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2016

Diabetes And Your Family

By Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
Diabetes is truly a family affair. Since type 2 diabetes tends to run in families, your children are at a higher level of risk for developing diabetes. Although some people think that diabetes skips a generation or that you only get diabetes from your mother (or your father), those beliefs are not true. Because you share the same genes with your brothers and sisters, they have the same level of risk that you do.

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December 21, 2016

Cutting Back On Sugar

By Janis Roszler, RD, CDE, LD/N
The American Heart Association (AHA) has a very important message for all Americans: Eat less added sugar. Sugar added to different products gives us extra, unnecessary calories that don’t offer any real nutritional value. If you eat more calories than you burn, you will gain weight. Obesity is linked to many health problems, including heart attacks, strokes and certain forms of cancer.

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December 21, 2016

Diabetes Is A Balancing Act

By Joy Pape, RN, BSN, CDE, WOCN
Your blood glucose level can change because of many things, such as the foods you eat, your activity level and the diabetes medicines you take. It’s a balancing act you can master when you learn to juggle these three things.

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December 21, 2016

An Aspirin A Day For Heart Health?

By Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
If you have had diabetes for some time, you may take an aspirin each day as a way to help prevent heart attacks and strokes. But the guidelines developed by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and other organizations about who will benefit from aspirin have changed recently. Although it is frustrating when guidelines change, it is actually good news. It means that more and better studies are being done all the time and give people with diabetes the facts they need to make wise and informed decisions.

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December 21, 2016

Whats So Good About Fatty Acids?

By Amy Campbell, MS, RD, LDN, CDE
We often think of fat in terms of it being “good” or “bad.” Good fats are the healthy vegetable oils such as olive and canola, while bad fats are the ones that stay solid when out of the fridge, such as butter, shortening and the fat found in red meat. But there’s more to fat than meets the eye. If you’re ready to learn a little more about fat and how it can help keep your heart and blood vessels healthy, read on.

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November 21, 2016

Start Walking

By Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
What could be better than taking a walk on a nice, sunny day? It gives you the chance to enjoy nature and speak to friends and it can brighten your whole outlook on life.

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November 21, 2016

Solving The Blood Glucose Mystery

By Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
One of the keys to managing your blood glucose is to keep everything in balance: your food, your activity, your medicines and your stress level. When you check your blood glucose levels, you can see how all of these things are balancing out and how all of your hard work is paying off.

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November 20, 2016

New To Diabetes?

By Joy Pape, RN, BSN, CDE, WOCN, CFNC
Many people who are diagnosed with diabetes are not offered the education they need to manage their diabetes. They may have never heard of Certified Diabetes Educators, or CDEs.

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November 20, 2016

May I Take Your Order?

By Janis Roszler, RD, CDE, LD/N
A diabetes meal plan is made up of healthy foods in portion sizes that are measured to meet your special needs. Unlike a quick weight loss diet that may last only a few weeks or months, most people with diabetes hope to eat healthy for the rest of their lives. To do that, many stop going out to eat. They fear they will be tempted by the items on the menu or at the buffets and make the wrong food choices. While eating out can present certain challenges, here are some tips for staying true to your plan while eating out.

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November 20, 2016

Keeping Cool

By Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
As winter ends, the longer days and the appeal of sunshine motivates many people to spend more time outside and to become more active. If you have diabetes, being more active can make it easier to keep your blood glucose levels in your target range. But as with so many things in diabetes, you do need to take care to protect yourself— especially on very warm days and when it is humid. If you are traveling this summer, you also need to make plans to keep your medicines and other supplies safe.

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November 20, 2016

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