A Type 1 diabetes diagnosis can be overwhelming, but with the right steps, support, and management, you can continue to live a healthy, fulfilling life. Here’s a guide to get you started: 1. Get the Right Support Build your healthcare team: Work with an endocrinologist, diabetes educator, and dietitian to guide you through your care. Seek support...
Do Holiday Gatherings Actually Affect Weight or Blood Sugar? End of the year is often filled with food-centered festivities for many people around the world that can impact their diabetes management. Even research studies are showing that changes to dietary patterns during the holidays can greatly affect weight and glycemic control. For instance, one cohort study found...
How Does Vitamin D Affect Diabetes? Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin known to play an important role in regulating calcium metabolism and bone health.1 Vitamin D can be found in fish oils, but is also unique from other vitamins in that humans can synthesize it with adequate exposure to sunlight. The most common manifestation of deficiency...
It is well known in the clinical community that diabetes increases susceptibility to infection.4,5 Does diabetes and high blood sugar also affect the ability to fight Lyme disease? What Is Lyme Disease? Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread through tick bites.1,2 It is caused by spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Its symptoms vary based on the stage...
What Is a Low-Calorie Diet? A low-calorie or a hypocaloric diet is a diet designed to lower daily caloric intake.1 A conventional low-calorie diet usually aims for daily caloric intake of 1,500-1,800 kcal/day for males and 1,200-1,500 kcal/day for females, lower than the average daily caloric requirements of 2,600-2,800 kcal/day for males and 2,000-2,200 kcal/day for females.1,2...
