When you first find out you’ve got diabetes, you often hear that you must change your diet and lifestyle. That can be a lot to swallow, no pun intended. Creating a diabetic diet plan when you...
Posts by LeeAnna Stock-Luoma RD, LD, CD, CDCES
Setting up a healthful meal plan can be challenging for anyone, even without restrictions on your diet. As a person with diabetes and a vegetarian, it can be extremely challenging balancing things...
A blood sugar chart is an important tool to help you manage your blood sugar levels. The more thoroughly and precisely you use your blood sugar log, the better you’ll be able to manage your...
There are multiple forms of diabetes mellitus. During consultations with patients, people ask many questions, including which type of diabetes is the most dangerous. On occasion, an older term will...
Can You Have Hypoglycemia Without Diabetes? (Low Blood Sugar)
If someone with diabetes experiences an episode of severe hypoglycemia (very low blood sugar), they will tell you that it is an extremely miserable and frightening experience. What if you are not a...
One of the most important things diabetics must learn about their disease is the danger of diabetic shock. Sufferers of diabetes 1 and 2 know all-to-well the dangers of excess sugar, but dangerously...