Preventing Prediabetes from Becoming Diabetes: You CAN Do It
Here’s exactly how to prevent prediabetes from ever becoming type 2 diabetes. You do NOT have to ever become a diabetic. […]
What Should People with Diabetes Eat After Cardio Exercise?
If you have diabetes and engage in cardio exercise, perhaps you’ve been wondering what you should eat, and what you shouldn’t, right afterward. […]
Really Hungry All the Time but Normal Test Results?
Are you raging hungry all the time even if you don’t exercise much, yet your doctor can’t figure out why? And all your tests are normal! […]
Diabetes Awareness Month: Getting Results in Management & Prevention of Its Complications
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Every November, National Diabetes Awareness Month is recognized by organizations, charities and individuals in order to increase visibility of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, [...]
How to Get Stronger Muscles to Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
If you’re scared you might develop type 2 diabetes, then you should be working to increase your muscle mass. Bulking up is not necessary, but the more muscle tissue you have, the more protection you’ll [...]
Does Diabetes Cause a Pins & Needles Feeling when Exercising?
Daily exercise is vital for anyone with diabetes, but who wants to exercise if there’s a pins and needles sensation that comes with it? […]
Exercises You Should Avoid if You Have Diabetes
You have diabetes and want to exercise, but are wondering what kind of exercises are off-limits for your condition – whether you’re type 2 or type 1. […]
Can Cardio Exercise Actually Prevent Diabetic Neuropathy?
You know that aerobics is beneficial for diabetic neuropathy, but what about cardio exercise to prevent this condition in the first place? Diabetic neuropathy is a painful condition of the lower extremities. […]
Fasting Glucose 109, Normal A1C: What Does this Mean?
A normal A1C is always good news, but what if it comes with a fasting glucose of 109, which is in the so-called prediabetic range? “A fasting glucose is a snapshot of what someone’s blood [...]
Fasting Glucose Always in the 90’s: Why You Should Worry
Is a fasting blood sugar that’s always in the 90 range as good as always in the 80’s or 70’s, or does this mean you’re at higher risk for eventually developing type 2 diabetes? [...]
Fasting Glucose Reading of 119: How Dangerous Is This?
It’s not health anxiety if you keep worrying about your fasting blood sugar being around 119. Because if you keep seeing 119, you’re in big trouble – and your excessive worrying is quite justified. [...]
How Long Before Prediabetes Turns into Type 2 Diabetes?
Been just diagnosed with prediabetes and are fearfully waiting—or calmly wondering—how long before you have type 2 diabetes? […]
A1C of 5.9: What Exactly Does this Mean for Diabetes?
Beware if your A1C came back as 5.9. Though this doesn’t mean (yet) that you have diabetes, it means that type 2 diabetes is rapping hard on your door and you’d better up the ante [...]
How Do Thin People Who Exercise Get Type 2 Diabetes?
Is it possible for a thin person who regularly exercises to develop type 2 diabetes? Though 20% of type 2 diabetics are not overweight, what about their exercise habits? Let's take that a step further. [...]
You Know You Might Have Diabetes When…
Over seven million Americans have NO idea they have diabetes! Is it really so difficult to know you probably have diabetes without having blood tests? Many people actually do worry they “might” have diabetes despite [...]
Why Do Some Doctors Ignore a Diagnosis of Prediabetes?
If your medical records say you have prediabetes, but your doctor has not spoken to you about this, then speak up to your doctor. I have witnessed the phenomenon of doctors not minding the existence [...]
Is It Okay to Eat Lots of Sugar if Glucose Level Is Normal?
Do you have the green light to eat a ton of sugar in one sitting if your blood sugar level is in the normal range? For example, you’re healthy and have a glucose monitor device [...]
How Reliable Are Non-Fasting Blood Sugar Levels?
That number you see in your glucose meter after eating is very important. The non-fasting value of blood sugar levels can indicate the possibility of prediabetes or diabetes. “The timing of non-fasting blood glucose levels [...]
What’s a Normal Blood Sugar Reading After Eating?
Some “diabetes hypochondriacs” test their blood sugar repeatedly with home tests, wondering what really is the right reading range right after eating. “It is not uncommon to have a one to two hour postprandial blood [...]
Can a Single Fasting Glucose Over 100 Mean Prediabetes?
Did you get one fasting glucose reading over 100 and under 126 and are now panicking that diabetes will soon be a part of your life? “One individual reading of a fasting glucose over 100, [...]
