Posted on January 28, 2007 by butterflygail
I just saw a link to a wonderful picture project! It is called “A Lifetime of Diabetes” by Teresa Ollila. First read about this project, then view the pictures. This is really a great depiction of what children deal with every hour of every day once they are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. [...]
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Posted on January 25, 2007 by butterflygail
Today I received the American Diabetes Association newsletter. There was a link to this pdf document called “Tips for Teachers of Students with Diabetes.” If you have a student with Type 1 diabetes, I encourage you to print this out for your child’s teachers and school staff, bus driver, coaches and other organizations your child [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2007 by butterflygail
I created a Blood Glucose Log Sheet for Excel that has a column for all 24 hours of the day. This allows you to spot trends at the same time of day. One week fits on the sheet. There are directions on the 1st sheet that tell how to change the date [...]
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Posted on January 14, 2007 by butterflygail
I found out there were some errors in the Carb Factor Food list, and I also added a few things that were not in it. You can find the revised files in this blog entry.
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Posted on January 13, 2007 by butterflygail
I have a couple of TV shows that I like to watch because they show you how to take a cluttered room and organize it, and they have good storage ideas. One of these is “Mission Organization” on HGTV and the other is “Clean Sweep” on TLC. I just heard about another show called “Neat” [...]
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Posted on January 12, 2007 by butterflygail
Here is another great website for looking up food nutrition information, NutritionData.com. After you look up a food, scroll to the bottom of the screen and convert the weight to grams or ounces and easily figure out the carb factor. There are many popular restaurant foods listed as well.
On the website, there is an option [...]
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Posted on January 3, 2007 by butterflygail
For anyone who has been looking to get Datebk6 for their PDA, it is on sale right now for $23.95 from PalmGear.com. I have used Datebk5 for about 6 years and love it, and I just got an email that I can upgrade to Datebk6 for $12.95, so if you already have Datebk5, you [...]
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Posted on January 1, 2007 by butterflygail
If you are shopping online, this site has discount codes for many vendors!
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