I've been a diabetes educator for more than two decades. If I had a dollar for every patient who's ever said to me, "I didn't know I had diabetes. I thought I was just tired..." I'd be a very rich woman. Sometimes the warning signs of diabetes are obvious, but...
Have you ever had the feeling you're headed in the wrong direction, but you can't find an exit ramp, and you don't see a good way to turn around? If you feel that way about prediabetes, I hear you. Sometimes people with prediabetes feel like they've missed...
People with diabetes can freely eat foods with little to no carbohydrates. Meat and non-starchy vegetables contain little to no carbohydrates, and you can eat them without fear of raising your blood sugar. Download this list of 41 non-starchy vegetables that won’t raise your blood sugar and eat all you like!
One of the worst-behaved moments of my life was when I went to get my kindergarten shots. I had a terrible fear of needles. When my parents took me to get the shots, I pitched a big fit, and the nurse offered me a coupon for McDonald's fries afterward to...
Years ago, I worked in cardiac rehab. One of our patients had diabetes, and he had an episode of low blood sugar during his workout. He started slurring his words, sweating and stumbling around like a drunk person. I checked his blood sugar and saw that it was down...
