How Often Should I Check My Blood Sugar?Have you ever wondered how often you should be monitoring your blood glucose and at what times of day you should be checking? As a diabetes educator (CDE), I am...
Frustrated By Blood Glucose Inconsistency?If there’s a single concern I hear most often, as a certified diabetes educator counseling patients, it is with the frustrating unpredictability of blood glucose levels. You know, doing the...
How Often Should I Check My Blood Sugar?Have you ever wondered how often you should be monitoring your blood glucose and at what times of day you should be checking? As a diabetes educator (CDE), I am...
Frustrated By Blood Glucose Inconsistency?If there’s a single concern I hear most often, as a certified diabetes educator counseling patients, it is with the frustrating unpredictability of blood glucose levels. You know, doing the...
How Often Should I Check My Blood Sugar?Have you ever wondered how often you should be monitoring your blood glucose and at what times of day you should be checking? As a diabetes educator (CDE), I am...
Frustrated By Blood Glucose Inconsistency?If there’s a single concern I hear most often, as a certified diabetes educator counseling patients, it is with the frustrating unpredictability of blood glucose levels. You know, doing the...
Self-advocacy for Optimal Diabetes Care: Advocating Your Needs to Your CircleAdvocating for your concerns and needs with your "circle" will hopefully lead to better family and friend support in your type 2 diabetes journey. Communicating effectively with family and friends...
How to Manage the Cost of Monitoring Your Blood GlucoseMonitoring our blood glucose levels regularly is important for managing diabetes well. But how can we afford to do this when blood glucose monitoring supplies are so expensive? Each testing...
Exercising Your RIGHT to Ask QuestionsI cannot begin to tell you how important it is to ask questions in your medical care. In fact, it may even save your life. In a report by John Hopkins, medical...
The Benefits of DeprescribingRecently, I read an article about deprescribing. At first I found it a little confusing. What is “deprescribing?” Turns out I know how deprescribing works, I just didn’t call it...
Dear Newly Diagnosed FriendDear Newly Diagnosed Friend, Hi. My name is Shelley. I have type 2 diabetes. I have had it for number of years but I still remember when I was first...
Who’s in Your Corner? Critical Areas of Support in DiabetesWhen it comes to support in diabetes, you need support in three critical areas: Within these areas, there are many types of supporting people and some people can serve more...
Benefits of Meal Prep for Type 2 DiabetesEating healthy food is an important cornerstone in managing type 2 diabetes well. And yet, with all the demands on your time and energy, it can be one of the...
