How low should you go?? Trying to go as low as you can works great for winning the limbo, but diabetes is another story. Keeping your A1c much below 7 does not necessarily equal fewer complications, and it can actually have dangerous risks.
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It’s not like us to follow the crowd, so we’re flipping the script on New Year’s resolutions since they usually just make us feel like a failure by February 1st. We’re taking the pressure off this year and going for some small-ish, positive-ish changes we know we can make. Here are our resolutions – and more importantly our non-resolutions – for 2024.
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How often do you celebrate your wins with diabetes? Have you ever? Take a moment and pat yourself on the back for all the things you manage on a daily basis. Woke up with a decent blood sugar? Nailed a bolus? Took a walk around the block instead of watching Seinfeld? Drs. E+P remind us how important it is to celebrate our victories, big and small.
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No offense to Tony the Tiger, but breakfast cereals aren’t always “GRRREAT”! In fact, many cereals and other common breakfast foods are loaded with carbs and sugar. So how can we break our fast without also spiking our blood sugar? Drs. E+P offer several diabetes-friendly breakfast ideas and easy substitutions of old favorites to get the day started off on the right foot.
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With kids and teachers heading back to school, Drs. E+P decided to test their diabetes knowledge with our version of Heads Up to see how many diabetes terms they could guess in 30 seconds. Play along and see how you do!
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