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How to use Dexcom CGM Trend Arrows for Insulin Adjustments
If you use a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor), you probably already know how much of a game-changer this technology can be when it comes to ...
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Type 2 diabetes: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Causes & Treatment
There are approximately 30 million Americans living with type 2 diabetes, and another 84 million with prediabetes, most of whom are ...
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GVOKE – a New Option to Treat Severe Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar is a common and scary side-effect of insulin diabetes management. Hypoglycemia can not only be uncomfortable ...
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Mastering Diabetes – A High-Carb Plant-Based Diet For Diabetes Management
There are many different approaches to nutrition and blood sugar management for people living with diabetes. Some people swear by ...
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Insulin Types: Their Peak Times and Durations
Insulin is a hormone every living mammal needs in order to stay alive. In those of us with diabetes, insulin is either something we don’t ...
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Diabetic Diarrhea: Treatment and Prevention
While anyone -- with or without diabetes -- can experience bouts of diarrhea, it can be the direct result of diabetes for some. Also ...
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Type 1 Diabetes – Symptoms, Diagnosis, Causes, Treatment
There are approximately 1.25 million Americans living with type 1 diabetes, and 200,000 of those people are under 20 years old. Globally, ...
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Diabetes & Kidney Stones
If you’ve never developed kidney stones yourself, you probably have a friend or two who have. And they are no picnic for approximately half ...
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Everything You Need to Know About Walmart Insulin
The cost of insulin is a serious problem for many people who live with insulin-dependent diabetes in the United States. That's why ...
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Pregnancy with Type 2 Diabetes: Everything You Need to Know
As if pregnancy isn’t challenging enough, juggling type 2 diabetes during the pursuit of motherhood comes with its own unique set of ...
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MODY Diabetes: Everything You Need to Know
MODY diabetes or “maturity-onset diabetes of the young” is a rare kind of diabetes that runs in families. It isn’t nearly as common as type ...
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Diabetes & Dietary Fiber: When and How it Affects Blood Sugar
Fiber is an important part of any healthy diet but can be especially important for people with diabetes who count carbohydrates to determine ...
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Type 1 Diabetes When You Are Sick with a Cold, Flu, or Stomach Virus
Getting “real people” sick with type 1 diabetes inevitably comes with a variety of extra concerns because a severe virus, cold, or infection ...
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Dosing Insulin for Dietary Fat: How Fat Affects Your Blood Sugar
The moment we’re diagnosed with diabetes, we’re taught that carbohydrates have the biggest impact on our blood sugar -- and this is true -- ...
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How to set Realistic Diabetes and Fitness Goals and Find Your Positive Motivation
Before you are able to make any meaningful changes to your health, fitness, and diabetes management, you need to two things: Clear and ...
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Join the Fit With Diabetes Challenge
In this free 3-week challenge, a team of top diabetes experts and I will take you through some of the most important things you need to know ...
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How to Bring High Blood Sugar Down Fast
Everyone with diabetes is bound to experience high blood sugars. There are simply too many variables out of our control to prevent high ...
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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. ...
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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 ...