Managing Type 1
Managing your diabetes effectively requires some understanding of how to balance food intake, exercise, insulin and your reactions to stress. Learn important strategies here for keeping your blood glucose under control.
Ketone Testing - Making it Part of Your Diabetes Management Plan
Ketone testing should be part of your diabetes management plan. Unfortunately, many people with type 1 diabetes do not check for ketones as often as they should. Some never do. Learn the importance of ketone testing and how it can help you stay healthy.
Ketone testing should be part of your diabetes management plan. Unfortunately, many people with type 1 diabetes do not check for ketones as often as they should. Some never do. Learn the importance of ketone testing and how it can help you stay healthy.
Why You Should Consider Wearing ID with Diabetes
Medical identification and diabetes go hand-in-hand. Some people are reluctant to use medical identification to avoid being seen as having diabetes, but it has been proven time and again that having medical ID saves lives. Learn why.
Medical identification and diabetes go hand-in-hand. Some people are reluctant to use medical identification to avoid being seen as having diabetes, but it has been proven time and again that having medical ID saves lives. Learn why.
Managing Stress With Type 1 for Better Blood Sugar Control
Learning to manage stress with type 1 diabetes can improve your life. And how you manage the stress in your life will undoubtedly affect your blood glucose levels. Fortunately, there are many effective ways to keep stress from getting the upper hand in your life.
Learning to manage stress with type 1 diabetes can improve your life. And how you manage the stress in your life will undoubtedly affect your blood glucose levels. Fortunately, there are many effective ways to keep stress from getting the upper hand in your life.
Stress and Diabetes - How Stress Affects Blood Sugar
Stress and diabetes are common partners. Contrary to popular belief, stress does affect blood sugar in a profound way. Learning to manage stress is one important way to manage blood sugar levels.
Stress and diabetes are common partners. Contrary to popular belief, stress does affect blood sugar in a profound way. Learning to manage stress is one important way to manage blood sugar levels.
Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
Treating diabetes is an ongoing process that requires sustained effort. But it can be done and done well if you learn to manage the key factors that help stabilize blood glucose levels.
Treating diabetes is an ongoing process that requires sustained effort. But it can be done and done well if you learn to manage the key factors that help stabilize blood glucose levels.
The Ups and Downs of Glucose Control
The main challenge of diabetes is to keep blood glucose levels in a healthy range most of the time. When glucose is high (hyperglycemia) over a period of time it can lead to a number of health complications. When it goes too low (hypoglycemia)it can cause your body to shut down. Learn the symptoms of each and how to manage both ends of the spectrum in this lesson.
The main challenge of diabetes is to keep blood glucose levels in a healthy range most of the time. When glucose is high (hyperglycemia) over a period of time it can lead to a number of health complications. When it goes too low (hypoglycemia)it can cause your body to shut down. Learn the symptoms of each and how to manage both ends of the spectrum in this lesson.
Staying Active With Type 1 Diabetes
You don't need to be an athlete to gain the many benefits of physical activity. In fact, regular physical activity needs to be a vital part of your diabetes management program. Learn how being active can help you manage your diabetes and find an activity that is right for you.
You don't need to be an athlete to gain the many benefits of physical activity. In fact, regular physical activity needs to be a vital part of your diabetes management program. Learn how being active can help you manage your diabetes and find an activity that is right for you.
Know Your Diabetes Numbers
Want to know what the suggested treatment range for diabetes as far as blood glucose, cholesterol, A1c tests or blood pressure. The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)can help you cut through the maze of numbers with this helpful and easy to read fact sheet.
Want to know what the suggested treatment range for diabetes as far as blood glucose, cholesterol, A1c tests or blood pressure. The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)can help you cut through the maze of numbers with this helpful and easy to read fact sheet.
Eating and Diabetes
Many people with diabetes say that the hardest part of managing their daily routine is eating healthy food in the right proportion. This helpful brochure from the National Diabetes Education Program can get you started on the right track.
Many people with diabetes say that the hardest part of managing their daily routine is eating healthy food in the right proportion. This helpful brochure from the National Diabetes Education Program can get you started on the right track.