Just a few decades ago, type 2 diabetes in children or teenagers was considered extremely rare.By the mid-1990s, health professionals ...
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Weight Management
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 ...
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Diabetes Management
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 ...
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Health & Lifestyle
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 ...
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Emotional Health
Diabetes and Anxiety: Everything You Need to Know
Anxiety is very common in people with diabetes, and for good reason.In life with diabetes -- type 1 or type 2 -- there can be a constant ...
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Pregnancy & Parenting
Pregnancy and Type 1 Diabetes: Everything You Need to Know
Pursuing pregnancy as a woman with type 1 diabetes is something many women may not have considered safe just a couple of decades ago. Today, ...
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Diabetic Neuropathy: Symptoms & Treatment Options
Diabetic neuropathy may be common, but it isn’t something we should take lightly. It can be very painful and can put you at risk for other ...
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Insulin Side Effects: What You Need to Know
For people with type 1 diabetes and for some with type 2, daily insulin injections are absolutely critical. But insulin is a very ...
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Pregnancy & Parenting
Gestational Diabetes: Everything You Need to Know
Pregnancy is an incredible experience, and for some women, it can also be incredibly challenging. One of those potential challenges is ...
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Blood Sugar Friendly Foods
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 ...
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Diabetes and Sleep Problems: Causes and Treatment Options
There’s nothing like a good night’s sleep -- but if you live with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, that can be easier said than done.There are ...
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Diabetes & Stress: How Stress Affects Your Blood Sugar
Everyone experiences stress at some point in their lives. And stress can have a drastic effect on your blood sugar -- both immediately and ...
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Diabetes Management
Ozempic Side Effects: What You Need to Know
Ozempic is one of the many injectable diabetes medications on the market today. While it’s similar to others on the market, it offers ...
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Diabetes Management
Insulin Overdose: Causes, Symptoms, and What to Do
Everybody needs insulin to survive! Without enough or any insulin, your body cannot use the food you eat for energy, and blood sugar levels ...
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Symptoms of High Blood Sugar: Everything You Need to Know
High blood sugars (hyperglycemia) can come on slowly or quickly depending on the type of diabetes you have and the cause of that particular ...
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Diabetes Management
Victoza Side Effects: What You Need to Know
Victoza is one of today’s best treatment options for diabetes management but like all medications, it’s important to understand how and why ...
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Health & Lifestyle
Statins & Diabetes: Everything You Need to Know
Statins are prescribed to over 200 million people across the globe in an effort to prevent and lower your risk of cardiovascular events like ...
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Diabetes Guides
How to Improve Your Insulin Sensitivity
Insulin sensitivity is something you’ll never stop hearing about or thinking about as a person with diabetes. If you live with type ...
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Diabetes and Your Teeth: How to Keep Your Mouth Healthy
Like every other part of your body, persistently high blood sugars can have a big impact on your teeth and your entire ...
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Health & Lifestyle
Diabetes & Dry Mouth: Causes and Treatment Options
While anybody can have symptoms of a dry mouth now and then, a dry mouth in people with diabetes can be a sign and cause of something more ...