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Tips for Enjoying Holiday Gatherings With Diabetes

Tips for Enjoying Holiday Gatherings With Diabetes

Do Holiday Gatherings Actually Affect Weight or Blood Sugar?  End of the year is often filled with food-centered festivities for...
What Is a Hyperglycemic Crisis?

What Is a Hyperglycemic Crisis?

Hyperglycemic crisis is an acute metabolic complication that can be precipitated when hyperglycemia is left untreated.1,2 There are two types...
Diabetes and Bone Health

Diabetes and Bone Health

How Does Diabetes Affect Bone Health?   Diabetes and bone health are generally things people don’t associate together. However, numerous...

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29 11 ,2022
National Diabetes Month 2022

National Diabetes Month 2022

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic condition of elevated blood glucose levels.1 According to the 2022 National Diabetes Statistics Report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 37.3 millions individuals have diabetes in the US, of which 8.5 million are undiagnosed.2 As communities around the nation join to raise awareness of diabetes during the National Diabetes Month in November,3 i-SENS...
26 11 ,2022
All About Hemoglobin A1C

All About Hemoglobin A1C

Hemoglobin is well known as the iron-containing metalloprotein found in red blood cells that helps transport oxygen in the body.1 Hemoglobin that has become glycosylated, or coated with glucose, in the presence of elevated intracellular glucose levels is commonly referred to as hemoglobin A1C.2
20 11 ,2022
Hypoglycemia: Low Blood Sugar (Glucose)

Hypoglycemia: Low Blood Sugar (Glucose)

Normally, several physiological mechanisms prevent hypoglycemia in individuals without diabetes.2 When glucose levels drop, insulin secretion decreases to reduce glucose consumption by insulin-sensitive tissues while glucagon and epinephrine secretion increases to promote hepatic glucose production. These mechanisms effectively return blood glucose levels back to normal.
10 11 ,2022
The Dawn Phenomenon: Abnormal Early Morning High Blood Sugar

The Dawn Phenomenon: Abnormal Early Morning High Blood Sugar

Individuals with diabetes face the challenge of constantly monitoring and managing their blood glucose levels.1 Various factors that temporarily affect blood glucose levels can add to this challenge, one of which is the dawn phenomenon.2
25 10 ,2022
Type 1 Diabetes: Cause, Symptoms and Management

Type 1 Diabetes: Cause, Symptoms and Management

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is caused by the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic b-cells responsible for producing insulin,1,2 a key hormone that regulates glucose homeostasis.3 This loss of b-cells usually results in severe deficiency of endogenous insulin, preventing cells in the body from taking up glucose from the bloodstream to use as energy.1