Get tips and insights from health-care professionals and people with diabetes, share your thoughts, and ask questions on our blog.
- Alternative Medicine/ Complementary Therapies
- Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Dental Health
- Diabetes News
- Diabetes Research
- Diabetic Complications
- Diagnosis
- Emotional Health
- Exercise
- Eyes & Vision
- Foot Care
- General Diabetes & Health Issues
- Heart Health
- High Blood Glucose
- Insulin & Other Injected Drugs
- Kids & Diabetes
- Living With Diabetes
- Low Blood Glucose
- Men's Health
- Money Matters
- Nutrition & Meal Planning
- Oral Medicines
- Sexual Health
- Tools & Technology
- Traveling With Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Weight Loss
- What We're Reading
- Women's Health
Sign up for our weekly e-mail newsletter and receive a FREE GIFT! Enter your e-mail below.
Links to help you learn more about diabetes.
Ask a diabetes expert
Other diabetes resources
Browse article topics
Katharine Davis
Katharine Davis is a former Web Editor of DiabetesSelfManagement.com
Lack of Sleep Linked to Poor Diabetes Control
A new study shows that not getting enough sleep or getting poor quality sleep may worsen diabetes control.
Raising PAD Awareness
You may know that having diabetes raises your risk for atherosclerosis, or the narrowing of arteries caused by the buildup of fatty plaque. And you may have heard that atherosclerosis often affects the arteries near the heart, leading to angina or a heart attack.
But did you know that atherosclerosis can affect the arteries in other parts of the body, as well?
The ADA Issues New Nutrition Guidelines
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently published new guidelines on medical nutrition therapy, or the use of diet to prevent or treat diabetes and diabetes complications. Published in the September 2006 issue of the journal Diabetes Care, the new guidelines are an updated version of guidelines from 2002 and 2004.
Some Canadian Web Sites Sell Counterfeit Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to buy prescription drugs from certain Canadian Web sites because some drugs sold on these Web sites were found to be counterfeit.
Several Habits of Highly Effective Weight Managers
If you’re trying to lose weight or maintain weight loss, certain habits may help you to succeed. A recent survey has identified some of the behaviors and strategies of people who have shed pounds and kept them off.
Airline Carry-On Rules Slightly Relaxed
As you probably know, a terrorist plot foiled in the United Kingdom on August 10 raised the threat level in the United States and prompted the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ban passengers from carrying liquids and gels onto aircraft. At the time, the only exceptions were baby formula, breast milk, and prescription medicines that had the passenger’s name on them.
Disclaimer of Medical Advice: You understand that the blog posts and comments to such blog posts (whether posted by us, our agents or bloggers, or by users) do not constitute medical advice or recommendation of any kind, and you should not rely on any information contained in such posts or comments to replace consultations with your qualified health care professionals to meet your individual needs. The opinions and other information contained in the blog posts and comments do not reflect the opinions or positions of the Site Proprietor.
