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Adolesence and Type 1 Diabetes
Isn’t there always some negative Nellie in the crowd dying to be a buzz kill with their poisonous words? I find it usually goes something like this: “Your daughter is 11 (sounds like elev-in)?” “Mmm,...
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Stanford’s Medicine X ’13: A Nursing Recap
Stanford’s Medicine X conference in Palo Alto, California is a patient-centric melding of medicine and technology. With both the live video feed and tweets flying, those not physically present may...
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A Healthier Halloween: Chocolate and Almond Butter Crunch Bars
A healthier Halloween is possible – starting in your kitchen. Diabetes and Halloween may not always feel like the most compatible of holidays, but if you have a child with type 1 diabetes there’s...
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The Human Face of Obamacare
Amidst the uproar surrounding unfortunate failures of Healthcare.gov, the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare and the Republicans’ certainty that they are welcome to speak on America’s behalf, the human...
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Gluten-Free Seeded Banana Date Muffins
As far as I’m concerned, nothing beats a delicious muffin warm from the oven. Store bought gluten-free muffins are an easy alternative but are far removed from those that are homemade. These muffins...
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Vegan Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Baking is always a personal challenge for me – decreasing carbohydrates, ensuring a gluten free status and adding in anything healthful under the radar of watchful eyes. When requests roll in to mom...
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Why You Should Wear Skinny Jeans On Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving do your self a favor – in fact, do yourself a few favors. 1- If It Fits, Wear It Thanksgiving tends to bring out clothes from the back of the closet. You know what I’m talking about...
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Gluten Free Flank Steak Recipe
This gluten free flank steak recipe always produces glowing reviews from my family; I haven’t actually eaten this because I’m a vegetarian – who lives amongst meat eaters. I’ve made the marinade for...
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Taking Type 1 Diabetes To The O.R. – My Way
I recently found myself outside of my usual hospital role – trading my scrubs for a hospital gown and taking my Type 1 diabetes on a trip to the operating room. It’s always an enlightening place for...
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Eggnog for Breakfast
I recently cared for a pediatric patient whom his parents lovingly identified as an ‘eggnog addict‘. Upon awakening from anesthesia the parents had his sippy cup on the ready loaded with milk. This...
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Grain-Free Vanilla Cupcakes
Ring in the New Year with a treat that looks incredibly decadent – but is actually made with wholesome, minimal ingredients. Cupcakes are a celebratory item in my opinion, due to their sweetness and...
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Bread-Free Sandwiches
Portabello and Halloumi “Burgers” – Mushroominfo.com Bread is over rated. Get creative and try a bread-free sandwich – the sky’s the limit. I typically try to eat more whole foods at lunch which may...
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The Zen of Living with and Parenting to Type 1 Diabetes
Regardless of my forward thinking, I never imagined that one of my children would be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. On this, my thirtieth year, of living with the disease myself I’ve embraced diabetes...
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Gluten Free Marble Sweet Bread
Enticed by a recipe I came across on the internet with my morning cup of coffee – I decided to make quick work of it. Both the recipes and gorgeous pictures at Gluten Free on a Shoestring always...
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The Best of Healthy Valentine Treats
My New Roots: Rawlos Look no further to find a hip, healthy, gluten-free Valentine treat. These recipes are beautiful and made with incredible ingredients; it may be hard to choose just one from these...
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Medtronic i-port Advanced Replaces Diabetes Injections
Quite possibly one of the coolest advances in injection therapy, the Medtronic i-port Advanced is now available in the United States. With a quick look, the Medtronic i-port Advanced looks like an...
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My Refrigerator – Take a Look Inside
What’s in my fridge you may wonder? It’s not exactly like opening a dresser drawer, but a refrigerator can be a place that you may not want to invite friends (or strangers) into. Many people carry a...
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Homemade Almond Flour
Forget about buying almond flour. Homemade almond flour is so much cheaper and has a way of making you feel like an urban homesteader. The truth is, it looks harder than it actually is; so purchase a...
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Cauliflower Pizza Crust: Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, Low-Carb
I know it may be difficult to envision an entire head of shredded cauliflower adorned with pizza sauce and mozzarella, but trust me on this one – it’s simply amazing! My kids and husband gave it an 8...
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Cut Sugar in Recipes Easily
One of my favorite things to do is to tweek old recipes. You know – the unhealthy cookies you loved as a kid, but surely aren’t cutting it now. They most certainly had wheat flour, a ton of sugar and...
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