Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes...Type 2 diabetes can slowly develop over many years. Many people who have type 2 diabetes show no symptoms, or their symptoms...
Random Blood Glucose Test...A random blood glucose test measures how much sugar (glucose) you have in your blood at the time you are tested. This...
Fasting Blood Glucose...The fasting blood glucose test is the quickest and simplest test used to diagnose diabetes. The test measures the level of glucose...
Finding Lower-Carb Mexican Food Favorites!...Mexican food is the best (in my opinion, at least!). I love all of the vibrant flavors and colors used in this...reactions2comments
How to Eat on a Budget During These High Inflation Times...If you've been to the grocery store in the last year, you know that nearly every product is more expensive. Inflation in...reactions2comments
10 Pasta Substitutions...Pasta is often a favorite food and household staple, but many people with diabetes tend to avoid it due to its effect...reactions9comments
What You Drink Makes a Difference...Hopefully, when you were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D), your doctor spent a lot of time discussing the additional health complications...reactions3comments
Why Regular Blood Sugar Monitoring Works for Me...It has been quite a while since I was first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a little over 30 years ago. During...reactionscomments
Explaining Type 2 Diabetes to My Little Superhero...Braxton, my 4-year-old son, is a ball of boundless and what seems to be endless energy. He tackles his breakfast like a...reactionscomments
Meal Prep Snacks for Better Type 2 Diabetes Management ...Snacks can be an Achilles heel when it comes to managing what you eat. Hunger strikes and suddenly you hear the siren...reactions4comments
Swiss Spinach Avocado Salad...This salad is super quick and easy to make. Adding the 'everything but the bagel' seasoning gives it a lovely presentation that...reactionscomments
Quiz! How Many Carbs in These 5 BBQ Foods?...With warmer weather, who doesn’t love spending more time outdoors? Bring on the cookouts! With burgers, hotdogs, potatoes, baked beans, corn on...reactionscomments
Meeting Carbohydrates - Nonstarchy Vegetables...To be honest, the carbohydrate content of nonstarchy vegetables is so low that nonstarchy vegetables are technically not considered carbohydrate foods in...reactions5comments
High Morning Blood Sugars: What Is the Dawn Phenomenon?...People with diabetes have trouble converting food into energy. When you eat, your body breaks down food into a sugar called glucose...reactions8comments
Why Am I Waking Up With High Blood Sugar?...It can feel like someone is just playing a cruel joke. I wake up in the morning to find that my glucose...reactions4comments
Summer Snacking – Managing Blood Glucose During Parties...As April comes to a close, the summer season is fast approaching which means warm weather, sweet drinks, pool parties and barbecues! So you...reactionscomments
15 Low Carb Appetizer Ideas...Who doesn’t love a nice buffet spread full of dips, hors d'oeuvres, and other delicious snacks? Sometimes we fill up more before...reactions2comments
Quick & Clever Ways to Hydrate...Yeah, yeah, yeah, 8 cups a day — we all hear it and we know we should be drinking more water. After...reactionscomments
Ten Tips To Help Reduce the Pain of Finger Pricks...Regularly testing blood sugar through finger pricks can get painful pretty quickly. It can also lead to developing calloused fingers and scar...reactions3comments
Tips to Improve Your Sleep With T2D...Make sleep cool again! We live in a society where sleep deprivation is often glorified. Lack of sleep usually gets viewed as...reactionscomments
