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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Emotions and diabetes Have you ever noticed when you’re feeling stressed that your blood sugar goes up? If so, you’re not alone. Everyone experiencesup and downs throughout their life, but living with a chronic condition like diabetes can cause additional difficult emotions as you try to manage your disease with an uncertainty of the future.
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