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Soda Increases Risk of Type 2
May 14, 2013:
Put that soda down, because if you haven't heard already, recent studies have shown one more more cans per day can increase your future risk by 22 percent.
Managing Diabetes: Make It A Habit!
May 13, 2013:
As teens, remembering responsibilities is hard enough, but adding on the task of monitoring your diabetes can often be forgotten. But this definitely is not worth it.
The Story Of Insulin
May 9, 2013:
Insulin has had a long history of helping diabetics manage their diabetes over the years, and has saved millions of lives. But do you know how insulin came about?
A Diabetes-Friendly Fridge
May 7, 2013:
Eating healthy starts with your fridge. Susan Weiner, RD, and Leslie Josel, professional organizer from the TV show, Hoarders: Buried Alive, put together their skills in how to organize and make your fridge diabetes-friendly.
Olympic Legend Billy Mills On Diabetes
May 2, 2013:
Billy Mills was an Olympic legend whose dream almost never came true. Billy tried out many sports from boxing to baseball but just never found anything that suit him until he began running. An avid runner from high school through college, Billy loved it but found himself diagnosed as hypoglyemic. This became very difficult for him to accept.
Chris' Type 1 Diabetes Quick Tips!
Apr 24, 2013:
Type 1 Chris is one smart kid! Managing his diabetes, he's also helping us out with some of his quick tips. In this video he describes the difference between 1 and 2 diabetes and the myths that come with both.
Diabetes Health Magazine History
Apr 23, 2013:
Diabetes Health Magazine's CEO, Nadia Al-Samarrie, has had a long history and background connected to diabetes. Through her community and personal experiences with type 1 and 2 diabetes, she had found a connection with the disease and wanted to make a difference.
"Block Diabetes"
Apr 20, 2013:
Take it from four-time NBA champion John "Spider" Salley, it's up to you to stop type 2 diabetes from taking over your and your children's life! With a healthy diet, plenty of exercise, and awareness your risk to inherit diabetes, you can take control before diabetes takes control of you!
How Does Exercise Affect Blood Sugar?
Apr 18, 2013:
Does exercise lower or raise your blood sugar? If you said both, you guessed, exercise affects different people in different ways but this doesn't mean you shouldn't exercise.
All It Takes Is A Few Minutes
Apr 17, 2013:
Have you checked your health lately? It only take a few minutes, but these few minutes could be life saving and changing. The American Diabetes Association has made available to us a test to decipher if you are at risk of prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.
Loving A Diabetic
Apr 14, 2013:
With life comes relationships, and these are always sticky situations when you're getting to know someone and vice versa. But as a diabetic, individuals not only discover you, but along with it comes the understanding of your diabetes. Sharing your diabetes may sometimes be a difficult thing to explain, but it definitely isn't something we should be ashamed of.
Diabetic Kitty Finds A Home
Apr 13, 2013:
When Stitch the cat was first found he was frail and sick from kidney failure. As the Best Friends Animal Society of Los Angeles nursed him back to health, Stitch diagnosed with diabetes, but was lucky enough to find a loving home with a woman who'd cared for diabetics before.
Pets Can Get Diabetes Too!
Apr 11, 2013:
Just like humans, pets who are overweight or obese have the likelihood of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This is a growing epidemic amongst our furry friends.
Watch as dlife takes a look into 3-year-old Labrador Retriever Maggie's diabetes diagnosis. Her owner Charlie Allen and his family noticed sure signs of diabetes, weight and energy loss, and knew something wasn't right with their four-legged friend.
An Important Diabetes Rule: The Rule Of 15
Apr 10, 2013:
If you're a diabetic it's always good to remember the Rule of 15. "Rule of 15? I've never heard of that," some of you may be asking yourselves. Well don't worry it's it's a rule you'll never forget when it comes to managing your diabetes responsibly.
Yell At Your Meter!
Apr 9, 2013:
Type 1 Kim from Texting My Pancreas has found a similarity between training both her dog and her diabetes. Taking some advice from her dog training book, instead of blaming herself for her diabetes misbehaving she's learned to blame her diabetes and the things that should be helping her manage her diabetes.
