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Ever skip breakfast thinking your blood sugar will just sit around the number you woke up at…only to find you’re well above 250 mg/dL by lunchtime? Skipping breakfast can easily spike your blood sugar, and there’s a good explanation for…

I have always loved to travel, whether it’s a road trip or a few weeks in a foreign country, I can’t get enough of seeing more of the world around me. As an adult who has lived with diabetes for…

When a trip to the grocery store means packing an extra bag just in case you get a low or need to correct for a high, going on a hike on a remote trail in the middle of the woods…

If you broke your 24-hour day into 3 sections, you’d have 8 hours of dawn/daylight, 8 hours of afternoon/evening, and 8 hours of sleep.  Now imagine if every night your blood sugars are high, and every morning you’re waking up…

It’s no surprise that many of our usual habits fall to the wayside during the summer months. Vacations, beach days, and day trips are interruptions to our normal routines, so getting back into the swing of things can be difficult…

Unexpected Anxiety I was sitting at my desk scrambling to get a project done before the end of the day. I could feel my blood sugar dropping but was determined to finish the task at hand before I stopped to…

This 28-day cycle is an important part of your health but just like hormones related to stress, these hormones can also impact your blood sugars and sensitivity to insulin.  Hormones involved in your menstrual cycle and their role These hormones…

It’s no secret that healthcare is a major priority for many voters in the upcoming 2020 elections. And for the first time in modern American history, major candidates are taking strong and varied stances on how their vision of our…

You are not alone if you view your morning cup of coffee as a magical gulp of happiness.  Coffee is such a strangely wonderful thing. So many of us across the globe feel as though we can’t start our day…

When you live with a life-altering condition for months, years, or decades with no cure in sight, it can be easy to become overwhelmed. To feel helpless, exhausted, and just plain DONE. For too many type 1 diabetics, these kinds…

In your first carb-counting class as a person with type 1 diabetes, you were likely taught to subtract the dietary fiber from the total carbohydrate count in order to calculate your insulin dose. Dietary fiber is part of that total…

Not all protein is created equal — and this is especially true when it comes to protein powders, whether it’s made from whey, egg whites, grains, veggies, collagen, or bone broth. The beauty of protein powder is that it gives…

We spoke with Burt Kravitz about choosing Medicare Supplement plans.   ‘Picking the right Part B Supplement plan is the most important decision you make when you begin Medicare.  ‘You only get one chance to pick a plan where no physical…

It’s often assumed that adrenaline is the reason your blood sugar spikes while lifting weights, but in reality, your intense weightlifting workout probably isn’t triggering that a “flight or fight” response as it would during a car accident, a soccer…

No one wants to think about being sick. But if you have type 1 diabetes, planning ahead for your sick days could be the difference between suffering through them like everyone else or ending up in the hospital. There are…

A severe argument, infection or physical injury, intense sadness, sudden shock, intense thrill (like a roller coaster ride), or even the fun of trying to score a goal in your championship soccer game can call for an increase in stress-related…

When you’re living with an incurable illness, even the simplest tasks can feel like a struggle. On days like that, it’s nice to have a reminder that diabetes doesn’t define you. It doesn’t control you. Diabetes is a part of…

When you consider just how demanding managing type 1 and type 2 diabetes is on a daily basis, it would be remarkable if we didn’t encounter a little (or a lot of) diabetes burnout now and then. Realizing how very…

Jay Cutler is a former professional football player, officially diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 25 in 2008 — in the early years of his career and after nearly 6 months of gradually increasing symptoms and a significant weight…

It is a massive understatement to say that diabetes can be “stressful”. Living with any type of diabetes is a non-stop chore that inevitably takes a toll on your emotional wellbeing.  Some days the toll it takes is subtle and…