Tag: diabetes

My Heart Matters: Dealing with Type 2 Diabetes

When it comes to Type 2 Diabetes, there are so many misconceptions about the disease and how to manage it that it’s important to get the right information about it. My Heart Matters put me to the challenge of learning all about it!

Diabetes—a disease that everybody’s heard about, but so few people understand. For Canadians living with type 2 diabetes, heart disease is the number one cause of death, with 50% of deaths due to some form of cardiovascular disease. Type 2 diabetes can reduce life expectancy by as much as fifteen years. You can help better manage combat diabetes through diet and exercise, sure, but if you have type 2 diabetes and a family history of heart disease, healthy lifestyle habits might not be enough to protect your heart. Through this post, I want to educate you all about diabetes (all opinions based on personal experience), and if you have type 2 diabetes, to inspire you to take an active role in protecting your heart.

Let me tell you some more!

Continue reading to learn more about My Heart Matters and why they URGE us to understand Type 2 Diabetes! “My Heart Matters: Dealing with Type 2 Diabetes”

The Week That Was… November 1st – 7th, 2015.

The Week That Was... November 1st - 7th, 2015 (Featured Image)

Maybe I’ve gotten like this every year since I started taking blogging more seriously, but as we approach the end of 2015, I’ve written up a storm.

I’ve put a lot on my plate — 32 Things I’ve Learned Now That I’m 32, which I have just over eight months to finish; stories from The 2015 100 that’ve happened but have yet to hit the blog; as well as ongoing relationships with the likes of Swiffer, Netflix and TELUS. And that’s not even taking in consideration that the last few weekends have focused on major family events, whether it’s my younger brother’s wedding; celebrating Halloween with the dozens of toddlers you’ll find in our neighbourhood; or Little Man’s second birthday party, which had to be successful, since he missed out on his first with a case of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease!

Yeah, things are really ramping up on this side of the screen, and while this week saw less of the #BloggerLife in an up close and personal way, it was still as much in the background as it’s ever been, keeping the wheels turning as I continued the daily hustle!

Let me show you a little of what happens behind the curtain….

CONTINUE READING: The beginning of November and all the things that come with it! “The Week That Was… November 1st – 7th, 2015.”