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Do you regularly have your eyes checked, or is it a struggle to stay on top of your appointments? Maybe you've put off these regular eye exams over recent years. Your...

Advocating 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...

Let the record be set straight: a plant-forward diet is not a fancy term for bird food or never eating dairy, fish, or meat. On the contrary, the plant-forward diet...

Having a gym membership can be beneficial to keep you on track with your diabetes management goals through exercising. There are plenty of perks involved with having a membership. A...

I LOVE when someone comes to see me with a list of questions. I'm a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES). When someone comes with questions, it usually means they’ve...

One condition that many diabetics need to keep an eye out for, especially if taking medication to reduce blood sugar, is hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. While hypoglycemia is mainly...

Most people with type 2 diabetes have medications to help manage glucose levels. Because of this, people with type 2 diabetes often visit pharmacies to pick up medications and supplies...

In everyday life, fashion is the key to what influences our daily lifestyle attire. It sparks how we see ourselves, how we look, and how we feel. Shoes are a...

Halloween marks the start of the holiday season! While it’s a festive time to create lifelong memories, it can also be stressful for people managing type 2 diabetes. Buying candy...

The words diabetes progression often strike fear into those living with type 2 diabetes. It’s a scary term, made even scarier when it’s used inappropriately to intimidate you into improved diabetes...

Recently I shared that I had been experiencing some health issues after a period of non-compliance with my medication. After that results call with my doctor's office, I spent time...

Oh, man. You’ve just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. In addition to all of the new things you have to stay on top of, you’re realizing your family isn’t...

One of the favorite times for many people is the weekend. Who doesn’t love those days off, when we don’t have to worry about work and can focus on our...

The continuous glucose monitoring system, which is referred to as CGM for short, is a diabetes management tool that measures your blood glucose on a continuous basis. With a CGM...

Very few diabetes education programs are designed for young people diagnosed or living with type 2 diabetes. I remember speaking with a young woman who felt out of place attending...

If you have diabetes, then you have probably dealt with a stigma before. Managing diabetes on a daily basis is already enough of a challenge, and you certainly don't need...

People newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes experience missed symptoms and ignore the signs. Explaining them away as a case of a cold, stress from work, or just being unwell...

Don't fall into the pressure of needing to make healthy and balanced meals from scratch on a daily basis. There is an easier and more effective way to manage your...

As diabetics, we all need to keep an eye on our carbohydrate intake, as that is what mainly affects our blood sugar levels. It is no secret the best way...

I’m not a fan of the hot temperatures that summer brings, and I’ve started increasing my water intake (I sort of fell off the "water wagon" in the spring), but...