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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…

Since I was diagnosed with diabetes two years ago I've taken three basal insulins: Lantus, Toujeo, and Tresiba. For me the winner is Tresiba. I started on Lantus with 12u every night at 11 pm. The problem that soon became evident was nighttime hypoglycemia. I…

When I first got diabetes, I found it weird that we don't deal in milliliters or milligrams as we do with most other drugs. What was the story with the insulin unit? A unit of what? As it turns out, we're talking about rabbit units. …

My love affair with zoodles continues. One thing I really missed after going on the keto diet was spaghetti bolognese, and zoodles is a tasty low-carb substitute for spaghetti. The best thing is that they don't spike your blood sugar the way pasta does. Zucchini…