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Best Beverage Choices For Diabetes

Even if you eat a perfect type 2 diabetes diet, what you drink can wreak havoc on your diabetes management. Oftentimes, what people drink is overlooked as a reason for their high blood sugars. Beverag...

Do I Have Prediabetes? What You Need to Know

Prediabetes is a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Alarmingly, 81% of people with prediabetes are unaware of their c...

Easy Diabetic Diet for Beginners: 4 Tips &Tricks

Most forms of diabetes are manageable with proper medical care and maintainable lifestyle changes. If you have been newly diagnosed with diabetes, it may be hard to know where to start. Our dietitians...

Type 2 Diabetes Diet: Essential Insights and Tips for a Healthy Life

An estimated 37.3 million people in the United States have diabetes, more than 10% of the population. With diabetes rates rising, it’s more important than ever to raise awareness, combat misinfo...

Easy Steps to Reversing Prediabetes

November has been recognized as National Diabetes month since 1975, highlighting the critical need for awareness or action. During this month, there is an emphasis on the importance of comprehensive c...

Blood Sugar Highs and Lows

Oftentimes when people have high blood sugar they blame whatever they last ate, but there are many reasons that could lead to high blood sugar. Yes, diet is one of the most important factors in contro...

Living Healthy with Diabetes and Prediabetes

November marks American Diabetes Awareness Month, a time for us to raise awareness about diabetes prevention, treatment, and risks. According to the CDC's 2023 National Diabetes Statistics Report, ove...

Cinnamon and Diabetes: Can This Spice Help Lower Blood Sugar?

Cinnamon has become a popular topic in conversations about diabetes management. Some studies suggest that cinnamon may help lower blood sugar, HbA1c (average blood sugar over 2–3 months), choles...

Prediabetes in Kids Is Rising

Prediabetes is a condition common in adults, but now we are seeing the problem of prediabetes in children more and more often as well. A landmark JAMA Pediatrics study found that nearly 1 in 5 teens (...

Alcohol and Diabetes: How Holiday Drinking Affects Blood Sugar

As we move into the heart of the holiday season, calendars quickly fill with parties, celebrations, and social gatherings. Festive drinks often become part of the fun but if you have diabetes, it&rsqu...

What Sweetener Should I Use If I Have Diabetes

Sweetness comes in many forms: sugar, honey, artificial sweeteners, sugar alcohols, or even fruit. But when it comes to diabetes, which option really works best? Artificial sweeteners and sug...

Weight Loss & Type 2 Diabetes: How Healthy Eating Improves Blood Sugar Control

One thing health experts agree on: if you’re overweight and living with type 2 diabetes, losing even a small amount of weight can have a powerful impact on your health. Modest, sustainable weigh...

Diabetes May Up Cancer Risk in Women

Diabetes is a global health crisis – reaching far and wide, and impacting nearly every country around the world. In fact, in 2015 more than 400 million people had diabetes. That does not take into th...

Diabetes By the Numbers

When I review the latest diabetes statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), I feel both concerned and motivated — because these numbers affect all of...

Eating Right with Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic disorder where the body struggles to maintain healthy blood sugar (glucose) levels. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form, accounting for 90-95% of all cases. It occurs when th...

Every 23 seconds: Diabetes on the Rise

Every 23 seconds, another American is diagnosed with diabetes. That’s more than 2 people every minute, 120 every hour, and over 1 million per year! And that’s only the diagnosed cases&mdas...