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 getting socks for Christmas, but now there are so many beautiful, useful or just plain cool ...
Excercise
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 ...
New Workout App for People With Diabetes – And Christel is an Instructor!
Have you ever dreamt of working out with a trainer who understands diabetes, who might even live with diabetes, and who gets what it takes to get through a workout without wonky blood sugars?Well, ...
Why I Choose Multiple Daily Injections over an Insulin Pump
I’ve lived with type 1 diabetes since 1997, and I have been managing my diabetes with insulin injections (multiple daily injections – MDI) since day one. I briefly tried an insulin pump, and it was ...
Food & Nutrition
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, ...
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 ...
Diabetes and Sugar Alcohols: What You Need to Know
If you’ve experienced even one Valentine’s Day or Christmas since you were diagnosed with diabetes then you’ve likely eaten a few of those “Sugar-Free Russell Stover’s” chocolates. They are sweetened ...
Health & Lifestyle
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 ...
Join the Fit With Diabetes Challenge
In this free 3-week challenge, a team of top diabetes experts and I will take you through some of the most important things you need to know about diabetes and exercise, healthy nutrition, and weight ...
Glycosuria (Sugar in Urine): Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Measuring the amount of sugar in your bloodstream is a normal part of everyday life with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Measuring the sugar in your urine, however, is something we should be doing every ...
Products & Technology
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 ...
Eversense Implantable CGM Review
By Anna, Eversense user living with type 1 diabetes.I first heard about the Eversense system at the ATTD conference in Paris and was instantly fascinated by the duration of the sensor (90 days in ...
How to Make Your CGM Stay on with Skin Grip
If you’re active, sweat a lot, live in a hot climate or your skin just doesn’t get along with the adhesives of your CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor), you undoubtedly know the frustration of the CGM ...