How a Balloon Can Aid Weight Loss
by DiabetesCare.net | Sep 9, 2015 | Health
Weight loss using a balloon? If you have not heard, the ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System has recently been approved by the FDA. The ReShape is the first non-surgical weight loss procedure for people with mild-to-moderate obesity. Feel uneasy about the idea of having balloons in your belly? Rest assured, balloons have been used in...
Join the “Choose a New Whole Grain” Challenge
by DiabetesCare.net | Sep 4, 2015 | Food
What do Amaranth, Millet, Rye, and Kamut have in common? They are all types of whole grains, the same as whole wheat, brown or wild rice, and even popcorn. The US Dietary Guidelines (1) and the Clinical Guidelines for Diabetes Care (2), both point out the need to increase your intake of whole grains with the goal of reaching a level of 48 grams per day....
Getting Started with Exercise
by DiabetesCare.net | Aug 31, 2015 | Newly Diagnosed
I know when I say the word “exercise” to patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, many tend to cringe and they want no part of it. But, it is important to know that when starting this significant component of diabetes self-management, ANY movement you do can help you get on track to a healthier life and help your overall diabetes control....
Reinvent Your Diabetes Life
by DiabetesCare.net | Aug 27, 2015 | Health
Change is difficult. Not changing is fatal. Are you willing to try something new? Are you willing to fail in the process? Diabetes is no different from any other aspect of life when it comes to trying and failing. (In fact, I had a high school teacher who said that trying is failing and we just have to do it.) So reword the first question–are you willing...
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...
