Snacking sometimes gets a bad rap, but it can have an important dietary purpose and doesn’t have to be seen as “cheating”. Dietitian Adriana Valencia shares a few examples of foods you can snack on that won’t negatively impact your diabetes management.
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Foot problems are a common concern for many people living with diabetes, but they’re not inevitable. Dr. Ingrid Kruse offers tips on how to prevent and treat diabetic neuropathy, and she shares the single most important screening tool for avoiding serious foot issues.
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If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, it still fell. And it’s the same thing with a CGM alert. If your upper alert is set too high and you’re never notified, you still have high blood sugars. See how Dr. Edelman helped this patient get past his alarm aversion.
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As the first person with type 1 diabetes to win the Contender Division of the California State Spikeball Championship, recent college grad John Brown had to learn how to keep his blood sugars in an optimal range without his insulin pump during 10-hour long competitive tournaments.
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You may not know the word lipohypertrophy, but if you inject insulin you’ve probably seen it in the flesh – it’s the buildup of fatty tissue under the skin around injection sites that turns into firm bumps. Here are a few tips on how to prevent it and treat it if it does occur.
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Professional chocoholics, this one’s for you. This decadent dessert has an almond flour chocolate crust, a rich dark chocolate ganache center, and a creamy chocolate mousse topping with optional sugar-free chocolate shavings.
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The Happy Diabetic Chef Robert Lewis’ salmon skewers of love are a perfect light and healthy summertime dish. Extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and lemon give the salmon a clean, fresh taste, and the veggies add flavor, color, and crunch.
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Dried figs add a subtle sweetness to this nutrient-rich spinach salad that’s topped with goat cheese and an easy homemade balsamic vinaigrette.
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Are you a rule follower or are you a rebel when it comes to injections? Do you faithfully use alcohol wipes, or do you casually stick yourself through your shirt? Drs. E+P share which injection rules are okay to break, and which ones to follow. They discuss proper technique, needle size, lipohypertrophy, and a unique methodology Dr. E invented himself that’s now on Wikipedia!
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Insulin affordability has been a critical issue for many people with diabetes for years, but the three largest insulin manufacturers in the U.S. recently reduced insulin prices.
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