Finding a Type 1 Management Bridge Until a Cure is Found
by DiabetesCare.net | Oct 2, 2015 | Blogs
While great strides in type 1 diabetes cure research have been made recently, a cure is still not fully realized. Separately, but related to type 1is the progress that has been made within management research, specifically, the development of the artificial pancreas (AP). The AP concept is one that hopefully will bridge the gap for people with type 1 until...
Can Two Everyday Activities Really Help People with Diabetes?
by DiabetesCare.net | Oct 1, 2015 | Blogs
When was the last time someone sensed that you were upset, then suggested that you take a deep breath and walk it off? Or, after having trouble in making an important decision, you decided to “sleep on it,” knowing that things will become clearer after a good night’s rest? In each case, taking the walk or getting some sleep would be the smart thing to...
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...
Getting Started with Medicines
by DiabetesCare.net | Sep 11, 2015 | Newly Diagnosed
While it is true that some people who are newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes do not need to take medicine, there are many that do. So, it is important to understand a few things including the following: 1.) while your healthcare professional started you on a particular medicine, with changes to your meal planning and increasing physical activity, you MAY...
