Everyone needs food for energy but this does not always happen especially when a person suffers with diabetes. We must have glucose for our energy. Diabetes will stop the supply of energy and makes it stay in the blood creating many issues. It is essential that the glucose is absorbed into the body but this condition creates high levels to accumulate in the blood.

Diabetic Grocery List

This condition comes in two forms, (more…)

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Valentine’s Day is almost here. It’s the holiday of love, but it’s also the holiday of candy, especially chocolate. And what about romantic dinners? Diet dinners are never the stuff of romance, that’s for sure. You know there’s going to be a whole lot of indulgence going on.

If you have diabetes, Valentine’s Day can be kind of bittersweet. Who doesn’t want to give and receive candy? Well, now it’s time to think outside (more…)

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There are many secrets to consuming healthy diets and these secrets, once you get to know of them, will help you bring your diabetes condition under control in a seamless and simple manner. As you try and learn about which diabetic foods to avoid, you will come across many different types of diets each of which will ask you to eat this and avoid that food. It is therefore necessary to know which of these diets is going to be most effective in (more…)

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When your doctor writes prescriptions for your diabetes medications, do you fill them? A new study that measured physician prescription orders with prescription insurance claims found that 1 in 3 people with diabetes do not fill their prescriptions.

A press release from Geisinger Health System states that of the 1.5 million people who are newly diagnosed, approximately 400,000 do not fill their prescriptions for their diabetes meds.

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Managing blood sugar levels requires a balanced and planned diet which must be accompanied by the right diabetes medication to manage and control the disease and not allow it to worsen. Taking exercise seriously is highly recommended together with losing weight, although there is no avoiding the fact that diabetes medication are the most effective in controlling different types of diabetes and they can be taken orally or injected.

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The Effects of Smoking with Type 1 Diabetes or Type 2 Diabetes

Smoking on its own is associated with many different diseases and can be a risk factor for
multiple types of cancer.  But in a person with diabetes or a pre-diabetic there are specific
risks that arise.  There are some differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes and
smoking hazards.

In type 1 diabetes, smoking is not a risk factor for (more…)

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When you have a chronic disease like diabetes, it’s almost inevitable that you will need to see more than a few doctors.

Unfortunately, many patients have probably had to deal with a doctor who doesn’t seem to listen, who is too abrupt, or even downright rude. Although so many doctors do show proper concern and offer great care, there are those who leave a lot to be desired.

You need and deserve appropriate (more…)

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I just read the book “Your First Year With Diabetes – What to do Month by Month” which was written and illustrated by Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDE. It is phenomenal.

Your First Year With Diabetes is essentially a month by month guide letting you know exactly what you should be doing and how.

Diabetes can be overwhelming and the first 12 months can be particularly rough to go through. (more…)

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Gaiam and the Mayo Clinic have teamed up to produce and market a series of wellness solutions DVDs including one for Type Two Diabetes.

The link above has a trailer of the DVD so you can get an idea of what the $20 DVD has to offer. It is NOT a documentary on diabetes; nor is it about avoiding the disease altogether. The main idea of the video is to offer tips on managing Type Two Diabetes so you can avoid some of (more…)

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A study from the Medical University of South Carolina, that appeared in the journal, General Hospital Psychiatry, shows that depression plays a part in how well people control their blood sugar.

11,525 veterans with type 2 diabetes were followed for nine years. Ninety-seven percent of the participants were men.

When A1c values were measured, they were higher in the depressed veterans than in the non-depressed (more…)

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