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My Sugar Free Sweet Life

I'm a diabetic living my sweet life the sugar-free way.
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Jessica Sanchez sings I Don't Want To Miss a Thing

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― Are you rooting for Jessica Sanchez on American Idol Season 11? I do and it's not because she's has Filipino blood but because she definitely is the best. Now that she's in the Top 3, more and more Filipinos are getting excited to see her win. ... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted 10 days ago
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Register now for Run United 2

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― Unilab Active Health is inviting everyone to take part in their advocacy of living a healthy and active lifestyle by joining Run United 2, the second leg of the 2012 Run United. The race will happen on June 17, 2012 at the Mall of Asia. ... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted 10 days ago
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Breaking in a new glucometer

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― I have a new glucometer, yey! Again, it's a gift from my sister. (She also gave me the old blood sugar monitor that I've been using since 2008.) Now, I'm using the Accu Chek Softclix. It generally has the same features as my old glucometer except... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted 18 days ago
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Mangoes for the diabetic

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― My mother-in-law just arrived from her trip to Guimaras Island. Of course, she brought home Guimaras mangoes for us to enjoy. Guimaras mangoes are known to be the sweetest in the world. Reportedly, Guimaras mangoes are served at the White House and... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted 19 days ago
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My Sawasdee Thai Massage experience

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― My husband and I often go on massage dates. He prefers to have a Thai massage because it doesn't use massage oils while I like the Swedish massage more. Last weekend, however, I chose to also have a Thai massage because I felt my body needed... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted 26 days ago
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Drug addiction and diabetes

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― One of the recent comments I received in this blog was this question: "What has drug addiction got to do with diabetes?" I posted about drug addiction rehab centers in the Philippines about a year ago and I was overwhelmed by the traffic and the... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted on Apr 27th, 2012
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Live, Love, Firande!

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― Contest alert! Get the chance to win an exciting luxury and travel package just by sharing your moment of celebration at the "Live, Love, Firande! Electrolux Photo Contest." On its 10th year anniversary, Electrolux invites everyone to celebrate... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted on Apr 25th, 2012
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What if I took up a music course?

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― "What if I took up a music course in college?" This is one of the many "what ifs" in my life. I love music and I had lots of fun singing and playing the piano when I was younger. I have little formal training because my parents could not afford the... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted on Apr 23rd, 2012
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Back pack to the rescue

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― As I tried shooting a photo in one event I attended recently, I suddenly felt a sharp shooting pain on the lower right side of my back. It was so intense, like a leg cramp, that I wasn't able to move for a minute or so. I, then, remembered that I... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted on Apr 23rd, 2012
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How to relieve chili burn

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― I'm a Bicolana's daughter. My husband is Bicolano, too. And when we say Bicol, we all know that they love chilies to the bone. My mom can even eat rice with nothing but chilies and salt. That's how much she loves chilies. But don't you... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted on Apr 20th, 2012
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Lilly Diabetes supports Diabetes Scholars Foundation

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― Lilly Diabetes announced a donation of $100,000 to the Diabetes Scholars Foundation scholarship fund. The Foundation will use the donation to fund college scholarships for students with type 1 diabetes as well as conference scholarships for families... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted on Apr 18th, 2012
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Reinventing oneself

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― I've just graduated from college when I got married in 2000 and became a mom a year after. I barely had enough work experience because I had to resign when we moved to Laguna in 2001. It was my decision to become a stay-at-home mom to take care of... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted on Apr 1st, 2012
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Rap's iFlo

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― Last March 28, Rap received his award as 5th grade gold medalist in their school along with the other awards from his extra-curricular activities. My husband and I are both happy and proud of his achievements. And because he's been a good boy this... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted on Mar 30th, 2012
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What you Need to Know about Diabetes and Hearing Loss

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― With improper management of diabetes, women can experience greater hearing loss as they get older. New research at the Henry Ford hospital in Detroit has revealed that if you are a female with diabetes and have not had the ability to maintain a... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted on Mar 27th, 2012
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Off to Cebu!

My Sugar Free Sweet Life ― The day of our first summer getaway for 2012 has finally come! We're leaving for Cebu this afternoon! We have never been to Cebu and what I know of the city are only bits and pieces of information I got from the Internet. I booked... (more)
 Mauie Flores ― Posted on Mar 16th, 2012