If your diabetes doctor thinks you should start insulin, it doesn’t mean you aren’t managing your condition well. You probably need to start insulin because your pancreas is failing, not you.
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Have you ever left a doctor’s appointment feeling like you were too rushed or didn’t get all the answers you needed? Here’s how to get the most from time with your medical team.
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There is evidence that laughter helps our immune system, pain tolerance, heart health, blood pressure, and a myriad of other things. But can it also help manage diabetes?
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mySugr specializes in app-based, all-around care for people with diabetes – made by people with diabetes. Their apps, services, and access to the world’s best diabetes coaching at the tap of a finger all work together to ease the daily grind of living with diabetes.
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CGMs are a wonderful technology that can help make both your life (and your diabetes management) easier, and there are several great options to explore.
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The Freestyle Libre has been a game-changer for a lot of people with type 2 diabetes. If you’ve always hated finger sticks, this may be the device for you!
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“Standard Deviation” can sound like an intimidating term, but all it means is how much our blood sugars bounce around from day to day. It can be a really useful tool to help us know what times of day we’re in range, and where we might need to make some adjustments for better control.
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Packed full of incredible resources, how-to’s, support and advice straight from the doctor’s mouth, these tips will help you live life to the fullest!
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She helped start it all with one local conference in 1995, and pioneered our growth to hundreds of conferences over the last 23 years. Now TCOYD’s Co-Founder Sandra Bourdette is starting a new chapter, but will always be our ultimate guide.
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The gold-standard goal of diabetes management has been to achieve meaningful and sustained glycemic control to reduce the risk of long-term complications. Unfortunately, results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey indicate that only about 50% of adults with diabetes in the United States, mostly with type 2 diabetes, are achieving an A1C less than 7.0%, and this percentage has not changed over the past decade.
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