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Sweet Potato Pancakes – Diabetes Friendly for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner
Many of us at TeamWILD have become fans of The Feed Zone Cookbook: Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes by Biju Thomas and Allen Lim, of Skratch Labs. Coach Marcey, MS, RD, CSSD, CDE, BC-ADM recommended this version of their Sweet … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, diabetes meals, diabetics diet, nutrition, nutrition and diabetes
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Riding Loud and Proud with Diabetes: the story of the Red Riders
TeamWILD Director and founder of the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure Red Riders program told her story at the American Diabetes Association Community Volunteer Leadership Conference this fall in New Orleans. Check it out! Red Rider Hangout
WILD Athlete Barbara Campbell Crosses a Monumental 5k Finish Line
In tonight’s post, WILD Athlete, Barbara Campbell, tells her story of living with diabetes, battling cancer, finding TeamWILD, and running a very meaningful 5k. All I wanted was to feel healthy again. I wanted to be able to walk across … Continue reading
TeamWILD Is Getting Ready to Represent at ADA Tour de Cure – Colorado
GO WILD!!!!!!
Posted in Cycling, diabetes, Gear, Inspiration, Red Riders, Team
Tagged american diabetes association, cycling, cycling and diabetes, teamwild, tour de cure
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Meet WILD Athlete: Fabiana Couto
This week, we introduce you a WILD athlete who lights up the room everywhere she goes. I can’t capture her spirit in my words so I’ll let her introduce herself before we get to the interview questions. My name is … Continue reading
Make Your Own Ice Pack
Sometimes, an athlete needs an ice pack after a workout. While a bag of frozen peas or corn will do in a pinch, this ‘recipe’ found by Heidi Eikenhorst, a type 3 extraordinaire, is a great, reusable, and easy-to-make option. … Continue reading
TeamWILD Black Dal Recipe, yummy for athletes with diabetes!
The night before the start of CampWILD 2012, the staff gathered at Karen Lipinsky‘s to share a meal, iron out the last minute details, and fill the campers’ goody bags. Mara did most of the cooking (it’s hard to have … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, diabetes meals, diabetics diet
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How to treat your low blood sugars – fast!
Ginger Vieira shared her feelings about hypoglycemia treatment options and the advice of expert Mara Schwartz at Diabetes Daily. What follows is an excerpt with a link to the whole story. Treating a low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) might seem easy: … Continue reading
Refreshing Carribbean-Inspired Low Carb Beverage Recipe
Coach Jenny was craving a Caribbean beverage with dinner the other night so she looked online for a recipe, but of course, what she found were really high carb drinks and, like most of us, she doesn’t like to drink … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, diabetes meals, diabetics diet, nutrition, nutrition and diabetes, vegan
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Coach Jenny’s Breakfast: Ideal for Diabetic Athletes
The breakfasts provided by the Millennium Hotel for our camp breakfasts were delicious and nutritious and had carb counts calculated by our outstanding diabetes and nutrition coaches, but all the campers wanted to know more about Coach Jenny’s self-made breakfast … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, diabetes meals, diabetics diet, nutrition, nutrition and diabetes
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