Healthy Living

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A healthy diet is one of the best tools for managing diabetes. Healthy eating for people with diabetes is not much different than healthy eating for any other person. In this section you will find ideas on meal preparation, carb counting, weight management, and get motivated for exercise to help manage stress and feel great!

Diabetes Diet

Eat Well, Live Fully: Your Journey to Diabetes Management Through Nutrition

Fitness and Exercise

We know there are health benefits of moving more, whether you have diabetes or not. Plus, regular exercise helps reduce your risk of diabetes complications.

Emotional Well-being

There’s no doubt that living with diabetes can be tough, so it’s important to take care of your physical and emotional health.

Management

Properly managing your blood sugar levels and your lifestyle means you should be able to avoid diabetes-related complications down the road.

Type 1 Diabetes Management

Insulin is the main strategy used to manage type 1 diabetes, as it helps the body to use glucose (sugar) as energy. Insulin is taken multiple times each day and the amount of insulin used changes depending on your blood sugar levels.

Type 2 Diabetes Management

Managing type 2 diabetes involves following a basic set of principles or guidelines in order to reach target blood glucose levels.

Managing Blood Sugar

In properly managing your blood glucose, it’s important to find the right balance so your levels don’t go too high or too low. The food you eat, whether or not you’ve exercised, the amount of sleep you get, your stress level and alcohol consumption are common factors that can affect your blood sugar levels.

Management of Complications

You may be disheartened to see the long list of long-term complications that can develop with diabetes. However, there are two things to remember that should give you hope. Firstly, most long-term complications are avoidable.

Medication

Even with a healthy diet and regular exercise, most people will need medication to optimally manage their diabetes. There are a variety of diabetes medications available to take either orally or via injection.

Diabetes Medication

learn about diabetes medication and find details about oral medications and insulin, and general tips for remembering medications.

Other Medications

Other medications your doctor might prescribe in addition to diabetes medications include blood pressure and cholesterol-lowering medications, as well as low-dose aspirin, to help prevent heart and blood vessel disease.

Monitoring

As someone living with diabetes, it’s important to recognize that monitoring is a vital part of diabetes management. It’s also key to delaying or preventing diabetes complications. Some monitoring tests you can do yourself, while the majority will happen at your doctor’s office or a lab.