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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
Type 2 Diabetes in Children & Teens
Just a few decades ago, type 2 diabetes in children or teenagers was considered extremely rare.By the mid-1990s, health professionals suddenly saw rates of diabetes in young ...
LADA Diabetes (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults)
For some people with diabetes, the first challenging obstacle you might face is simply getting an accurate diagnosis. LADA is a type of diabetes that’s often misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetes and thus ...
Diabetes & Heart Disease: What You Need to Know
Your blood sugar levels impact every part of your body -- including your heart. And many of the same habits and health issues that increase your risk for heart disease also increase the risk of type 2 ...
Products & Technology
How to Make Your CGM Stay on with Skin Grip
If you’re active, sweat a lot, live in a hot climate or your skin just doesn’t get along with the adhesives of your CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor), you undoubtedly know the ...
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, ...
2019 ADA Scientific Sessions – The Year of Collaborations
Earlier this month, Diabetes Strong (Tobias and I) attended the 2019 ADA Scientific Sessions in San Francisco as press, and I’m excited to give you an overview of what I see as the most important ...