You haven’t been great at heeding the warnings of your physician and now your prediabetes condition has progressed into full-blown Diabetes. Is it too late to fix this?! Of course not. But how to make the shift in treatment and management? How to update your care routine? While diabetes cannot be reversed, certain measures such as monitoring your carb and fat intake, regularly checking blood sugar levels, and getting sufficient…
In spite of all the media mentions and health campaigns about the prevalence and management of Type 2 diabetes, there is still a lack of awareness about this condition. According to the most recent data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 3 individuals will develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime. In order to properly manage a diagnosis of diabetes, it is important to understand how…
An awareness of ketones in diabetes–in both type 1 and type 2 –is crucial as it can lead to a medical emergency. Ketones occur in the blood when the body starts to burn its own fat. High levels of ketones in the blood are a major complication of diabetes and if not treated on time, lead to a condition called ketoacidosis. In people with diabetes, ketones build up when the…
Insulin, blood glucose and diabetes When “insulin” is mentioned, most people naturally assume that it is medication for diabetes. Did you know insulin is a natural hormone produced by our body in the pancreas? Let’s look at its role in diabetes since understanding how it affects the blood sugar can help manage the condition better and prevent the complications of diabetes. So what does insulin do? When we eat, our…