Back to School, Back on Track
by DiabetesCare.net | Aug 26, 2015 | Health
Usually we wait for January to make or renew our commitments to improve ourselves in some way, but why wait another four months? Kids are readying themselves now for the upcoming school year, why not join them in the excitement of this new year? We all have childhood memories of getting ready for the new school year: new shoes, clothes, pens, notebooks,...
Has a Big Part of the Puzzle Been Solved for a Type 1 Diabetes Cure?
by DiabetesCare.net | Aug 24, 2015 | Health
When I was eight years and diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, I remember being very confused and overwhelmed with nurses coming in and out of my hospital room telling me that they were going to give me some inulin and check my blood sugar levels. The only thing that I really understood was a physician telling me researchers were making great strides in the...
Gut Feeling: Should Probiotics be a Regular Part of our Diets?
by DiabetesCare.net | Aug 19, 2015 | Food
Nutritional supplements are everywhere, and many are purchased and consumed religiously by a great number of people. Are these products so popular because they actually work, or are we merely falling prey to clever marketing, hoping that at least they don’t cause us harm? As one type of supplement that has become a popular health food trend, probiotics...
Getting Started with Meal Planning
by DiabetesCare.net | Aug 17, 2015 | Newly Diagnosed
The number one question I get from every newly diagnosed type 2 patient is, “what can I eat”? They even admit to me that before they saw me, they were really nervous about what they could and could not consume that they started eliminating just about everything, making life a little more miserable. We registered dietitians do not want that to happen! The...
Statins: Risk Vs. Reward
by DiabetesCare.net | Aug 11, 2015 | Medicine Cabinet
Late last year, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommended the use of cholesterol-lowering medications (statins) in all patients with diabetes. ADA’s recommendation included moderate-intensity statins for people under age 40 with diabetes. Moderate-intensity statins are also recommended for those between ages 40 and 75 without risk factors for...
