A habit of binge-eating during low blood sugars can wreak havoc on your blood sugar levels, your energy, your weight, and your daily life.The blood sugar roller coaster that often accompanies over-eating during hypoglycemia is exhausting.In this article, we’ll discuss how to stop the cycle ...
Excercise
Insulin Injection Sites: The Best Places to Inject
If you take insulin to manage your diabetes, you could be taking anywhere from 1 to 10 injections per day. And where you inject your insulin matters -- not only because ...
New Workout App for People With Diabetes – And Christel is an Instructor!
Have you ever dreamt of working out with a trainer who understands diabetes, who might even live with diabetes, and who gets what it takes to get through a workout without wonky blood sugars?Well, ...
Why I Choose Multiple Daily Injections over an Insulin Pump
I’ve lived with type 1 diabetes since 1997, and I have been managing my diabetes with insulin injections (multiple daily injections – MDI) since day one. I briefly tried an insulin pump, and it was ...
Food & Nutrition
Diabetes and Polyphagia (Excessive Hunger)
One of the most challenging aspects of living with diabetes is that it can make you extra hungry for the one thing that affects your blood sugar the most: food. More specifically, ...
Vegan Diet and Diabetes: Everything You Need to Know
In recent years, veganism has moved into the mainstream and many people living with diabetes today eat a vegan diet.In this post, we will look at the pros and cons of following a vegan diet as a ...
Diabetes and Sugar Alcohols: What You Need to Know
If you’ve experienced even one Valentine’s Day or Christmas since you were diagnosed with diabetes then you’ve likely eaten a few of those “Sugar-Free Russell Stover’s” chocolates. They are sweetened ...
Health & Lifestyle
How to Stop Binge-Eating During Low Blood Sugars
A habit of binge-eating during low blood sugars can wreak havoc on your blood sugar levels, your energy, your weight, and your daily life.The blood sugar roller coaster that ...
What is the Somogyi Effect (the Blood Sugar Rebound Effect)?
There is a lengthy list of things that can easily spike your blood sugar, but the Somogyi Effect might be one of the strangest.Let’s take a closer look at what Somogyi Effect really is and how to ...
Managing Diabetes During the Holidays
What’s your strategy for managing your diabetes during the holidays?If your plan is to eat yourself into a food coma, you are not alone. Most gatherings this time of year revolve around food and ...
Products & Technology
Diabetes Strong’s Guide to Workout Supplements
When I work with personal training or diabetes coaching clients, one of the questions I am asked most often is “Should I take supplement XYZ?”. To answer some of these questions ...
Gifts for Diabetics: The Ultimate Guide (Always Updated)
Finding a thoughtful gift for a friend or family member with diabetes can be hard. That’s why I created this Ultimate Guide to Gifts for Diabetics!Gifts for diabetics used to be less exciting than ...
Eversense Implantable CGM Review
By Anna, Eversense user living with type 1 diabetes.I first heard about the Eversense system at the ATTD conference in Paris and was instantly fascinated by the duration of the sensor (90 days in ...