Christopher Hughes

Despite my mother being diagnosed several years prior to her passing, 2 of my aunts being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and my eventual diabetes diagnosis, I knew absolutely nothing...

"Why do you test your sugar so frequently?" This is the question that I get asked most often by my doctors, friends, family, and others in the diabetes community. To...

I'm a truck driver, and my company gave me a brand new truck in honor of attaining over 1 million safe miles. It is equipped with a nice refrigerator and...

Since my type 2 diabetes diagnosis, I've made it a point to go on a summer adventure every summer that involves physical activity. After neglecting my health for so long...

In this video, learn how to utilize fitness bands or tubes within the comfort of your own home! These easy and simple exercises can build muscle through resistance training. These...

Since the early days of the pandemic, there have been big shortages of fitness equipment. Many things contributed to this but not limited to: many people started working out at...

Our latest ‘Meet the Advocates’ series includes details about their diabetes diagnosis and management journey. Meet, Christopher! I was diagnosed on August 19th, 2015. I found out initially that I...

There are many ways to get motivated to work out or get active. For some, it's just about managing their diabetes while others have their reasons, whatever they may be...

As we all know that it's recommended that we as diabetics should exercise as part of our diabetes management plans. Sometimes we cannot get out and go to the gym...

Do you advocate for other fellow diabetics? With diabetes becoming more and more prevalent there are much greater chances you will meet other people with diabetes who are just starting...

Receiving a type 2 diabetes diagnosis can be hard to handle for many people. What was your first reaction to your diagnosis? Were you okay with it or did you...

Insulin and GLUT4 are both responsible for transporting glucose into the cells for energy. Many of us don't really know what GLUT4 is, but we've all heard of insulin at...

I know, I know, more stuff on what people with diabetes are at risk for. But this type of knowledge allows you to be informed, so you can make better...

As we all know exercise is very beneficial to type 2 diabetics. But what do we do when we get injured or disabled and our mobility is somewhat restricted. The...

Some of our community members are truck drivers including myself. Managing diabetes can be tough on the road as a truck driver or anyone else who travels a lot for...