Word: insulin
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Katie Zucker, 16, has sky blue eyes, wild curly hair and a dazzling smile. She is a champion equestrian and an A student. Her parents are doting, her friends devoted. So what's not to envy? Well, there's the small rectangular box attached to her belt that pumps insulin through a tube into her hip. To test her blood, she pricks her finger seven times a day. "It's scary," she says. "If your blood sugar goes too low, you could go into a coma." Sometimes at school her eyes swell, and she can't see the blackboard...
...third party, lather, rinse and repeat. It’s the Hallmark card of romance novels—the love between country boy Noah and wealthy WASP Allie is just too precious for words. Diabetics beware: the novel is so saccharine it’s likely to produce insulin shock. This is, after all, the same author that gifted audiences with the novels-turned-film Message in a Bottle and A Walk to Remember...
...carbs, which do not include fiber and other carbohydrates that don't affect insulin levels...
Some low-carb sweets rely on sugar alcohols, which are slowly digested carbs that have no impact on insulin levels but can, in excess, wreak havoc on your digestive tract...
...Michael and Mary Eades have devised an insulin-management plan that resembles THE ZONE in some ways and bases protein minimums and carbohydrate maximums on your body composition and activity level...