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Hunkering Down

celery root
We began to question our assumptions when we went to our farmer’s market yesterday. Whole foods had periods of empty shelves all week, and we expected a busy outdoor market. But it was eerily quiet without the music and chatter of diners sitting around, kids in tow, enjoying their Sunday morning. The market was without the usual comradery created by the eating of everything from guava croissants to pupusas and musubi. The tables were gone; without a DJ, there was no bossa nova in the background. With the absence of music and tables went any vestige of every Sunday morning’s typical casual community vibe.

The Right Questions: What’s the Connection Between Your Blood Sugar and the Coronavirus?

You think everything’s fine because your blood sugars tested normal at your last checkup? Think again. A more accurate way to verify your blood glucose status is to check your blood glucose levels multiple times over two or more weeks. Testing sugars two times a day over ten days or more shows you a whole glucose-uptake-movie, compared to the snapshot you get from a one-off blood test at your doctor’s office.