I get it.
You’re standing in line at the grocery store and those very tasty and oh so colorful candy wrappers are just CALLING your name. One tiny little candy bar isn’t going to hurt. Right?
While it most likely won’t cause instantaneous harm, we’re thinking long term here. Diabetes is ALL ab...
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Routine. Routine. Routine.
[In my best Matthew McConaughey voice] Routine! Routine! Routine!
That’s probably the only way to make the word routine sound fun because who wants to do the same thing everyday? Eat the same food? Work on the same projects?
Where is the fun in that? While routine can definitely be difficu...
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Insulin Pump vs. Injections
Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes is administered through injections of insulin into the fat layer under the skin. The insulin then moves into the blood stream and is used to lower blood sugar levels.
There are currently three different ways to administer the insulin through a syringe, pen or insulin ...
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Gestational Diabetes
A pregnant women can be diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes during her second or third trimester of pregnancy. This is a direct result of intolerance to glucose and is typically detected during a routine screening. With 2-5% of expectant mothers being diagnosed with gestational diabetes, it makes th...
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Type 2 Diabetes
Of the 29 million people suffering with diabetes, 90% are diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Unlike type 1, type 2 comes on gradually and is a result of insulin resistance and deficiency. Insulin resistance happens when the muscles, liver and fat tissues do not properly use the insulin produced by the ...
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Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus [mel-i-tuh s, muh-lahy-]: Also known as: type 1 diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which an individual’s pancreas stops producing insulin, resulting in dependence on externally injected insulin.
While the reasons behind the deve...
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