Do you have a diabetes educator that has made a great impact in your life? Well, chances are that you do! Diabetes Educators are the people that we turn to whenever a question arises that may not have a clear answer. This week’s newsletter is aimed at giving thanks to all of the educators that have inspired their patients to better control diabetes and live a healthy life.

Nominate your educator and they may have a chance to win a trip to sunny South Florida! They will have a 3 day / 2 night stay in the luxurious Boca Resort. Nominate your educator today!

This week’s product spotlight focuses on our top books. Want to learn more about diabetes? Well if so Diabetes for Dummies is the perfect book for you. This is a great book for people that are newly diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes Self Management Magazine a wonderful source for the most up-to-date news on diabetes. This magazine is sent bi-monthly to subscribers. Read about all of our popular books.

This week’s recipe will be sure to cause your mouth to water in anticipation! Learn how to make Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins, a treat that the whole family will enjoy. This recipe has 238 calories and 30 grams of carbs per serving. Learn how to make this week’s recipe!

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This week we’re proud to announce we have more new Diabetes Supplies at American Diabetes Wholesale. We now carry 4 new PiC Indolor Insumed Syringes. These syringes feature a built-in magnifying lens for easier reading and more accurate dosings.

These insulin syringes come in a variety of needle lengths and gauges, for your convenience. Available sizes are 8mm or 12.7mm needle lengths, and 30 or 31 gauge.

We now also carry the updated Omron Full Body Sensor – Body Composition Monitor and Scale, HBF-510. This product is an updated product from Omron Healthcare, and it features five different fitness indicators to help you better manage your health.

One of the most important parts of managing your diabetes is by keeping a daily log of your blood sugars. Testing your blood sugar will let you know what your sugar level is at that time, but without keeping a log, you will not know any trends that may be occurring. Certain foods could spike your blood sugar, or exercise could also affect it, so by knowing your glucose levels throughout the day you and your healthcare professionals can better manage your diabetes.

One way of keeping track of your blood sugars, is by using a daily log book. These log books can keep track of what your blood sugar level is, and what type of medication you are taking or carbs you may be eating during that meal.

ADW works closely with diabetes educators, nurses, and other health care professionals and also realizes the importance of these log books. Because of this, ADW is offering free log books for your order of $50.00 or more.

Check out our ADW Daily Log Book to receive your promo code for FREE Self Test Log Books!

What a great week of sports for me!  First, Va Tech beat UNC 20-17 (2nd straight week by beating a team 20-17)  Then the Eagles beat the Steelers yesterday also.  That was a great game and also it was screwing with my blood sugars for sure.  It went down pretty low, around 50-60 and then I just ate some more food and everything was back to normal.  The Phillies also took a bigger lead on the Mets, so we should be a lock for the N.L. East penant.

Also, on Saturday was the Brad Paisley concert.  That was a long day, and it was very, very hot.  When it starts to get too hott, and I start to sweat  a lot, my infusion set usually falls off because it loses it’s stickiness.  And guess what happened on Saturday, it fell off!  I had to go about 3-4 hours without my infusion set, so when I got home after the concert, my blood sugar was 358.  It was fixed right away as soon as I was home however.  But I will definitely not forget my insulin pen when I go to another concert ever again.

I played tennis yesterday for almost 2 hours.  When you play it correctly, it is way too tiring.  I was hurting all last night and then all day today.  I was playing with my roommate, who is pretty good also, so he whooped me the first set, but then the second one we split, then we stopped playing because we wanted to go fishing also.  When i went to go fishing, I made sure that I took my bag that has my sugar tabs, a Gatorade, meter, and of course sunflower seeds.  When we got to the canal, my roommate looks at me and says, “give me a worm.”  After I told him that I didn’t have any he says, “well what do you have in the bag, I thought you had all the fishing stuff in there!”

So after explaining to him that I don’t carry fishing stuff in that bag, but my potential life saving supplies, we decided to just go back to the house and watch TV.  I watched the movie, “The Eye” last night and it was extremely scary.  I was so freaked out after watching it, I thought I was seeing grey shadows all night long.

This weekend I am going to the Brad Paisley concert featuring Jewel at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL.  These days scare me because the concert starts at like 7 I guess, but the tailgaiting starts at about noon-ish.  I’ll also be missing football all day long, but what are you going to do?  I will set a goal of testing 5 times while at the event, I need to start meeting these goals.

I am debating whether or not to go on the Medtronic CGMS or not.  I really would love to do it, but at this particular time, hopefully only another week or so, I am without insurance, so I can’t really afford it.  My A1C is decreasing, but I will not be satisfied until I consistently have it under 6.5.

I am also concerned that I can’t seem to get to my next weight loss goal.  I have lost 10 pounds which I knew would be very easy to lose, but now it is coming off a lot slower.  I’m still exercising and eating health-ier.  Healthier is the key word there.  I am still not in a full blown diet, but I have cut down on my carb intake which should help a little.  I have also cut out the Dunkin Donuts sausage, egg, and cheese on an english muffin that I was having pretty much 4-5 times a week.  (Saving money on that too!)

My roommate is a gym freak and workout-aholic, so it is good to have him there to push me and to get me into the gym even on the days I don’t feel like going.  For those of you who are pump users, do you take your pump off when you exercise or do you keep it on?

When I am running or on the bike, I take it off because it is always flopping around and extremely annoying.  However, once I am done with that, I will put it back on when I am lifting.  I also take it off when I play tennis too.  It is so hard to figure out, sometimes my sugar goes up when I am exercising and sometimes it goes down.  It has to be something to do with what I am eating before I start working out, I don’t know.

 By the way, I just tested…. 255….. the morning highs, can’t seem to cure them!

In honor of September 11 today I would like to dedicate my post to those that we lost on September 11.  It is a day that we all will remember forever.  To all those that lost their lives on that horrific day, and those brave men and women who risked their lives to save those innocent people…. Thank You.

God Bless America and Let Freedom Ring!

The diet and exercising is going along pretty well.  The diet is still a little slow, but I am continuing to work out.  I have been doing cardio only, but starting today, I am going to start lifting also.  I will also be starting a low carb diet today, no more pasta, thats for sure.  I am also going to try and cut down the amount of bread I am eating, but those $5 footlongs are way to good to pass up.

The Eagles game didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to, and it was very stressful on me also.  However, I did test my sugar 3 times during the game, well once before, once at halftime and once after the game was over.  I usually never do that, but it was a lot easier to do since it was on national tv, and I was able to watch the game at home.

Happy hump day everybody!

Destination Diabetes had the privilege of talking with Dr. Richard Bergenstal, the Vice President of Medicine & Science of the American Diabetes Association. Dr. Bergenstal has dedicated 30 years of his career to making life better for people with diabetes.

Recently, the ADA surveyed 1,000 men with type 2 diabetes, age 40-60, as well as 1,000 female spouses of men who have type 2 diabetes. The survey assessed their general knowledge of type 2 diabetes and associated complications.

The ADA has information on its website dedicated to men’s health issues. For more information, please visit www.diabetes.org/menshealth.

Watch the interview here!

In this week’s newsletter, Jeanna Rhoulhac, CDE answers a series of questions regarding exercise. People with diabetes will benefit greatly from adding an exercise routine to their weekly regime. Benefits include reduced blood glucose levels, lower stress, increased energy, weight control, and a lower chance of developing cardiovascular diseases. Learn about different types of exercises, strategies, precautions, and more. Read the full article.

American Diabetes Wholesale will participate in the American Diabetes Association’s Annual Step Out Walk this coming Fall. Our team has already risen $1,500 and counting. You can help to create awareness about diabetes by donating to ADA Powerwalkers.

This week’s product spotlights are aimed to help jump-start your future exercise routine. Educate yourself! Choose from a variety of books from Rapaport Publishing to learn more about diabetes or how to prepare healthier meals. Once you have read about diabetes and spoken to your doctor about a workout routine, get the Omron Pocket Pedometer, HJ-112 to help keep track of how much steps and calories you burn. This device can be conveniently stored in your pocket, bag, and even on your belt. Now you can use the Omron Fat Loss Monitor with Scale HBF-400 to measure how much weight and body fat you have burned. Read more about our featured products.

Prepare a delicious meal that the whole family will enjoy. Learn how to create Stuffed Cabbage Rolls.

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