There are many different approaches to nutrition and blood sugar management for people living with diabetes. Some people swear by low-carb or ketogenic diets, some prefer diets with more balanced ...
Exercise
Workouts for Improved Insulin Sensitivity (Workout Videos)
Whether you live with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes or any other type of diabetes, you can benefit from improving your insulin sensitivity. The four workout ...
How to Succeed at a New Year’s Resolution
Research shows that a New Year's resolution can be very effective, as long as you have the right approach (you can watch the fun little video by Doctor Mike Evans at the end of this post to see ...
Insulin Injection Sites: The Best Places to Inject
If you take insulin to manage your diabetes, you could be taking anywhere from 1 to 10 injections per day. And where you inject your insulin matters -- not only because certain areas of the ...
Food & Nutrition
Dosing Insulin for Dietary Fat: How Fat Affects Your Blood Sugar
The moment we’re diagnosed with diabetes, we’re taught that carbohydrates have the biggest impact on our blood sugar -- and this is true -- but dietary fat and protein affects your ...
Diabetes and Polyphagia (Excessive Hunger)
One of the most challenging aspects of living with diabetes is that it can make you extra hungry for the one thing that affects your blood sugar the most: food. More specifically, sugary food. This ...
Vegan Diet and Diabetes: Everything You Need to Know
In recent years, veganism has moved into the mainstream and many people living with diabetes today eat a vegan diet. In this post, we will look at the pros and cons of following a vegan diet as a ...
Health & Lifestyle
Mastering Diabetes – A High-Carb Plant-Based Diet For Diabetes Management
There are many different approaches to nutrition and blood sugar management for people living with diabetes. Some people swear by low-carb or ketogenic diets, some prefer diets ...
Diabetic Diarrhea: Treatment and Prevention
While anyone -- with or without diabetes -- can experience bouts of diarrhea, it can be the direct result of diabetes for some. Also referred to as “diabetic diarrhea,” this is one of the ...
Type 1 Diabetes When You Are Sick with a Cold, Flu, or Stomach Virus
Getting “real people” sick with type 1 diabetes inevitably comes with a variety of extra concerns because a severe virus, cold, or infection can have a big impact on your blood sugar and your insulin ...
Products & Technology
Insulin Types: Their Peak Times and Durations
Insulin is a hormone every living mammal needs in order to stay alive. In those of us with diabetes, insulin is either something we don’t produce at all or something we struggle to ...
Diabetes Strong’s Guide to Workout Supplements
When I work with personal training or diabetes coaching clients, one of the questions I am asked most often is “Should I take supplement XYZ?”. To answer some of these questions once and for all, I ...
Gifts for Diabetics: The Ultimate Guide (Always Updated)
Finding a thoughtful gift for a friend or family member with diabetes can be hard. That’s why I created this Ultimate Guide to Gifts for Diabetics! Gifts for diabetics used to be less exciting than ...