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
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Diabetes Health Type 2: Creative Landscape Designer Goes Low-Carb
Claire Lynch Kathleen Carson-Asher and her husband, Jeffrey, moved to Manhattan in 2018 and while preparing for knee surgery early
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Diabetes Health Type 1: Using the Tandem Insulin Pump Has Helped Keeping Her Blood Sugars in a Good Range
At age 19 Michele Cramer went to her doctor afraid that she had a urinary tract infection. The nurse asked
Read moreAmerica’s Diabetes Challenge: One Celebrity’s Lesson About A1Cs
S. Epatha Merkerson is best known for her former role in the TV series Law and Order. Today you can
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Type 2 Diagnosis Lit My Fire: 100 Lbs. Down and a 4.9 A1C!
By Janel Johnson In November 2005, with an A1c of 7.5%, I was told that I had type 2 diabetes.
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Duodenum Resurfacing Procedure Improves Type 2 Diabetes Markers
A procedure designed to change how the body absorbs and processes glucose could help improve A1C numbers for those with
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Diabetes Health Type 2: A Nutty Way to Help Control Diabetes
Carbohydrates can increase blood sugar levels in people with diabetes, as well as contribute to weight gain. A recent study
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Living With Type 1 Diabetes: I Hear You, But I’m Not You
I’ve had type 1 diabetes for nearly 14 years. I have fallen off the wagon a few times, battled diabulimia,
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Living With Type 1 Diabetes: Women Take Charge!
How many women sit in the CEO seat? The number is growing, but not nearly equal to that of men.
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Diabetes Health Type 2: Bike Maintenance as Body Maintenance
When first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes two years ago, I was scared into a very rigid regime of diet
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AskNadia: Why Does My Husband Refuses to Go on Insulin?
My husband is on metformin, and he was able to manage his diabetes for several years. But slowly his A1C
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