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Meal Planning and Grocery Shopping During COVID-19

When you are managing your diabetes, meal planning and simplified grocery shopping can always help. Now that COVID-19 has changed many day-to-day routines, these tips can help even more. If you are looking to change your eating habits and add more nutritious options, then meal planning is a great place to start.  Preparation can make cooking […]

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Resilience and mental health

Ways to Build Resilience this Mental Health Month

We’re in the middle of Mental Health Month. We’re also in the middle of our third month of social distancing and COVID-19. Most of us are feeling emotionally drained and stressed. For some, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are starting to take over. As such, we want to find ways to build resiliency. This is

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Ways to Enjoy Cooking

5 Ways to Enjoy Cooking During COVID-19

Back in 2017, a story in the Harvard Business Review reported only 10 percent of Americans actually love cooking. Plus, those with chronic diseases, like diabetes, find it challenging to cook healthy meals. Yet, it’s hard to avoid cooking right now with restaurants closed, work-from-home assignments and shelter-in-place recommendations. Take this opportunity to find ways

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Figuring out Hunger and Fullness with Diabetes

Have you ever experienced the feeling of excessive hunger? No matter how much you eat, you can’t seem to feel full and satisfy your hunger? Excessive hunger (also known as polyphagia) is a sign and symptom of diabetes. Figuring out hunger and fullness with diabetes takes learning, practice, and support. Read on to learn about

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3 Things to Know About the Diabetes and Heart Disease Connection

You’ve probably heard people with diabetes have a higher risk for many health complications. And as it turns out, heart disease is one of those complications. Adults with diabetes are two to four more times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those without diabetes. However, The Harris Poll conducted a survey of 1,050

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Exercise to feel good

8 Ways to Get More Exercise In Your Day

The human body is designed to move. Body movement, even in small doses, has been shown to reduce blood pressure, reduce post-meal glucose levels, and is associated with better physical function in older adults. We know there are lots of reasons to increase your physical activity. Yet, if you’re like many of us, it doesn’t

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Diabetes and the flu

Diabetes and the Flu: 6 Things You Should Know

Individuals with diabetes (type 1, type 2 or gestational) who get seasonal flu or H1N1 face additional challenges in keeping blood sugar under control. Being sick with the flu changes your appetite, which affects blood sugar. Feeling tired from the flu can mask symptoms of low and high blood glucose. Even more, since diabetes decreases

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