Our More on Diabetes articles will provide helpful diabetes and health information on topics including diabetes management, exercise, diabetic recipes, diabetes complications, diet and nutrition, pet diabetes and more. Articles are written or reviewed by healthcare professionals who have experience in diabetes and health education.
At ADW Diabetes, we try to keep you informed about issues dealing specifically with diabetes. Often during our sessions, patients go off topic but ask questions tied into their diabetes treatment.
When children come home from school they are usually eager to have a snack. It is important to choose proper snacks for children with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes; consider these 6 as some of the best. Always check with their physician to see if their insulin regimen allows between meal snacking.
Simple lifestyle and nutrition changes can make a big difference for people with diabetes. The latest supplements everyone is talking about include melatonin, grape seed extract and CoQ10.
As summer slowly melts into fall, the flavors of food change along with the seasons. In the fall, people start to crave foods such as apples, pumpkin and chocolate. Discover healthy diabetic desserts for fall that taste great and won't make you feel guilty.
Summer is a time for fun in the sun and taking long walks which can lead to summer maladies such as Lyme disease, sunburn and poison ivy, oak and sumac. Learn how to handle these common maladies when you have diabetes.
Juicing, mini fasting and fasting are all controversial topics for people with diabetes. It is essential for people with diabetes to maintain proper blood sugar control to avoid health complications. Find out more about whether juicing, mini fasting or fasting with diabetes is the right choice and why.
The time it takes to prepare healthy meals is often a major concern for people with diabetes. The good news is there are plenty of tasty choices that don’t take a long time to make. Discover how to prepare delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner options in 15 minutes or less.
I often teach patients who are referred to the diabetes self management program who have not exercised for most of their life. Age seems to be irrelevant since there are both young and old patients who do little physical activity besides sitting at their desk, computer or TV during the day.
About 25 percent of Americans over the age of 60 have diabetes. As people get older, type 2 diabetes becomes more common. Consider a few simple tips to make aging and diabetes healthier and easier.
Often people with diabetes discover traditional medicine and holistic approaches are a winning combination. Ayurvedic medicine focuses on the connection between people, health, philosophy and the universe. Discover more about Ayurvedic body types and whether they relate to diabetes.