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Who’s at Risk for DME?
- How It’s Diagnosed
What is your doctor looking for when they check your vision and dilate your eyes?
- Keep an Eye Out for Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetes can cause changes in your vision, so what signs are important to keep an eye out for?
- Success With Type 2 Diabetes
To stay on the right track, Dwayne Colyer credits several things to help manage his blood sugar.
- Treatments for Diabetic Macular Edema
Injections and lasers can help restore vision damaged by DME, a complication of diabetes.
- How Type 2 Diabetes Medication Works
The latest type 2 meds do more than just lower your blood sugar levels.
- Type 2 Diabetes Supplies
From test strips to emergency snacks, have this list of diabetes supplies on hand to monitor and stabilize your blood sugar levels.
- Myths and Facts: Diets and Type 2 Diabetes
Is there one special diet for managing diabetes? Should I avoid all sugar and carbs? Here’s the scoop on type 2.
- Complications of Type 2 Diabetes
High blood sugar can lead to problems from head to toe. Here’s what to keep an eye out for and how to prevent them.
- How to Prevent Blood Sugar Spikes
Simple adjustments to your diet and lifestyle can prevent high blood sugar levels. Is it a matter of the carbs you eat? Or the medicines you take?
- How a Continuous Glucose Monitor Helps My Diabetes
For Dwayne Colyer, a continuous glucose monitor and a diet plan made all the difference in controlling his type 2 diabetes.
- Myths and Facts: Type 2 Diabetes
Get the real deal on these six common myths surrounding diabetes from diagnosis to management.
- Health Check: How Type 2 Diabetes Develops
Type 2 diabetes develops slowly. Learn the most common signs your body isn’t able to regulate sugar levels.
- Small Steps to Manage Your Blood Sugar
Keeping up with your blood sugar is important, and there are several small ways you can help keep it regulated.
- Staying on Track With Treatment
Ina and her doctor sit down to discuss her ongoing treatment for type 2 diabetes, including her diet, exercise, and meds.
- How I Took Back Control After My Diagnosis
Ina's mom was 35 when she died from complications tied to diabetes. And Ina was 35 when she was diagnosed with type 2. That was the motivation she needed to change and stick to healthier habits.
- Daily Impact of a Health Coach
Through her talk show "The Impact with Robin Dorsey," this advocate for diabetes education is helping others manage their disease, even saving lives.
- Low-Carb Diets and Diabetes
Low-carb diets are all the rage, but how do they affect your blood sugar? And what’s the difference between a simple carb and a complex one?
- Your Diabetes Care Team
More than half a dozen specialists can help you manage your diabetes, from your primary care doctor to a podiatrist.
- Ways to Avoid Needing Insulin
What factors play a role in your blood sugar level, and how can they keep you from needing insulin?
- Macular Edema: Recovery After DME Treatment
An eye doctor describes goals they set with their patients with diabetic macular edema and what they hope to achieve.
- When Should You Check Your Level?
Everyone’s body operates differently, but you should test your blood sugar several times a day and around certain activities. Work with your doctor to figure out a plan that makes sense for you.
- How Does a Continuous Glucose Monitor Work?
Learn the ins and outs of how this tool keeps your blood sugar from becoming dangerously high or low.
- History of Blood Sugar Testing
Follow the evolution of blood sugar tests for diabetes, from the discovery of the disease in 1500 B.C. to the introduction of the artificial pancreas in 2016.
- What Does Insulin Resistance Mean?
When your cells reject insulin, sugars can build up in your bloodstream, raising your chances of diabetes. What can you do to stop it?
- Too Much Insulin: How to Spot It and Raise Your Blood Sugar
What are the signs you took too much insulin? And what can you do quickly to raise your blood sugar?
- What Diabetes Does to Your Body
What parts of your body does high blood sugar damage? And what can you do to prevent complications?
- Diabetes: 5 Tips to Avoid Diet Disasters at Parties
Know how to navigate the snack table and curb peer pressure next time you attend a gathering.
- Reward Yourself for Managing Diabetes
When you manage your type 2 diabetes and meet one of your health goals, celebrate your success! Choose a healthy reward to keep you motivated and your weight in check.
- What to Do When Your Blood Sugar Spikes With Diabetes
Even if you have the right combination of diet, exercise, and medication, blood sugar swings can still happen. Here are a few simple things you can do right now to lower that number.
- 6 Major Reasons to Keep Managing Your Diabetes
Whether it’s a boost in self-esteem or less fatigue, see how steady blood sugar can help your body.
- Warning Signs of High Blood Sugar With Diabetes
Your body will let you know when your blood sugar gets too high. What are the signs, and when is it an emergency?
- Life With Diabulimia
Soon after a diabetes diagnosis at 9 years old, Erin Akers grew tired of being defined by this condition and the need to maintain a perfect weight and blood sugar number. Akers shares her struggle with diabulimia and how she helps others navigate a path to recovery.
- Life With Diabulimia
Soon after a diabetes diagnosis at 9 years old, Erin Akers grew tired of being defined by this condition and the need to maintain a perfect blood sugar number. Akers shares her struggle with diabulimia and how she helps others navigate a path to recovery.
- The Basics: What Is Diabulimia?
Diabulimia is a term used to describe an eating disorder in which people with type 1 diabetes forgo insulin to lose weight.
- What Is Diabetes Burnout?
Diabetes burnout happens when this disease becomes too stressful to manage day in and day out. We offer a few strategies to help you stay on track with your treatment plan.
- Alpha-Lipoic Acid: Benefits, Risks, Side Effects
Alpha-lipoic acid is a compound the body makes naturally. It’s an antioxidant that helps your body run the way it should, and though more research is needed, some experts believe it may help people manage conditions like diabetes.
- Checkups You Need With Type 2 Diabetes
It takes several moving parts to keep your diabetes under control. How often should you check in with your doctors?
- A Guide to the Glycemic Index to Manage Diabetes
The glycemic index measures carbs and how they affect your blood sugar.
- Warning Signs of a Blood Sugar Swing
Learn the difference between hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia and how to spot a dip or spike in your blood sugar.
- Simple Low-Glycemic Swaps
Some carbs can make your blood sugar spike. Here’s a list of smart swaps to help manage your diabetes.
- Blood Sugar Swing
Why do you get blood sugar swings, and what you can do to dodge them?
- Tasty, Diabetes-Friendly Lunches
Lunch doesn’t have to be complicated or bland just because you have diabetes. Here are some ideas for the office, home, or on the go.