If you take all your medications as prescribed but still struggle with your weight, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, sleep, anxiety, or depression, you may have something called hypercortisolism. Elevated levels of cortisol can cause high blood sugars that can resist even the most powerful glucose-lowering medications out there. Dr. E and his special guest Dr. Dan Einhorn discuss the causes, symptoms, screening procedures, and treatment options for this difficult condition.
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Did you know certain medications can have an impact your blood sugar? Pharmacist Christina Sidrak (who lives with type 1 diabetes herself) discusses several medication types that can affect blood sugar, blood pressure, and insulin sensitivity.
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Move over time in range…time in TIGHT range wants a seat at the table. But should we make room? Dr. Pettus explains what TITR is, how it developed, and whether or not it’s time to embrace it.
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Achieving blood glucose targets early in treatment creates a glycemic legacy of better health that extends well into the future. If you live with type 2 diabetes, here are three important tips on how to you can give yourself the gift of good health for years to come.
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Complications from diabetes can occur if your blood sugars are too high for too long, but what exactly does that mean? Dr. Edelman gives a more detailed explanation which will hopefully put your mind at ease.
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One of the most common challenges for people with diabetes is trying to prevent blood sugars from shooting up after meals. Drs. E and P have been managing spikes for over 75 years between the two of ’em, and they offer clear-cut suggestions on how to keep post-meal highs at bay.
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Preventing blood sugars from spiking after eating is one of the biggest challenges in diabetes. Dr. Edelman offers tips on how to control post-meal highs.
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Dehydration, stress, hormones, allergies, Mondays, TPS reports, being ghosted, being asleep, being awake, your mother-in-law…seriously, does anything NOT affect blood sugars? Dr. Jody Stanislaw encourages us to cut ourselves some slack as she shares all the things (in addition to food) that can affect our blood sugar.
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Steve and Jeremy can turn almost anything into friendly competition, and here they use two different methods to try to stay in range after crushing three donuts. But let’s be clear: this was not an excuse to chow down on maple gazed, but rather to point out that, when you’re equipped with the right tools and the right education, you can eat the foods you like in moderation. But donut try this at home…
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Cold pizza, stale chips, Girl Scout cookies, Cheerios – nothing is off limits when a low blood sugar hits and you’re on a mission to feed it. Ginger Vieira shares three tips to help prevent and avoid the low blood sugar feeding frenzy (and ensuing blood sugar roller coaster).
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