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Two things only the people desire: bread, and the circus games. While browsing around Lidl today something caught my attention: protein bread. I've read about this on low carb forums, but I've never seen it in the Czech Republic before. It went straight in the…

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. Other than as a hyposnack, candy is off the menu for diabetics. Chocolate is not, as long as it's dark enough. We've been having chocolate since the dawn of civilization. Already…

We first got insulin in 1921. Before that type 1 diabetes was pretty much a death sentence within six months. It's an old disease. The earliest descriptions exist on Egyptian papyrus from 1500 BC. In 600 BC Hindu physician Sushruta wrote about a disease of…

Beer, if drunk with moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit, and promotes health. I don't like to pass judgment, but when I see other diabetics drink beer I cringe. You might as well be drinking coke. As my endocrinologist put it: The only thing…

The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. The start of diabetes is rough. They send you home from the hospital with insulin pens and a crash course in carb counting. Congratulations, now you can kill yourself with this very potent…