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January 2017

Your Dream Diabetes Plan

By Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
If you want to build a new house, you could ask an expert to create one that is very sound. But it might not have what you need. Maybe you want everything on one floor or you want a kitchen of a certain size. But, if you partner with the builder and help make the plan, you are more likely to end up with just the house you want. Your house would reflect both your needs and what the expert knows about safe structures, lighting and plumbing. The same is true with your diabetes.

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January 14, 2017

What We Eat May Be The Key

By Janis Roszler, RD, CDE, LD/N
For years, experts have urged people with a family history of type 2 diabetes to maintain a healthy weight and activity level. Being overweight and inactive were thought to be the main reasons why people developed this type of diabetes. But we now see that some people will still develop type 2 diabetes even if they are not overweight.

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January 14, 2017

Preventing Diabetes In The Next Generation

By Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
The U.S. received some startling news recently. The current generation is the first who may not live as long as their parents and grandparents. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, lives may be cut short by as much as five years if current obesity trends are not reversed. The rising number of overweight and obese children in the U.S. has led to an increase in the number of children at risk for diabetes when they become adults.

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January 13, 2017

The Big Picture

By Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
Making changes is one of the hardest things about living with diabetes. Things you used to do without thinking can start to feel like a chore. Hopefully, you have learned some ways to make changes more easily. You may have read some tips in this magazine or received some helpful advice from your diabetes educator. Perhaps you figured some things out on your own and learned what works for you. In addition, a recent study may give you some insights about how to make changes.

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January 13, 2017

10 Reasons You Might Be Gaining Weight

By Joy Pape, RN, BSN, CDE, WOCN
Your clothes are fitting tighter, especially around your waist. You step on the scale and see that you’ve gained some weight. You don’t think you’ve been eating very much more. And you wonder, “Why am I gaining weight?” Here’s a Top 10 list of possible reasons.

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January 12, 2017

Some Things In Life Are Free

By Janis Roszler, RD, CDE, LD/N
Robin thinks her diabetes meal plan is boring. She follows it each day because it helps her control her diabetes, but she isn’t happy. She would like to have more food choices and snacks she can nibble on that are tasty and fun.

Do you ever feel this way? You don’t have to. Just because you have diabetes doesn’t mean you must stop eating all of the foods you love. A diabetes meal plan can be very flexible. Visit your dietitian and let him or her update your meal plan so you can eat more of the foods you enjoy and still improve your diabetes control. You may have to eat smaller amounts of those items and eat them less often, but you should be able to find a way to have them.

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January 11, 2017

Shake Off The Salt

By Amy Campbell MS, RD, CDE
Has your health care provider or dietitian told you to cut back on your sodium intake? If so, you’re not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most Americans eat more than twice as much sodium as is recommended.

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January 11, 2017

Peer Partners For Diabetes Care

By Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
As you know, your health care team can do a lot to help you manage your diabetes. But research shows working with others who have diabetes, or your peers, also can help with your self-care efforts.

A peer is a person who is similar to you. Although peers may have other things in common with you, peer programs for diabetes usually are led by someone who has diabetes or has lived with someone with diabetes; for example, as a spouse or parent.

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