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Diabetes Management
Metformin May Reduce Risk of Macular Degeneration
Metformin may reduce the risk of macular degeneration, according to a large retrospective study from Taiwan. The study s…
Madness, The Cost of Carbs: An Interview with Bethany Reynolds McKenzie
Bethany Reynolds McKenzie is a D-mom on a mission. After years of struggling to help her son, River, achieve normal bloo…
Does Your Period Affect Your Diabetes?
Each month, the average woman’s body prepares for pregnancy. Ovaries release an egg, if pregnancy doesn’t occur, the li…
What High Blood Sugar Feels Like
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Ten Surprising Things that Affect Blood Sugar Levels
As the mother of two children with type 1 diabetes, I’ve learned for certain that carbohydrates raise blood sugar and in…
Prediabetes at Age 23, A Life Changing Diagnosis
I have prediabetes? I mean, doctor, are you sure? I’m 23 years old.
My doctor slowly nodded his head. “Your test results…
How Type 2 Diabetes Feels After 13 Years
There is a tightrope lined with carbohydrate counts, mileage trackers, and bottles of metformin. This once elastic tight…
Expect the Unexpected: A Retinopathy Diagnosis
There was a diabetes day more than a decade ago that hit me like a ton of bricks.
OK, maybe that’s the first flag …
Things You Need to Know About Diabetes and Sunburn
Sunburns are the worst. That hot, prickly pain where you can’t graze the burnt area without wincing and you feel like yo…