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We had leftover duck breast and potato dauphinoise from a dinner party, so I ate the same high-carb meal three nights in a row. I even went as far as adding a dash of cranberry jam which is in essence pure sugar. Here's a breakdown…

For some time, I've had a love affair with pork scratchings. They're carb-free, high in calories, and absolutely delicious. That makes it easy to eat more than just a handful and rather have the whole bag. It might also explain why I don't lose weight,…

If you have type 1 diabetes, finding ketones in your blood or urine can be a reason for concern. Ketones, also called ketone bodies, appear as the body switches from burning glucose to burning fat for energy. It can happen because you enter ketosis, a…

When you inject insulin, it's tempting to hit the same sweet spot. Mine is lower abdomen, right-hand side, which I've abused for a long time. You need to be careful because repeatedly hitting the same injection site can cause lipodystrophy. In this condition, fat either…

There's a joke amongst people with diabetes. It goes: Don't use your index fingers to draw blood, you'll need them to read braille. It's implied that you'll at some point lose your eyesight to the diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration that can develop as a…