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How continuous glucose monitoring can be a game changer for getting better blood sugars!
My professional and personal experience with continuous glucose monitoring. CGM (continuous glucose monitoring) has been a game changer for people with diabetes trying to get control of their blood sugars. I am a huge fan of it and have used in alot in my clinic work...
10 Ways to Strengthen Your Immune System AND Fight Diabetes
Keeping your immune system strong is more important this winter than ever before. How do you do that? By having a healthy digestive tract! Did you know that your digestive tract is about 60% of your immune system? Read on and learn 8 eating habits plus 2 more things...
What Diabetes and Money Management have in Common
Your diabetes management and money management may have more in common than you think! Are your money habits and food habits similar? Today I am reviewing my budget for Christmas spending. Just like Thanksgiving dinner it’s too easy to go overboard when everything in...
Type 2 Diabetes: What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You
Did you know that with Type 2 diabetes, blood sugars start to go higher than normal up to 10 years before you are diagnosed? This means that for up to 10 years, blood sugars higher than normal can start to damage your body and by the time you are diagnosed they can...
Need a Meal Plan to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes?
If you are looking for a lower carb meal plan with a little structure to get started with blood sugar or weight management, this is a plan I have used. This lower carb meal plan can help you get on track for weight loss, PLUS help get your blood sugars in target. You...
4 Ways to Find Motivation to Fight Diabetes
“Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you chances are it will burn very briefly.” Stephen Covey This quote sums it up. The motivation for lifestyle change has to be yours. You want to change not because your doctor tells...
How to Map out your Diabetes Plan
Managing diabetes is a journey that requires a good navigation system. When you take a road trip you need to figure out the best way to get there right? I was going to say you need to get out the map but now we just pull out our GPS and let it guide the way. My...
What is the Diabetes and Inflammation connection?
There is a connection between diabetes and inflammation and it's hidden. What does inflammation have to do with diabetes? Diabetes and many chronic health problems are a condition of inflammation, but the scary part is that the inflammation is hidden, as Dr Mark Hyman...
7 Starter Tips for a New Diagnosis of Diabetes
Hearing that you have a new diagnosis of diabetes is a very emotional experience and many questions go through your mind. When I was told I had gestational diabetes 14 years ago I'm pretty sure I went home and cried, feeling the "why me"? reaction. Well all those...