Medication Education Key to Successful Adherence in Patients with Diabetes
Researchers say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients with diabetes better stick to their drug treatments plans.
People and Diabetes
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How Food Affects Your Blood Glucose
Whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, what, when, and how much you eat all affect your blood glucose.
Travel Tips for Diabetics
As any travel agent or stranded tourist will tell you, planning ahead is the key to a successful trip. And this is particularly true for people with diabetes.
Physicians Bust Myths About Insulin
People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes often resist taking insulin because they fear gaining weight, developing low blood sugar and seeing their quality of life decline. A study recently completed suggests that those fears are largely unfounded.
Cooking for the Person With Diabetes
The way you cook for a person with diabetes is the way you should cook for the whole family. By cutting down the fat, sugar, and sodium in recipes, you lower everyone’s risk for diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Does Pregnancy Affect Long-Term Weight Control?
The Stockholm Pregnant and Women’s Nutrition (SPAWN) study is a follow-up study that has followed about 500 Swedish women through pregnancy and for more than a decade post-partum.
Tips for Choosing Athletic Shoes
Style… brand… price? What do you shop for in athletic shoes? Experts say at the ‘sole’ of many women’s aches and pains is bad footwear.
Refusing to Face the Facts: Denial and Health
Denial is a common response to a stressful situation. It can be an important coping and defense mechanism. But it also can delay the appropriate response to circumstances that require action and change.
How Much Influence Do Medical Publications Have On Your Doctor?
How much impact do articles in prominent medical journals really have on how doctors treat patients, and how fast does that impact affect clinical practice?
Fall Fitness Tips for Armchair Quarterbacks
Even former athletes are at greater risk for heart disease, cancer and other maladies if they no longer get 30 minutes of moderate exercise five or more days per week. Here are some fitness tips for football fans who can’t turn away from the gridiron action.
Taking Care of Diabetes During a Sickness
Here are some tips to help you take care of your diabetes when you have a cold, the flu, an infection, or other illnesses.
Changing Beverages at School: What Will It Mean?
When students get back to school this year, some may be surprised by the changes in beverage choices, with fewer carbonated soft drinks and more juice, sports drinks and water options. However, any parents assuming that their children’s beverage choices have become more healthful should check their school’s plans.
Men: What Eating Group Are You In?
People’s eating choices usually fall into certain patterns. A recent study of men’s eating patterns points out the various health risks each poses. Different groups of men may need to take specific steps to eat better, but some problems are unfortunately common.
Better Diabetes Management
Today, nearly two-thirds of the 12 million Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have blood sugar levels that are out of control, putting them at risk for serious complications. Are you one of them?
