Lions Clubs International was challenged by Helen Keller in the 1920’s to become the Knights of the Blind, and ever since then the Lions have been assisting individuals with vision issues. So, what does that have to do with diabetes? Diabetes is now the leading cause of blindness. 463 million adults worldwide live with diabetes, […]
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Over 100 years ago Dr. Fred Banting and his colleagues found a way to make insulin into an injectable form. In 2016, the American Diabetes Association (ADA)reported 3 Stages of Type 1 diabetes. The FDA approved the first and only disease – modifying therapy to delay the onset of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in those
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Proper hydration is important for people of all ages, whether or not they live with a chronic disease like diabetes. Proper hydration can be tricky between how much is needed, how much is too much, what medications you take, whether or not you exercised today, and how much caffeine you had. For those living with
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As a Diabetes Care and Education Specialist in a rehabilitation hospital, our Diabetes Interdisciplinary team strives to prevent hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia occurs when the body has a relative excess of insulin in the blood, and it results in low blood glucose levels. It occurs most often in people with Type 1 diabetes but can happen in
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Have you noticed a difference in your skin since your diabetes diagnosis? Long-term, uncontrolled high blood sugar can lead to many complications. While the most common complication of diabetes is heart disease, there are other complications that include nerve damage, changes in vision, gum disease, kidney disease and skin problems. Our largest organ is our
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How to learn about healthy eating One of the biggest challenges diabetics face is healthy eating. Whether one is new to diabetes or has lived with it for some time, healthy eating can be difficult. It can be a little easier when eating at home and preparing our own meals, but what about when we
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If you have diabetes, you’re likely no stranger to the ways it can affect your entire system. Proper management of your disease requires a close and honest relationship with your healthcare team, including your optometrist. No matter the type of diabetes you have, you’re at a higher risk for eye complications than patients without diabetes, including vision
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Prediabetes According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “96 million Americans have prediabetes and an even more troubling fact is that more than 8 out of 10 people do not know they have it.” Sadly I learned I was one of them. Who would’ve known that the physical and tests that I have
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There is more to diabetes than just the day-to-day things—eating healthy, exercising, taking our medications, and testing our blood glucose. Those living with diabetes need to keep up to date on different testing to try to avoid complications that come with the disease. Some of those tasks can be completed on our own at home
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As a diabetes educator in an inpatient hospital, my diabetic patients have been asking me about the “meter in the arm.” These patients are inquiring about the continuous glucose monitor (CGM). The CGM is a growing technology that can provide users hundreds of blood glucose values a day! The CGM device collects blood glucose data
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