Diabetes Sick Day Rules
As a person living with type 1 diabetes, I was reminded forcibly how these colds can wreak havoc on my blood glucose (BG) control.
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Going Digital With Type 1 Diabetes
Many people living with type 1 diabetes connect online through ‘d-blogs.’ If you have diabetes, find out how the online community might help you
‘Catch the signs and you can prevent diabetes’
Proper diet control and exercise routine are key to ward off onset of disease, say doctors.
People Dying of Diabetes Who Never Knew They Had It, Study Finds
People who don’t know they have Type 1 diabetes may account for a surprising number of deaths from one complication of the condition, a new study says.
Morning Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes
“I expressed my frustration at the different ways my blood sugar reacts to exercise throughout the day, and to different types of movement.”
Boehringer and Lilly Introduce Online Program for Adult Type 2s
They have introduced My Well Planner, a new online program offering customized educational content to help adults with type 2 diabetes make simple lifestyle changes to improve their health.
Remaining Optimistic in Life with Diabetes
There is no evidence supporting a claim that living with diabetes inevitably adds years to your age.
New developments in diabetes management presented at meeting
Guest speaker Dr. Nadira Husein of Waterloo is the lead endocrinologist for the LIHN and assistant professor at Western and McMaster Universities. She led a lively interactive discussion concerning insulin pumps, food diaries, A1C levels.
DiabetesHealth: Sharing a Struggle With Type 2 Diabetes
In 2009, when Bruce Share started drinking five glasses of iced tea before dinner and dropped 15 pounds from his already lean frame, he immediately knew that he had diabetes.
Book: Top 37 Diabetic Recipes
Being a diabetic sadly isn’t an easy condition to live with. Many people however incorrectly assume that since you are diabetic you need to eat boring and bland foods.
Aerobic Exercise Cuts Kids’ Diabetes Risk: Study
Getting plenty of aerobic exercise can help overweight children reduce their risk of diabetes, according to a new study.
Risk of developing diabetes higher in neighborhoods that aren’t walk-friendly
Whether your neighbourhood is conducive to walking could determine your risk for developing diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
New Book: How To Cure Type 2 Diabetes in 90 Days.
Helpful tip: To learn more about my book and the step-by-step diabetes-reversing plan it describes, visit the The 90 Day Diabetes cure website.
DiabetesHealth: Miserable? 7 Behaviors Diabetics Need to Stop
Diabetes self-care is much more fun when I’m happy. It’s so much easier when I have a smile on my face. For a long time I thought negative emotions could be controlled or denied.
Changing His Life for Type 2 Diabetes
Juan shares his story about making real-life changes for the sake of a better life with type 2 diabetes.
Book: The Low Carb Diet Made Easy!
If you’re looking for a way to start eating a low carb diet, this book is for you! In The Low Carb Diet Made Easy, author John Chatham follows up his bestselling Paleo Diet Solution book
Free Guide to Understanding Health-Care Reform
As someone with diabetes, health-care reform is no doubt important to you. And with an election looming, understanding the different approaches to this issue is especially significant.
Do You Know Your Number Without Checking? You May be Surprised
Some people believe they can, however. A former colleague did. “I don’t need to test,” she’d say. “I can tell by the way I feel.”
Diabetes Health Management: Glucose — How High is Too High?
American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines advise “lowering A1C to below or around 7%” and postprandial (after-meal) glucose levels to 180 mg/dl or below.
Recipe of the Week: Two-minute trail mix
