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Hi Martin, I know it can get a bit monotonous eating the same meal day in and day out. There are quite a few options you have, even with Diabetes. A few examples are: 1. Salads Salad should be a part of your lunch menu if you have diabetes. You can create a different salad every day of the...

Hi Andrew, Daisy gave a lot of great information. I just wanted to provide a bit of experience with sweeteners. Everyone is different and in our house my oldest son has Type 1 diabetes, not myself. But what we've discovered is he really prefers Sucralose (Splenda), and Stevia. Aspartame really...

Here is a good idea of where to find the carbs listed on the label here: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/nutrition/ss/nutritionlabels_5.htm It can be tricky, but we really don't have to worry about the sugars, just look at the Total carbohydrates

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum My son is the T1, but after 2 years of injections since dx, he is now pumping with the Medtronic Minimed 528. He's been pumping now for 6 months and in those 6 months his a1c went from 7.5% to 6.3%. I'd say we are really happy since...

Have any of you tried the iCare Advanced Meter yet? My son and I recently received it in the mail and tried it out. He loves the red color as it stands out above all other meters. In addition the case is not like your traditional case, it's not bulky and makes it easy to carry. I was wondering...

Thank you both. And Grace, we definitely were. I believe we danced in the doctor's office because of it. Looking forward to interacting with everyone as well.

Hi Justine! I'm going to get the word out about this for you through from iCare Diabetes if that is fine with you. I'd love to help you find other's that are available to participate. I would just need a little bit information to help them get in contact with you.

Hi Everyone! I'm Bridget, Mom to an 8 year old Type 1 diabetic. He was dx'd when he was 6 years old. He's now been on the Medtronic Minimed 528 for 6 months and his last a1c 6.3% so we are thrilled with that. I am also a diabetes specialist at iCare Diabetes. I just wanted to introduce myself...