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Sugar Matters

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Myths, facts about diabetes Pt:10
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November 2, 2007
Myth #10-Once you have diabetes, you are stuck with it getting worse for the rest of your life - FALSE This week will be one of many pep talks you get...
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Myths, facts about diabetes Pt:9
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October 26, 2007
Myth # 9-”I don’t need to see my diabetes doctor unless I feel really bad”-FALSE I am sure some of you are saying, “Well yeah, Doc will say th...
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Myths, facts about diabetes Pt:8
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October 19, 2007
Myth #8-”This diabetes medicine worked for my husband/cousin/neighbour, so it is the best one for me”-NOT NECESSARILY TRUE Think about it: despite...
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Myths, facts about diabetes Pt:7
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October 12, 2007
Myth #7-Being on insulin means you have “bad diabetes”-FALSE I had to address this myth soon because I still get looks of horror when I tell someo...
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Myths, facts about diabetes Pt:6
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October 5, 2007
Myth #6-”Diabetes medicines make you sick and have too many side effects”-perhaps, perhaps not. Dearest Vincies, do not use this as an excuse not ...
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Myths, facts about diabetes
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September 28, 2007
Myth Number 5-”If you feel okay, your blood sugar doesn’t matter-FALSE! This is one of those myths that I think people talk themselves into believ...
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Myths interrupted!
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September 21, 2007
We interrupt our series of common myths with an important question/comment from one of my favorite Vincy readers. His question was in regard to my art...
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Myths & facts about diabetes Pt:4
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September 14, 2007
MYTH # 4 -”If I stop eating sugar, my Diabetes will go away.”- COMPLICATED FALSE If I had a shilling for every time I heard this week’s myth, oh...
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Myths & facts about diabetes Pt:3
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September 7, 2007
Myth #4-”This herb/bush will take care of my diabetes.”-MAYBE, MAYBE NOT You may think that the next myth is only for Vincentians because we all l...
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Myths and facts about diabetes Pt:2
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August 31, 2007
Myth Number 2: Diabetes only happens to old or really fat people, or those with a family history-FALSE This week’s myth is a favorite of mine becaus...
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Myths and facts about diabetes
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August 24, 2007
Myth number 1: “Diabetes comes from eating too much sugar”- FALSE, BUT COMPLICATED . Now that we have a very basic understanding of what Diabetes ...
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How does the body handle sugar normally?
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August 17, 2007
Dearest Fellow Vincentians, As you sit and enjoy your coconut bread, (wish I had some now) we continue with the foundation of our understanding of Dia...
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What is Diabetes really?
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August 10, 2007
Diabetes basically means blood sugars that are higher than they should be. Groups of doctors and scientists looked at blood sugars from hundreds of th...
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Welcome to Sugar Matters!
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August 3, 2007
Dear Fellow Vincentians, It is with great excitement that I put pen-to-paper for this introductory letter, kicking off our Diabetes Education Corner i...
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Remembering starches
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September 25, 2012
One thing we noticed during our trip home in March was that many people are still struggling with what a “starch” really is, and what it means in ...
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Police need assistance identifying John Doe with ‘Family’, ‘Stay Alive’ tattoos
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Police need assistance identifying John Doe with ‘Family’, ‘Stay Alive’ tattoos
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July 1, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a deceased male (John Doe) who was found in...
PM hails the fruits of the ‘Education Revolution’
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PM hails the fruits of the ‘Education Revolution’
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July 1, 2025
The education revolution introduced by the Ralph Gonsalves-led administration following the win of his Unity Labour Party (ULP), in the 2001 general e...
Beryl Memorial today in Southern Grenadines
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Beryl Memorial today in Southern Grenadines
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July 1, 2025
One year ago today, on July 1, 2024, Hurricane Beryl, a category five hurricane, struck St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and nearby islands, leavin...
Word to Graduating Math Teachers: Roll up your sleeves and Get to work
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Word to Graduating Math Teachers: Roll up your sleeves and Get to work
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July 1, 2025
Educators in St Vincent and the Grenadines are being urged to do away with the approach of having students just blindly follow instructions in the tea...
CPEA performances inspiring, says Education Minister
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CPEA performances inspiring, says Education Minister
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July 1, 2025
Minister of Education, Curtis King, said the results of this year’s Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA)examination are inspirational. He told the...

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