My Experience With Trulicity...A few months ago, I started on an injectable medication called Trulicity. My doctor gave me the option of a few different...reactions1comment
Managing Diabetes and Trucking...Some of our community members are truck drivers including myself. Managing diabetes can be tough on the road as a truck driver...reactionscomments
Disagreement With ‘The Plan’...Those of us with diabetes often have specialists involved. Endocrinologists, nephrologists, internists, cardiologists to name a few. For the most part, we...reactions1comment
Treating Depression in People with Type 2 Diabetes...Living with a chronic disease increases a person’s risk of developing depression, and type 2 diabetes is no exception. Studies have found...reactionscomments
What Am I Allowed to Eat?...Being diagnosed with diabetes can be an overwhelming experience. There are many myths that go along with the diagnosis, making it difficult...reactionscomments
When Traveling Always Pack Extra Medication...It was a short trip—four days to the conference and back. What could go wrong? Well, as I’ve learned before, don’t ask...reactions4comments
My Diabetic Props...Hi! My name is Shelley. I live with type 2 diabetes. Like most of us living with diabetes, I live healthy. In...reactionscomments
Can Vinegar Help Lower Blood Sugar Levels?...Let me start out by saying there is no magical pill, natural remedy, or a simple solution for eliminating diabetes. Type 2...reactions4comments
I’m Just Plain Tired Of Diabetes...Most days, I live peacefully with diabetes. Today, I hate it. As I struggle yet again to deal with it, hope for...reactions5comments
Plant-Based Diets and Type 2 Diabetes – Part 2...Plant-based diets deserve a kale-yeah for being the best for your health. In case you missed it, Part 1 of Plant-Based Diets...reactionscomments
Tips for a Healthy Ticker...Cardiovascular disease is a very real problem, one that many people with diabetes face. “People with diabetes have a higher-than-average risk of...reactions6comments
What a Vegan Diet Could Do for Type 2 Diabetes...We see many diet trends in today's heavily media influenced society. 'Vegetarian,' 'pescatarian,' 'paleo,'.. many of them becoming buzz-words for internet pseudo-nutritionists...reactionscomments
A Healthy Pantry...In the current environment, many of us are working from home and attempting to stockpile our pantries. It is likely no big...reactionscomments
Understanding The Glycemic Index...Are you left feeling hungry soon after finishing a meal? Are you frustrated with high blood glucose numbers hours after a meal?...reactionscomments
Carbs—The Slow & Fast of It...Carbs. Carbs. Carbs. Seems like that’s all we talk about. Well, not quite, but we talk about it a lot. And for...reactionscomments
Creative Ways To Use Leftovers...Did you know that you can reduce food waste by revamping your leftovers? Currently, about 31-40% of food in America gets wasted...reactions2comments
Healthy Eating Tips...Now that you have type 2 diabetes, you may feel that healthy eating has taken on a whole new meaning. Hopefully, your...reactions6comments
Healthy Eating: It’s All in Your Head...One of the biggest reasons we turn to not-so-healthy foods is simple: Habit. Maybe when you were a kid your mom gave...reactionscomments
Healthy Alternatives to Live Fad-Diet Free...Fad diets have romanticized the idea that following specific food rules can shed off unwanted pounds and vow that they’ll never return...reactionscomments
What's the Deal with Fat?...In the 2019 edition of the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, it is recommended that a lipid panel be completed at...reactionscomments
