Are you getting enough sleep? When you don’t sleep enough, the level of the hunger hormone shoots up. This increases your insulin resistance. You suffer from cravings all day and increase your risk for type 2 diabetes or make an existing condition worse. So get enough sleep! Get your 8…
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Let’s explore the HbA1C test, along with the following questions. What is the HbA1c or A1C test? Why should a person get the A1C test? How is the A1C test used to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes? Is the A1C test used during pregnancy? Can other blood glucose tests…
Insulin resistance and prediabetes occur when your body doesn’t use insulin well. The good news is, you can prevent or reverse it. What is insulin? Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas in our body. This helps glucose in the blood enter muscle cells, fat, and liver, where it’s…
Continuous glucose monitoring automatically tracks blood glucose levels, also called blood sugar, throughout the day and night. You can see your glucose level anytime at a glance. You can also review how your glucose changes over a few hours or days to see trends. Seeing glucose levels in real-time can…
With any condition, knowledge is power as it helps you understand how to manage it. Blood sugar is no exception. Here are words and phrases you should know so that when you talk to your doctor, it makes sense. If you are struggling to manage your blood sugar and are…
Can you travel with diabetes? Of course you can! Don’t let good diabetes management go on vacation just because you plan to travel with diabetes. That said, read on for 21 quick tips to help you travel with diabetes safely. 21 Tips To Travel With Diabetes Safely Traveling to new…
In spite of diabetes being a common condition among a significant part of the population, there are several misconceptions about what you can eat with diabetes. And as always, there are more diabetes diet myths than we can count! Let’s bust 10 diabetes diet myths right away! 1. Consuming too…