Do you hate the thought of pricking your finger to check blood sugar? Would you believe fingerstick blood sugar checks can be almost pain free? If you know a few simple little tricks that I will explain in this article, you really CAN save your fingers from...
My personal experience. If you have been following me you already know that I am passionate about fighting diabetes, but I don’t really talk much about alcohol and diabetes. Maybe that’s because it’s a topic filled with too many negative outcomes. Over the...
This week I wanted to share my experiences that teach the lesson: Don't depend only on your doctor to manage your diabetes. YOU need to be the manager of your diabetes and take charge! As I started writing this article, I realized that every person...
Welcome to lesson number 2 in my diabetes story: Never underestimate the power of nutrition for preventing, reversing or managing diabetes! I will share with you my story of lessons I learned about food, nutrition and diabetes. How my love of food started My nutrition...
In honor of November being American Diabetes Month I want to share with you my story and 4 lessons life has taught me about diabetes. Each week this month I will post a new lesson I have learned from my personal and professional life experiences with diabetes. The...
CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring) can be a powerful tool to prevent type 2 diabetes and is becoming more and more popular. If you are not familiar with CGM you may have seen commercials for Freestyle Libre or Dexcom. These are 2 of the more popular companies...
Fermented foods, probiotic foods, gut microbiome - all these confusing words! How are they connected to diabetes, weight problems, heart disease and our immune system? Well it’s way more complicated than I understand but I am going to try and...
Has your doctor diagnosed you with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes AND fatty liver? Both fatty liver (also known as NAFLD or Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) and type 2 diabetes are becoming very costly health problems. Why? The biggest reason is our unhealthy eating...
Do you take metformin for Type 2 diabetes? Did you know that taking metformin long term can cause low B12 level? That doesn't mean metformin is a bad medication but there are things that should be explained to you when you start taking it. Metformin has helped many...