CONGRATS: Stacy Holwerda, T1 from Dallas, Texas, USA, for coming closest to the correct answer!
=>Last month: We asked how many calories a 180-lb (82-kg) person burns per hour shoveling snow.
ANSWER: 504 calories.
This is equivalent to jogging, swimming, cycling or rowing at a moderate pace. Of course, it depends on one’s shoveling pace and the weight of the snow! Shoveling the light/fluffy stuff burns fewer calories, but it’s a lot easier on the ol’ back.
THIS MONTH’S NEW TRIVIA QUESTION:
By now, everyone with diabetes should know that the HbA1c estimates average blood glucose levels for the prior three months.
In what year was the relationship between glucose-bound hemoglobin and average blood sugar first discovered?
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