Tag Archives: Type 1 Diabetes

HCG And Type 1 Diabetes

I started taking HCG a couple of days ago. HCG is a hormone that pregnant women get that releases the fat in their body to feed their babies. It’s also used on a really low calorie diet, because the HCG … Continue reading

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Death By Frosted Flakes

I told my wife the other day that if I ever got diagnosed with some nasty disease and only had a day to live, I’d take myself out with Frosted flakes and half and half. (Actually, I said I’d used … Continue reading

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Type 1 Diabetes Rap Song

This is a pretty good little rap video about diabetes. It actually has lots of good information in it. Tags: Diabetic Videos, Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes

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what happens to a type 1 diabetic if they dont take insulin for 1 week?

OK, that question keeps showing up in my log files for this site, so I’m going to answer it because it scares the hell out of me that anyone would be asking it. The answer is: If a type 1 … Continue reading

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Free Insulin

Novo has a form that you and your Doctor can fill out to see if you can get free insulin: Novo Free Insulin Form OK, this doesn’t really count, but Lantis is offering a free travel kit for your insulin… … Continue reading

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Insulin Prescriptions

Here’s a question for all of you type 1 diabetics out there. When do type 1 diabetics get to quit taking insulin? I bet you didn’t know there was a time, I bet you thought that you would have to … Continue reading

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Glycobiology and Glyconutrition’s Roll In Type 1 Diabetes

There is a really interesting article at Ezinearticles.com that was written by a CardioVascular surgeon named Dr. Robert Gamble. Here’s a little piece of the article: “Glyconutrition is the nutritional provision which provides the body with healthy CELLULAR COMMUNICATION. In … Continue reading

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Types of Insulin Delivery

This is a nice little animated video of the 4 types of insulin delivery systems. The systems are syringe, pen, jet and insulin pump. The video shows an example of each and then gives a short description of how they … Continue reading

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Diabetic Diets

According to Medline Plus, a diabetic diet should consist of 50%-60% complex carbs, no more than 30% fat and 10%-20% protein. (Medline’s Diabetic Diet PDF format) Of course, they are insane and are trying to kill all the Type 1 … Continue reading

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