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How to Monitor Blood Sugar on the Go

How to Monitor Blood Sugar on the Go

Traveling for the Holidays? Holiday travel can be joyful, meaningful, and… disruptive. Different meals, irregular schedules, long car rides, airport...
Getting the Right Support After a Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis

Getting the Right Support After a Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis

A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be life-changing, requiring new routines, medical management, and lifestyle adjustments. While self-management...
Managing Diabetes-Related Stress and Burnout

Managing Diabetes-Related Stress and Burnout

What Does Diabetes-Related Burnout Look Like? Living with diabetes, whether type 1 or type 2, often involves ongoing attention to...

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03 06 ,2022
Eye Care and Diabetes

Eye Care and Diabetes

The eye is one of the main organs affected by diabetes mellitus.1,2 Sustained high blood glucose levels in diabetic individuals whose glycemic levels are sub-optimally managed can lead to microvascular damages to the retina and swelling in the eyes.
20 05 ,2022
Foot Care and Diabetes

Foot Care and Diabetes

Diabetic foot disease is a complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and includes infection, ulceration (an open sore or a wound), and destruction of tissues, joints, and bones of the ankle and foot (also known as the Charcot’s arthropathy).1
07 05 ,2022
Who Should be Screened for Type 2 Diabetes?

Who Should be Screened for Type 2 Diabetes?

Nonmodifiable and modifiable risk factors, along with medical conditions, should be carefully considered in assessing an individual’s risk for developing T2D. As early interventions in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance or prediabetes can delay the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and have long-term survival benefits, screening is strongly recommended when appropriate.1
05 04 ,2022
Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes

Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes

The current guidelines by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommend that adults with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes (T2D) who are overweight (body mass index (BMI) >25 kg/m2) or obese (BMI >30 kg/m2) should lose weight.1,2
25 03 ,2022
Understanding Gestational Diabetes

Understanding Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a type of diabetes that develops during pregnancy and as a consequence of pregnancy, in contrast to pre-existing diabetes in pregnant women.1 During the late second trimester and early third trimester, insulin-mediated glucose uptake is greatly reduced. In healthy women, this insulin insensitivity is counteracted by a corresponding increase in insulin production to...