Emotional eating, a behavior often linked to stress and emotions, can significantly impact the well-being of individuals with diabetes.
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Medications that raise your blood sugar
Managing diabetes is a daily challenge that involves a careful balance of diet, exercise and medication. For many individuals living with diabetes, medications play a crucial role in controlling your blood sugar.
Losing it and not finding it again…achieving sustainable weight loss
Losing a modest amount of weight – such as 5% to 10 % of total body weight – can improve the body’s ability to lower blood glucose levels and reduce heart disease risk factors.
Managing high blood sugar levels
High blood sugar levels, officially known as hyperglycemia, occur when the body has too little insulin or can’t use the insulin that it makes properly.
Myths and facts about starting insulin
There is probably no other disease than diabetes where people are happy to give other people unsolicited advice and information. Starting insulin, in particular, seems to carry with it many myths that you may have heard from some of these well-meaning folks.
What are the 5 main factors that affect blood glucose levels?
For people living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, one of the major goals is targeting near-normal blood glucose levels over the long-term. Studies have shown that prolonged elevated blood sugar is the major risk factor for developing complications of diabetes
