Fats are an important component of your diet. The fats that you eat give your body the energy it needs to work properly. You also need fat to keep your skin and hair healthy, absorb vitamins and insulate your body to help keep you warm.
Self-monitoring your blood pressure
High blood pressure – also called hypertension – increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. It’s important to keep blood pressure within diabetes management targets.
Managing diabetes as a family
Managing diabetes as a family is especially important when making changes in diet and lifestyle. Having support at home will play a key part in creating good habits that will stick.
Managing type 2 diabetes in children
Type 2 diabetes used to be known as a disease that happened only to older people. In fact, it used to be called “adult-onset diabetes.” Over the past 20 years, however, type 2 diabetes is being diagnosed more frequently in children and adolescents.
Preparing for surgery when you have diabetes
The thought of surgery is stressful for most people. But if you have diabetes, it can be even more so.
Common concerns about low blood sugar
When you have diabetes, low blood sugar is a common concern. After all, when your blood sugar drops you can experience a host of uncomfortable symptoms.
