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6 Easy Ways to Reverse Diabetes Risk

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 84 million people have prediabetes, and 9 out of 10 of them don’t know it. What’s more, many people with prediabetes will eventually go on to develop type 2 diabetes within five years. Prediabetes is a condition in which your blood sugar levels are…

10 Worst Foods for Your Blood Sugar

NOT-SO-FRIENDLY FOODS Certain foods can send your blood sugar level on a roller coaster, with insulin rushing to keep up. The good news is, while there are some surprises, most of these foods fall under the same category: processed food, such as white flour and sugar. “Refined flours and sugar cause huge spikes in insulin…

How to Exercise When You Have Diabetes

You know exercise is key to better living with diabetes. It enhances insulin sensitivity and lowers blood sugar levels. But if you have diabetes, you need to take extra safety precautions whenever you work out. Check with your doc. If you’re overweight or have high blood pressure, a heart condition, or vision or foot problems, talk…

How to Monitor Your Blood Sugar for Diabetes

How can you tell if the goals of your diabetes management plan are working to hold your blood sugar in range? The easiest way is to monitor your blood sugar at home. Daily testing with a computerized glucose meter tells you whether your diet, exercise regimen and medication are working or need adjustment. At-home blood glucose tests…

Why Aren’t More People Treated for Prediabetes?

What if one in three American adults had a condition that put them at higher-than-normal risk of developing diabetes? What if the vast majority of them were unaware that they were sitting on this ticking time bomb? And what if their doctors knew they had this condition, but didn’t tell them or didn’t provide treatment—or…