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People with diabetes can live active, satisfying lives every day. Knowing how to manage diabetes and adopt positive lifestyle habits makes a big difference.
Everyone is buzzing about using alternative therapies with diabetes but do any of them really work? While there is no substitute for visits to the doctor and formal medical treatment, certain alternative therapies may be helpful. Discover more about alternative therapies and remember to consult with your physician before making any changes in your diabetes self-management […]
Driving gives people a sense of freedom but is also a major responsibility. People with diabetes might face special challenges when they drive. Become a safer driver when you learn about possible complications and be well-prepared to face them.
Diabetes can be managed with healthy lifestyle changes and possible diabetes medications. You don’t have to feel deprived or hungry to live right. Learn positive ways to improve diabetes control and boost your overall well-being.
People with diabetes are often advised to grab a snack when they feel hungry or when their blood sugars get low. The right snacks can boost your energy and help prevent blood sugar fluctuations. Discover the best snacks to nosh on when you have diabetes.
Imagine that your blood sugar is plummeting but there are no warning signs. When this happens, it is referred to as hypoglycemic unawareness. Learn more about hypoglycemic unawareness and what you can do about it.
The most important nutrition message to take away from this material is to consume wholesome, slow-digesting, high fiber carbohydrates in combination with healthy choices of protein and fat.
Here are two questions I addressed during our diabetes self management skills program this week. Although they are about different issues, the questions were asked by patients who have diabetes. You may have personally experienced these problems. Please feel free to write to ADW Diabetes if you have other questions you would like answered.
Keeping a food and activity log, as well as blood sugar records, is critical in determining our individual patterns. This will help to fine-tune your diabetes control. Try to keep up with these logs throughout the day if possible since, as human beings, we tend to truly or conveniently forget what we have consumed unless we […]
When you dine out, please continue to use your common sense. Make reasonable choices for continued success. Take a moment to consider all the foods that will have the most impact on your blood sugar and be moderate with them.