Kelly Kunik

Every time I have a doctor's appointment scheduled (diabetes or otherwise), I have to amp myself up mentally for a few weeks before my appointment.  Why? Going to the doctor...

Low blood sugars suck! Symptoms can seemly come out of nowhere and have us feeling hungry, horrible, shaky, anxious, confused, sweaty, plus a host of other symptoms, which are all...

New year, new goals - some can seem easy, others seem damn near impossible. Here are some tips to turn small healthy steps into bigger ones!  Many of us are already...

March is national frozen food month and I’m all for frozen foods, especially frozen veggies and fruit! Frozen veggies and fruits are chock full of vitamins, loaded with fiber and...

June 6th is National Gardening Exercise Day. A day when all of us are encouraged to rise up from our chairs/couches and spend some time outdoors exercising and via gardening...

Glucose tablets are an ideal way to treat lows and available in a multitude of flavors -tropical fruit is my personal favorite and I’m also a fan of watermelon and...

Diabetes requires us to eat healthy, and eating healthy isn’t always cheap. I’ve written about saving money on healthy, organic, chemical free, or “all natural” foods before, and my list...

Does your family take an active role when it comes to your diabetes? Does your spouse, partner, child, sibling, or friends who are indeed family, go with you to doctor’s...

When I was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes back when I was 8 years old and way before the internet, one of my favorite “healthy” snacks (and especially before...

This past October 31st was my 41st diaversary. YES, my diaversary. And yes, I celebrate my diagnoses date, a.k.a. diaversary - and not just because it’s Halloween! Some people get...

Have you considered putting farro on your plate? It's a name for three ancient grains - einkorn, emmer and spelt. And in the US, emmer is what’s usually sold under...

I just experienced an unexpected low blood sugar in Starbucks. Lucky for me, I'd just sat down with my order - a tall, unsweetened, decaf cappuccino - 16 grams of...

I try to "sneak" in exercise in ways that don't seem like exercise - know what I mean? Like I take the stairs whenever and wherever possible and for several...

I have a few super, simple and healthy egg based meals that I keep on the cue so for those times I need to eat healthy, but making a healthy...

Holidays are here and of course, that means a huge dinner with all the fixings and carbs galore. My advice when it comes to handling your meal? Mix things up...

I’m here to tell you to check your blood sugar whenever and wherever you want and or need to, don’t let anyone tell you any different. And I don’t care...

Eating good, healthy, nutritional food is important in life…and life with diabetes. Unfortunately eating good, healthy, nutritional food isn’t always easy and has the very real potential of being pretty...

I broke my pinky toe. It’s a long story involving me; the phone, pacing back and forth, and a door jam. Anyway, I didn’t think I’d broken it, but since...

Celebrating National Eat Your Veggies Day is a great and healthy way to get your veggies on! We know that fresh veggies are chock full of vitamins, minerals, and fiber...

I was talking to a friend recently about how my diet has been lacking veggies as of late (which is weird because I love veggies) and I wasn't sure why...