DeStressing Your Diabetes...Stress. Everyone lives with some degree of it. Most stress can be controlled, perhaps not eliminated, but controlled. I try to control...reactions5comments
More Strength: Adding Strength Training to My Routine...After establishing the habit of taking a full-body stretch each time I check my blood glucose, I decided it was time to...reactionscomments
CBD and Diabetes...In a time where medications cost as much as rent or mortgage, and information is plentiful yet unreliable, there are countless remedies...reactions3comments
Cataract Surgery and Type 2 Diabetes...I was starting to feel like I was blind in one eye and couldn’t see out of the other! After several years...reactions4comments
Did Carb Timing Reduce My A1c?...I have recently received lab results from my provider with my new A1c results. Like many people with diabetes, I get my...reactions1comment
You Just Can’t Prepare For Everything...It’s hard being sick. It’s even harder being sick when you’re diabetic. When illness comes on slowly you can prepare. You can...reactionscomments
I Can’t Do Diabetes Right Now...The last six months of events with my loved ones’ health have impacted my life and have been hell. I haven’t been...reactions10comments
Victoza Side Effects Worry...I am 70 years old and was diagnosed with pre-diabetes in 2011. Unfortunately, I didn’t take it seriously, so I find myself...reactions1comment
Type 2 Trucker...August 2015 I failed my DOT medical physical required to keep your CDL & keep driving. Never had any health issues before...reactions1comment
Too Sweet To Be Sweet...I share my story on today because when I was a little girl I cherished when my birthday, Feb 14 would come...reactions3comments
Surviving Type 2 Diabetes...When I jumped the fence after being prediabetic I was devastated. My Dr sent me to a diabetic educator and I took...reactions3comments
Surprise...Out of the blue in May 2005 I was diagnosed. I had no symptoms. Yes I was told I am a prediabetic...reactionscomments
Success...I knew something was wrong earlier this year and with my family history (grandmother type 1 and mother type 2 diabetics) I...reactions3comments
Comparing Weight Loss Diets...Dropping pounds is one of the best ways to control your diabetes if you are overweight. Of course, that is easier said...
Struggling...I just had my A1c done and it was 14.2 I have lost a lot of weight 197 to 156 I take...reactions2comments
What Food Labels Really Mean...Food packages are designed to entice you to buy the food tucked inside. Part of that design includes words like “zero calories”...
Prescription Drug Induced Type 2 Diabetes...I had a heart valve replaced and bypass surgery on Dec 18, 2018. After that, I was put on a high dose...reactions2comments
Frustrating but Possible to Control...I would never have believed that I was able to decrease my A1c from 12.4 to 6.4! I had a history of...reactions2comments
What Type 2 Diabetes Has Done to Me...I have had diabetes, probably going on 10 years or longer. It has been crazy. I lost my eyesight, got surgery and...reactions6comments
PCOS...I already had a predisposition. I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). It causes insulin resistance. In 2016, I found out it had...reactions2comments
