Get tips and insights from health-care professionals and people with diabetes, share your thoughts, and ask questions on our blog.
- Tara Dairman
- Katharine Davis
- Joe Eldridge
- Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
- Eric Lagergren
- Mark Marino
- Joe Nelson
- Andy Stuckey
- 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
Diane Fennell
Diane Fennell has been an editor at Diabetes Self-Management magazine since 2003. She is currently the Web Editor for Diabetes Self-Management E-News and DiabetesSelfManagement.com.
Once-Weekly Type 2 Medicine Approved
On January 27, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Type 2 diabetes medicine exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension (brand name Bydureon), manufactured by Amylin Pharmaceuticals. Bydureon is a member of the class of drugs known as Continue reading this entry
Effective Neuropathy Screening Tool Often Overlooked
Neuropathy, or nerve damage, is one of the most common diabetic complications, affecting up to 70% of people who have diabetes. Now, new research from the University of Michigan shows that many people with the condition are receiving a less effective — and more expensive — test to diagnose the condition, instead of a more accurate diagnostic test…
Treat Depression Along With Diabetes for Best Results
The link between diabetes and depression is well established: Studies show that people with diabetes are three to four times as likely to have major depression as people without diabetes, and depression appears to increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes in certain populations…
Remote Continuous Glucose Monitor Approved
On January 4, Medtronic, Inc., announced the approval of its novel mySentry Remote Glucose Monitor, a first-of-its-kind device that allows parents and other caregivers to monitor a person’s glucose trends and insulin pump functions from another room…
Metformin and B12 Supplementation
End-of-Year Book Giveaway: Winner Selected
The winner of our end-of-year book giveaway has been randomly selected…
Pistachios May Blunt Blood Sugar Spikes
New evidence presented at the International Diabetes Federation World Congress 2011 suggests that eating pistachios along with a high-glycemic meal may help to dampen the post-meal blood sugar response, particularly in people with metabolic syndrome…
Good News for Chocolate Lovers
Just in time for the holidays, new research shows that chocolate consumption may have a beneficial effect on the heart and brain…
Rotating Shift Work Linked to Increased Type 2 Risk
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have found that rotating night shift work can increase women’s risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by almost 60%. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 15 million Americans work permanent or rotating night shifts…
Reminder: End-of-Year Book Giveaway!
As a reminder, we’re raffling off another free copy of our very popular Best-Ever Tips book…
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.
