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What can you expect if you don't produce insulin and have a lot of sugar without injecting? I found out last time I went to the cinema. There was a long line, and the girl at the popcorn counter looked damp and stressed. I asked…

I've been reading The Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce Fyfe. The clue is in the title. Coconuts are great for everything. Not only do the medium chain fatty acids have antimicrobial properties, but they can also protect against western diseases and replace your commercial skin…

Numbers rule the universe. Do you know what the worst thing about living with type 1 diabetes is? You never get a day off. Diabetes doesn't go on holiday. Every day the numbers game starts over. Diabetics obsess with numbers. It's hard not to because…

The best of all medicines is resting and fasting. The story of Scotsman Angus Barbieri is fascinating. As an obese 27-year-old, he started fasting and lived only on tea, coffee, soda water, electrolytes, and vitamin supplements. His fast, the longest to date, lasted for a…

Cheese is milk's leap towards immortality. Charles de Gaulle once asked how you can govern a country that has more than 246 varieties of cheese. He seemed to do alright. Cheese is not only a good source of protein, but it's also excellent when you're…

The question to be asked is not why we should change the diet, but why not? According to Roger, just in the United States alone 108 million people are on a diet. They try and fail several times a year. Amongst those who succeed, 95…

All the negative things I've been reading about McDonald's made me crave a cheeseburger. It's strange, I know. I hadn't had a meal in McDonald's since before my type 1 diabetes diagnosis two years ago. Now I was having dirty food fantasies about egg mcmuffins,…

The food we eat has three macronutrients - carbohydrates, fat, and protein - plus some micronutrients like vitamins and minerals. A lot of the energy goes to power our large mammalian brains. We estimate that the brain needs 130g of glucose, the end product of…

Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism. It's been a month since my last freestyle libre sensor and I'm still alive. The first week was tough, I would swipe over my arm in a nervous twitch.