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Insulin sensitivity or insulin correction factor - calculating and testing made easy
Sometimes diabetes really has a life of its own, with glucose values rising again and again. This may be because you’ve made a mistake and eaten more than you thought, and sometimes the reason isn’t so clear. So it’s a good thing we’ve got the insulin sensitivity factor which we can use to rein in the glucose outlier and get it back within the target range.
October 13, 2023•by Michèle Hofer
Read moreCarbohydrate ratio-calculating and testing made easy
Many of you will be familiar with this situation. You often eat the same breakfast as part of your morning routine. For example, oat flakes with yogurt and fruit. Always exactly 42 g of carbohydrates or around 4 carbohydrate units. But one day the insulin you’ve injected isn’t enough. The “diabetes monster” is having a party! Without being asked!
October 13, 2023•by Michèle Hofer
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What you should know about proteins!
Proteins can not only be delicious, they are also vital building blocks! Muscles, hair, blood, connective tissue, antibodies, enzymes and much more are formed in the body from amino acids, the smaller building blocks of proteins. Therefore, the human body consists of 7-13 kg of the building material protein, depending on age.(1) This article tells you interesting facts about the nutrient protein including the recommended amount we need, what foods provide protein, healthy protein choices, and how protein impacts blood sugar.
October 3, 2022•by Michèle Hofer
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My Marathon Training Miles and Type2 Diabetes, a Man on a Mission #breakingthestigma
My Type2 Diabetes diagnosis happened during May of 2018! Walking, running and exercise have helped me shift my diagnosis into remission without the need for any Diabetes related medication. Since diagnosis I have covered over 9,000 miles and a big part of my maintained focus and motivation has been to participate in Virtual Events but now, for the first time since July of 1994, when I ran the New Forest 10 Miles and Portsmouth 10k, I am training for a proper race. That proper race just happens to be “The London Marathon” on October 2nd, 2022.
September 26, 2022•by Jamie Knight
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mySugr’s 10-year anniversary
Vienna is probably best known for its coffee house culture, empress Sisi, or the rich tradition in art and music - and for more than 10 years as the home of one of the most popular diabetes management apps. In 2012, Frank Westermann, Fredrik Debong, Gerald Stangl, and Michael Forisch founded mySugr and launched the first version of the mySugr app. What began as a start-up with a handful of employees, has grown into a global company that became part of Roche in 2017, supporting people with diabetes all over the world managing their diabetes. Today, the mySugr app has more than 4 million registered users worldwide and is available in over 80 countries and 24 languages.
September 22, 2022•by mySugr
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Why Regular Checkups Matter If You Have Diabetes
Although diabetes is a medical condition, it is really a lifestyle as people work to manage their blood sugar. People make lifestyle changes all the time to be more healthy. But, for someone with diabetes, there is an added goal – to avoid some potentially complications.
September 1, 2022•by mySugr
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