How to Maintain Weight Loss
by Alec Sochacki | Sep 12, 2023 | Health, Food, Exercise, Advocacy, Blogs
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Once you reach your goal weight, try these strategies to prevent gaining it back. You’ve worked hard and built healthy lifestyle habits that have resulted in achieving your weight loss and overall health goals. You feel great because your overall health has improved, and you like your routine of eating healthy and increased physical...
What’s the Latest in Diabetes Research?
by tbroadbent@robard.com | Feb 7, 2023 | Health, Advocacy, Blogs
Roughly 90% of people who have obesity or are overweight have type 2 diabetes. One in three adults have diabetes — and since roughly 90 percent of people with obesity or who are overweight have type 2 diabetes, increased awareness of the risk of this epidemic-level disease is critically important. The link between diabetes and obesity is well-established,...
Weighing In: How much is Too Much?
by tbroadbent@robard.com | Feb 1, 2023 | Advocacy, Blogs, Exercise
Weighing In: How much is Too Much? If we want to enjoy a productive life and to see our grandchildren grow up, we need to be conscious of our health, and that includes recognition of our own weight issues. No one really likes to admit that they weigh too much. Some people even have a range of responses at the ready to explain being overweight: “I’m...
Dissecting Diabetes Legislation
by DiabetesCare.net | Aug 21, 2014 | Advocacy
One of the subjects I would like to discuss is diabetes legislation currently in the pipeline. These are pieces of pending legislation that will impact everyone affected by diabetes in one way or another. Most of the bills I will talk about are still in the House of Representives, awaiting further action. For my first blog on this topic, I wanted to talk...
Understanding Diabetes Accommodations for Exams
by DiabetesCare.net | Aug 8, 2014 | Advocacy
The years leading up to college include taking major exams, which influence students’ college choices. Of course, this can lead to stress and blood glucose fluctuations.Therefore, when preparing for college board exams, families of students with diabetes need to take steps to obtain exam accommodations. Here is some information on how to do so. SAT,...
Back to School: Getting Type 1 Kids Ready for the Fall
by DiabetesCare.net | Jul 24, 2014 | Advocacy
Despite the fact that we are in the middle of summer in the United States, parents of school age children and teens should still be preparing for the school year now. Whether the child is newly diagnosed or are seasoned diabetes experts on their child’s care, it’s important for families to complete the proper health-related paperwork to ensure...
