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I have a confession to make. Yesterday, I ate too many carbs and caused my blood pressure to spike. The culprit was my arch-nemesis, the root of all evil, mashed potatoes. I can walk away from the pie with a tiny slice. I can eat one cookie. I can pass on the candy altogether. But potatoes and fresh bread are kryptonite to me. I decided to share what happens when my blood sugar is too high,...

Tis the season to eat like someone who was just rescued from a desert island. Office parties, holiday buffets, family gatherings and enough sandwiches made from leftover turkey to choke a reindeer are paraded by us all at this time of the year. But that presents us with more problems than just a bulging waistline. The price for partaking in all those goodies is that you have to socialize, make...

Holidays are dangerous times for diabetics and dieters, and I fall into both categories. Here's how I try to make it through the day without landing myself in a coma.First, most people don't seem to know that diabetes is not about avoiding sugar. It's about managing carbs. So eating white bread and rice while avoiding cake makes no sense. If you know there will be sweets, just budget them in....