In an Ever Expanding Pool of Diabetes Apps, One Drop Makes a Big Splash
by DiabetesCare.net | Sep 30, 2015 | All Things Tech
In my quest to discover new and exciting apps and devices that will help us manage our diabetes, it is not always possible to find something that stands out as unique. Fear not, fellow peeps with diabetes, One Drop has come to the rescue! Based in New York City, Informed Data Systems was founded in 2014 by Jeff Dachis. Himself a diabetic, Jeff’s mission...
How Economic Pressures Affect Physical Health
by DiabetesCare.net | Sep 23, 2015 | Health
With the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law more people, especially low-income people, have access to health care. However, having health care doesn’t guarantee good health. Economic instability, racial inequalities in health care treatment, and cost shifting by insurance companies, conspire to affect chronic disease...
Why Carb Counting is Important
by DiabetesCare.net | Sep 21, 2015 | Food
No matter what type of diabetes you are contending with, it is well worth the effort to learn how to carb count. As a certified diabetes educator and registered dietitian (RD) I routinely encourage my clients with diabetes to choose their carbs wisely and limit them in accordance with their individualized needs, which is calculated by an RD based on...
De-Liver Us From Evil: Help Your Liver To Help You
by DiabetesCare.net | Sep 18, 2015 | Health
I can’t get no respect.” It’s an often-quoted line from a famous comedian, but it could be something that the liver would say if it could talk. While the brain and heart get plenty of attention, and deservedly so, the liver at times appears to get lost in the shuffle. But it isn’t the largest organ in the body for nothing, and it can’t (and won’t) be...
Does a Popular Type 2 Medicine Create a B12 Deficiency?
by DiabetesCare.net | Sep 15, 2015 | Medicine Cabinet
Metformin is recommended as initial therapy for type 2 diabetes and is used as monotherapy or in combination with other antidiabetic oral agents and insulin. It has been found to be an effective treatment for many patients, but it is also important to point some potential issues associated with taking it. For example, the drug’s side effects include...
