Routine Tests Can Identify Risk of Gestational Diabetes Years Before Pregnancy
Up to seven years before she becomes pregnant, a woman’s risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy can be identified based
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Type 2
Diabetes Health Living with Type 2: Eating Responsibly During the Holidays
With Christmas and the New Year right around the corner, there is sure to be a smorgasbord of food choices
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Diabetes Health Type 1 & 2: COVID-19 Halloween & The CDC Recommendations
We all know that eating sugar can play havoc on your blood sugars. But, did you ever think that eating
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AskNadia: What is Considered a Good A1C Range?
The A1C sometimes referred to as the Hemoglobin A1C, glycosylated hemoglobin, glycated Hemoglobin and HbA1C measures your husband’s average glucose from 60 to 90 days. When your husband tests his blood sugars with a blood glucose meter, this only tells him what his glucose level is at that moment in time. It does not accurately reflect the highs and lows he experiences nor does it reflect the direction his glucose could be trending
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Pre-Diabetes Statistics-Symptoms & Prevention
Pre-Diabetes Statistics 96 million people in the U.S. have pre-diabetes, and 80% of these people do not know they have
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AskNadia: Why High Altitudes Can Shoot Up Your Blood Sugars
Dear Nadia: Why do my BG’s run high when I hike in higher altitudes? RU Dear RU: When you
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Diabetes Health Type 2: My A1c Dropped 7.9%
By Claire Lynch When John Lawson was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic three-and-a-half years ago at age
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Diabetes Health Type 2: Determined to Start Over
When Carolyn Hinkle was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at age 66 her A1C was 9.3. She’d had gestational diabetes
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Diabetes Health Type 2: A1c Drops After Adopting a Diabetes Diet
By Claire M. Lynch Karen Segler says that she felt terrible before receiving her Type 2 diagnosis. “Headaches
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People with Type 2 Also Suffer Dawn Phenomenon
Researchers have found that the dawn phenomenon, a rise in blood glucose in the early morning hours, affects both people
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AskNadia: My Husband Wants Me to Ignore My Diabetes When on Vacation
Dear Nadia, I have Type 2 Diabetes. I have been trying to manage things with diet and exercise. I was
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