Several items on the market today will alert others of our medical conditions. Choices range from electronic devices that can be worn on the belt or around the neck, to medical alert bracelets, to paper cards that are carried in …
Tag Archives: Blood Sugar
Diabetes Health Type 2 Diabetes: Staying Employed With Diabetes
Sometimes diabetes presents us with issues that can impact a lot more than our health. While most people think about improving their diet and exercise routine to stay healthy, I was motivated to improve my health so that I could …
Diabetes Health Type 1: Taking It One Step At A Time
Like many young people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, my family and I were shocked when I was diagnosed. Granted, I felt hungry and thirsty no matter how much I ate and drank (classic symptoms), but we had no family …
Living With Type 2 Diabetes: Under Control Without Meds For 25 Years
When Bonny Damocles was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, he asked his doctor if he could try diet and exercise before starting the recommended medications.
Granted a reprieve, he immediately began the most grueling workout he could think of: running …
AskNadia: Is The FreeStyle Libre CGM Sensor As Accurate as Finger Pricking Blood Glucose Monitors?
Dear Nadia:
I have had type-2 diabetes for more than ten years. I was first enthusiastic about lancing to see my blood sugar levels, but this dropped off. My doctor checked blood fasting levels about every three months. Then, she …
Ask Nadia: Is Coconut Oil Good For Maintaining Blood Sugar
Nadia,
I’ve heard that coconut oil is good for maintaining blood sugar. Is this true, or did I misunderstand?
Debbie
San Diego Ca
Dear Debbie,
In the past, the benefits of coconut oil were considered controversial because some felt there …
Study Finds that Artificial Sweeteners Won’t Impact Blood Sugar
A new study has found that artificial sweeteners do not cause blood sugar spikes. While this finding has been speculated in the past, researchers from the University of Illinois were the first to confirm it with this study.
This finding …
AskNadia: My Walgreen’s True Metrix Lancet Gauge
Dear Nadia,
I bought the Walgreens blood glucose test meter True Metrix, made by Trividia Health. In the box was a package of lancelets that contained long needles, medium length needles, and short needles.
I have learned that lancet needles …
AskNadia: Should I get A Therapy Dog Because My Great Niece’s Fluctuating Blood Sugars?
My great niece was diagnosed three years ago with diabetes she is now 13. She gives herself seven shots a day. Her sugar fluctuates so much that my niece seriously wants to get her a therapy dog. The problem is …
AskNadia: How Do I Calculate My A1c from My Blood Sugar Range?
Dear Nadia,
My blood sugar has been hovering around 220 and 240. How do I calculate my A1c?
Sam
Dear Sam:
The term A1c has become the new buzzword for knowing your blood sugar range. Your targeted blood sugar A1c …
