVU because this episode was particularly disturbing. Without giving much away, there was a character played by Tom Noonan. Almost immediately after introducing the character he tested his blood sugar. So, you know that his diabetes status would come up later.

When the detectives find some blood later, the medical examiner decided to test the blood’s HbA1c because the hemoglobin was so high. They then claimed that it was because of diabetes.

Um… someone with diabetes doesn’t normally have high hemoglobin levels. True, the HbA1c would be high, but that isn’t because of a high amount of hemoglobin. It would have been better that they mentioned a high blood sugar. (Extra points, they could have mentioned his ketone level.)

Wow, with all my work, I completely forgot to keep posting on this blog… Well, I am fine, just working hard.

My last blood sugar numbers were much improved, but still not where I would like. But, I guess any step in the right direction is good. On the other hand….my daughter starting school has changed my schedule, so my numbers might have gotten higher, at least for the short term. I just need to figure out a way to have the schedule work for me.

I didn’t forget the glucometer review. It should be up within the week. Overall, it has been working well.

I’ve added a “Cure Diabetes” shirt to my Cafepress site.

http://www.cafepress.com/designedbylisa.294269719

What do you think?

I started going to the gym (again) today. I joined the gym last month, and was going pretty regularly. But, as always, something got in the way. It was a small schedule change. The time that I usually went to the gym was busy because my daughter was going to camp.

Now, most people would go at a different time. But not me…because I couldn’t go at the time I liked, I didn’t go at all.

I don’t think I was actively trying to avoid the gym. It is a pretty nice place. I think I don’t react well to my schedule being switched.

Does anyone else do that, or am I just strange?