Self-monitoring of your diabetes
Diabetes is part of your everyday life. Appropriate self-monitoring can help you manage your daily blood glucose, and better adapt your lifestyle and treatment to suit your needs.1 The more often you check your blood glucose, the better you will understand it and the easier it will be for you to manage your diabetes. It doesn’t matter if you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, or if you are taking insulin or not, self-monitoring can help you and your doctor manage your therapy.2 By managing your diabetes, you reduce the risk of developing complications. That means less eye, kidney and nerve damage,...
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7 Ways to Beat Stress When You Have Diabetes
Stress triggers can be all around us – at work, at home, or when thinking about finances or health. Experiencing stress when you have diabetes can be particularly challenging, as it can have a knock-on effect on how you manage your condition. Here are seven ways to help you tackle stress when you have diabetes. 1. Understand the impact of stress on your blood glucose levels Stress can affect blood glucose, or BG, levels in different ways. Pay closer attention to the relationship between the two and you’ll be able to stay on top of your diabetes management during stressful times. •...
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Setting your own limits
Make it a habit to say that you’ll check your schedule and let them know your decision at a later time. This gives you time to consider whether or not you can really fulfill their request. Plus, turning someone down can be easier over the phone or via text. There are only so many hours in a day. You can either choose to spend your time marching efficiently through your list of requests, demands and to-do’s, or you can be more selective with your personal time. Does your time always seem to be in demand? Is there a chance you have a hard time saying “No” to others in need? It’s hardly a surprise—people with diabetes can be quite...
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Diabetes Can Damage Your Eyes
It’s not a myth: diabetes can really affect eye health. Blood glucose, cholesterol levels and blood pressure are all variables that can cause serious long-term damage and, in the worst-case scenario, blindness. That’s why it’s so important to discuss this issue and focus on prevention. Here’s a quick overview to help you see the big picture. Glaucoma Glaucoma occurs when pressure builds up in the eye and damages the optic nerve and blood vessels. This disease causes a gradual loss of vision, starting with the periphery, and can lead to blindness if it isn’t treated. The major concern...
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Meaningful Monitoring
You’ll see the difference with before-and-after testing. Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been living with diabetes for some time, it is important to manage your blood glucose. Monitoring your blood glucose (or sugar) levels performs an important role in helping you understand what is happening on a day-to-day basis. Remember that one blood glucose value from a check does not tell you the...
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A Sugar-free Halloween: Is it possible?
While every celebration holds new opportunities for a child with diabetes to navigate the season, Halloween is especially challenging. During an occasion known for sweet treats, having diabetes can put a damper on the festivities if you let it. You don't want your child to be excluded from the fun, but you have to protect their health from catastrophic high blood sugar levels. Fortunately, it is possible to navigate the sugary goodies and costumed kids without major health or emotional setbacks. 1. Plan their costume wisely. A...
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7 Ways to Beat Stress When You Have Diabetes
Stress triggers can be all around us – at work, at home, or when thinking about finances or health. Experiencing stress when you have diabetes can be particularly challenging, as it can have a knock-on effect on how you manage your condition. Here are seven ways to help you tackle stress when you have diabetes. 1. Understand the impact of stress on your blood glucose levels Stress can affect blood glucose, or BG, levels in different ways. Pay closer attention to the relationship between the two and you’ll be able to stay on top of your diabetes management during stressful times. •...
Read More Setting your own limits
Make it a habit to say that you’ll check your schedule and let them know your decision at a later time. This gives you time to consider whether or not you can really fulfill their request. Plus, turning someone down can be easier over the phone or via text. There are only so many hours in a day. You can either choose to spend your time marching efficiently through your list of requests, demands and to-do’s, or you can be more selective with your personal time. Does your time always seem to be in demand? Is there a chance you have a hard time saying “No” to others in need? It’s hardly a surprise—people with diabetes can be quite...
Read More Diabetes Can Damage Your Eyes
It’s not a myth: diabetes can really affect eye health. Blood glucose, cholesterol levels and blood pressure are all variables that can cause serious long-term damage and, in the worst-case scenario, blindness. That’s why it’s so important to discuss this issue and focus on prevention. Here’s a quick overview to help you see the big picture. Glaucoma Glaucoma occurs when pressure builds up in the eye and damages the optic nerve and blood vessels. This disease causes a gradual loss of vision, starting with the periphery, and can lead to blindness if it isn’t treated. The major concern...
Read More Meaningful Monitoring
You’ll see the difference with before-and-after testing. Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been living with diabetes for some time, it is important to manage your blood glucose. Monitoring your blood glucose (or sugar) levels performs an important role in helping you understand what is happening on a day-to-day basis. Remember that one blood glucose value from a check does not tell you the...
Read More A Sugar-free Halloween: Is it possible?
While every celebration holds new opportunities for a child with diabetes to navigate the season, Halloween is especially challenging. During an occasion known for sweet treats, having diabetes can put a damper on the festivities if you let it. You don't want your child to be excluded from the fun, but you have to protect their health from catastrophic high blood sugar levels. Fortunately, it is possible to navigate the sugary goodies and costumed kids without major health or emotional setbacks. 1. Plan their costume wisely. A...
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