How to Manage Insulin & Exercise During Your Menstrual Cycle
There’s no doubt about it: It’s not easy to manage your blood sugar levels during exercise. Physical activity is incredibly important to your overall health, but it creates all sorts of challenges during (and after) your workout. Keeping those levels steady takes experimentation with so many variables, including your nutrition, your insulin usage, and your […]
Achieving a 6.0% A1C by Eating 40 Grams of Carbs Per Meal
My 6-Month Experiment “6.0”. I didn’t think I heard him correctly. I asked my endocrinologist to repeat himself. “I said 6.0 percent. Your A1C is 6.0 percent.” My mouth gaped in astonishment. Practically non-diabetic. The lowest A1C I have ever had in my ten plus years of type 1 diabetes. How Did I Do It? […]
Minty Fresh Low-Carb Recipes for Spring
Spring is the perfect time for the refreshing taste of mint in all its forms, whether it’s used to add a cooling touch to a classic cocktail, a burst of flavor to a crisp salad, or a little lightness to decadent chocolate. This versatile herb is a favorite in kitchens all over the world, prized […]
Ozempic Users Are Creating Custom Doses — With or Without Doctor’s Approval
Some Ozempic users are administering custom doses, injecting different amounts of the drug than those specifically indicated by the manufacturer’s instructions. They do it by “counting clicks” — hacking the delivery system to draw up ostensibly precise doses that fall between the handful of specifically approved amounts. Though these in-between doses specifically contradict the manufacturer’s […]
Mediterranean Salad with Tuna & Lemon Dressing
This fast, healthy Mediterranean Salad with Tuna drizzled with a quick, creamy, and herby Lemon Salad Dressing is everything you want for lunch! And guess what? It’s Whole30, Paleo, Gluten-Free, and Low-Carb. The ingredients include nutrient-dense sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, pepitas, bell peppers, and cucumbers. This is one Whole30 salad that’s so easy to make, […]
10 Fiber-Rich Foods for Your Diabetes Diet
This content originally appeared on Everyday Health. Republished with permission. By Diana Rodriguez and Kristeen Cherney, PhD Medically Reviewed by Roxana Ehsani, RD, LDN Ready to give your health a clean sweep? Then consider fiber — nature’s broom, says Toby Smithson, RDN, CDCES, a coauthor of Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition for Dummies. Found in plant-based foods, fiber is a carbohydrate that the […]
How Mike Lost 50 Pounds – And Dropped His A1C to 6.5 Percent
Mike Dean, a trial attorney in East Lansing, Michigan, has a familiar story: He was fit and lean in high school, but over the next few decades he gradually put on nearly 100 pounds. Eventually, Mike was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He got serious, exercised, dieted, lost weight … and gained it back again. […]
Create Lasting Habits When Living With Diabetes
This content originally appeared on diaTribe. Republished with permission. By Constance Brown-Riggs One of the best approaches to developing new habits is to start small and build upon successes over time. This way, you can make lifestyle changes and create new habits that last. Goals such as eating healthier, getting more exercise, and taking better […]
Diabetes Drug Shortages Leave Patients With Few Options
The diabetes drugs semaglutide (Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) have become so popular as weight-loss medications that many people with diabetes have struggled to get their prescriptions filled. Shortages Create Frustration As of this writing, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration officially lists both Ozempic and Mounjaro as “currently in shortage,” and dozens of Diabetes Daily […]
Your Insulin Got Too Hot? Here’s Why It Might Be Fine
Medical review by Elizabeth Gomez, MSN, FNP-BC Summer is coming on fast in the Northern Hemisphere and with it, the annual worry of people with insulin-treated diabetes: How do I keep my insulin cool when I’m out of the house? In the past, we’ve reviewed some of the many products designed to keep vials and pens […]