A lot of people swear by the keto diet. With it’s ultra-low carb contents, it tends to lead to weight loss. But is it good to control diabetes? We can compare the keto diet to other similar diets, e.g. Mediterranean and low carb diets. The evidence is that both keto…
The same way you need to accept early on that your diabetes is you, you you’ll need to accept that you’re your diabetes. For a lot of people around you, it will become what defines you. They might not be aware of many people affected by the condition (mostly because…
In this age of 24 hours a day social media interaction (unless you’re like me and don’t use twitter, instagram, or tiktok), it’s tempting to compare yourself to people online. Don’t. First of all, your journey is unique. It depends on the stage of your condition (how advanced it is…
A lot of people refer to their diabetes as a “monster”. The app I use to track my glycemia and everything I do does so too. I guess it makes sense to see it that way when you’re diagnosed: you have received the news that you have a life-threatening condition…
Managing diabetes is hard. You need to change your diet, your life habits, and your exercise habits. You need to relearn everything you know about food, huger, and health. It’s hard to do on your own. On some days, you’ll lose hope. Everything will appear too hard. You’ll want to…
I used to eat yogurt for breakfast. But unfortunately, it makes me spike a bit more than I’d like and as an animal product has been linked to a higher fasting glucose level and some forms of heart disease. I switched to eggs since they don’t make me spike and…
One question I’ve seen often is : what glycemia numbers are good? Generally speaking, only normals’ numbers make sense. And these vary depending on the source. But to simplify, for a non diabetic person, fasting glycemia should be < 100mg/dl. That’s your glycemia when you wake up in the morning.…
You can read a lot of things about alternative sweeteners. According to some people, some will cause cancer, some will make your sugar levels spike, even induce T2 diabetes. What does science say about it? In conclusion, to me Stevia seems to be the most suitable for diabetics. Aspartame and…
Knowing when to test your glycemia isn’t a straightforward question. And you’ll see lots of different answers. Sometimes it feels like everybody does it differently and none of it makes sense. The first thing to know is that your glycemia test gives you an idea of what your body is…
Like for all activities that will take time, managing diabetes requires you to manage expectations. The worst thing you can do is set aims you can’t possibly achieve or that make your life so hard, you give up. It’s one thing to give up going to the gym, it’s another…