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My Health, Restaurant Review »

[6 Sep 2011 | No Comment | 735 views]
Natively Good!

You might be surprised to find out that I have somehow avoided Native Foods for a long time. It was my fear of Vegan cuisine and that I am not a big fan of sietan or pressed soy…

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DinnerInDisguise, My Health »

[19 Jul 2011 | No Comment | 888 views]
Dessert in Disguise: Strawberries and Angel Food Cake

Sometimes the simplest things give the most pleasure: Strawberries and Angel Food Cake

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FoodTech, My Health »

[22 Oct 2009 | One Comment | 892 views]
FoodTech: Yellow Pea Flour Fights Diabetes

Researchers report that whole yellow pea flour can be used as an ingredient to produce low-glycemic foods that may help those with diabetes…

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My Health »

[20 Sep 2009 | 3 Comments | 1,313 views]
Lost Taste

Something weird happened this weekend. It has happened once before, a few weeks back. I have lost my sense of taste. All weekend long now I have been having cravings for food, but when I eat, it doesn’t taste like nothing.

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My Health, News »

[6 Jul 2009 | 4 Comments | 4,236 views]
Link Between Nitrates and Diabetes

Link between increased levels of nitrates and increased deaths from Type II Diabetes and Alzheimers.

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My Health »

[18 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 809 views]
Something Must Be Wrong (or Right)

My blood glucose levels have not spiked above 200 in over 3 days.

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My Health »

[9 Apr 2009 | One Comment | 923 views]
Week Two on the Glucose Monitor

So here we are in week two of my Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) test. Things I have learned so far?

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My Health »

[4 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 1,121 views]
I See the Effects of Not Eating – Raises my Blood Glucose

So I have almost completed my first week on my Continuous Glucouse Monitor System (CGMS). It has been very interesting seeing the trends in the numbers. Overall my numbers have been very high. I take my medications and the numbers mellow out, but spike within hours.

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My Health »

[1 Apr 2009 | 2 Comments | 2,241 views]
What Does Having High Blood Glucose Level Mean?

I have been highly irritable today. According to my CGMS (Continuous Glucose Monitoring System) I have been running in the mid to upper 200′s today.

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My Health »

[31 Mar 2009 | 4 Comments | 3,620 views]
My Diabetes and Blood Glucose Monitoring

As a Type II Diabetic, I need to take multiple blood sugar readings throughout the day. This means pricking my fingers several times a day. Today I’m testing out a new blood sugar monitoring device. I doesn’t take away the finger pricking entirely, but it does reduce it significantly. The device also monitors and records 24/7 for 7 days.

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My Health »

[9 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 690 views]
Health Update: A1C Levels Drop

Well I just got my most recent sent of blood work back and my Hemoglobin A1C numbers (a 90 day average of my blood sugars) is down from 10.7% to 7.7%. That’s a drop of 3 points in 1 month!

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Headline, My Health »

[29 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 1,169 views]
A Few Images…

Well the last couple of weeks have been quiet here at the Foodie In Disguise blog. As some of you may not have known, I have been in the hospital for a few days, but now resting comfortably at home…

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My Health »

[21 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 802 views]
Confessions From My Heart

In 2002 I had a “hiccup” and I gave Scott a mild heart incident. Everytime he would get up to walk, go up the stairs, carry something, I would make him tired. For three weeks he ignored it and he thought it was his asthma…

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My Health, No Repeat October, Restaurant Review »

[19 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | 5,007 views]
NRO: The Veggie Grill

[UPDATE 11/19] The Veggie Grill at Irvine Spectrum opens on Friday, November 21st. Yes…I went to a vegetarian restaurant. I was a bit hesitant, but in the interests of health, we went. Tim and I left the office and headed towards UC Irvine for lunch. After having a hard time finding parking in the University Town Center lot, we found something near Trader Joes…

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My Health »

[6 Oct 2008 | 2 Comments | 871 views]
A New Category: My Health

I decided that I’m going to blog about my health status on this blog as well. I think it’s important to also understand the choices I am making and how it affects me. I have struggled with my weight most of my adult life. I also have Type II Diabetes and High Blood Pressure (HBP). I suppose I knew I was going to have these problems as these are problems that existed in both of my parents’ families. But genetics aside, it is the choices I make that affect my own outcome.

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