In the past 20 years, determining what type of diabetes a person has has become more of a challenge. It’s becoming clearer that Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age and sometimes occurs in people who are overweight…

America is aging. The number of senior citizens, ages 65 and older, in the United States is growing faster than the number of younger people. It now exceeds 40 million, making up about 13% of the total population. As a person gets older, his risk for a chronic illness such as diabetes rises…

Living alone with diabetes may present certain challenges, but there are resources and tools at your disposal to help you live safely and healthfully.
Cookbooks for One or Two
It can be hard to come up with recipes for one or two people, especially when most cookbooks offer recipes that serve more. Here are some resources for [...]

Developing diabetes while already serving in the military is not automatic grounds for separation (retirement) from the military. Several hundred service members (out of more than 1.4 million currently serving) are diagnosed with diabetes each year…

For many years, there have been three standard tests for assessing people with symptoms of diabetes and for screening people believed to be at risk of developing diabetes. Recently, the ADA began recommending another blood test…

It’s that time of year again: flu season. With September right around the corner, you should be preparing to get your annual vaccine against influenza or, as it is usually called, the flu…

Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires the person who has it to provide most of his own care. But while it can be challenging, there is help. Diabetes education and training is available…

Medical errors generally make the news only when they are particularly dramatic — the wrong leg is amputated, for example — or tragic — someone dies. But less sensational errors take place every day in numerous settings. Some errors happen in hospitals, some in doctors’ offices, some in pharmacies, and some in people’s homes, when, for example, two drugs are mixed up or a dose is forgotten…

It is well-recognized that diabetes is a serious, life-long health condition that can affect many bodily systems. It’s also recognized that much of diabetes care must be carried out by the person who has it…

Planning ahead makes good sense for anyone with diabetes, but for someone who lives alone, it takes on added importance. When you live alone, for example, you can’t take for granted that someone will be with you — or even come home eventually — to help if you develop hypoglycemia or to get supplies for [...]

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”
—Seneca the Elder

Diabetes is a chronic condition, meaning that once you are diagnosed, it’s there to stay. While this idea can be daunting and even…

Managing one’s diabetes involves a lot of responsibility and a lot of work. It makes sense intuitively that having the social support you need can help you manage your diabetes, and scientific research bears this out…

You have canceled your last two appointments with your doctor, but now the pharmacy says you need to have new prescriptions for your diabetes supplies and medicines. You can’t put it off any longer: It’s time to see your doctor about your diabetes. But this time, maybe things can be different…

Achieving any big goal usually involves taking many small steps. But sometimes it’s important to take a step back from the actions you’re taking to reach your goal and take a look at the goal itself…

Staying healthy with diabetes requires efforts on a variety of fronts. These include eating healthfully, being physically active, taking prescribed medicines at the right times in the right doses, scheduling and keeping numerous medical appointments every year, and being aware of not just blood glucose levels…

Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.

—Henry Ford

Diabetes is a chronic condition, which means it lasts for a lifetime and requires ongoing care. Diabetes can also affect many parts of the…

If you’ve ever compared notes with another person who has diabetes, chances are that your treatment regimens are different, even if you have the same type of diabetes. Why is this?

Having diabetes should never hold you back from doing the things you love or from embarking on new adventures. However, when it comes to traveling, especially to destinations far off the beaten path, managing all the details of your diabetes care in addition to the details of travel — tickets, itineraries, connections, and reservations, to name a few — may seem overwhelming…

People with diabetes aren’t known for packing light, and I am no exception. Just leaving the house to grocery shop has me throwing at least my glucose meter, the receiver for my Dexcom continuous glucose monitoring system, and a jar of glucose tablets into my purse…

No, it’s not a typo. For people who use insulin, determining and using your insulin-to-carbohydrate ratios can give you more flexibility with regard to food choices and better blood glucose control…

Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic illnesses in the United States, but knowing that one has a genetic predisposition means a person can be proactive about preventing it. You can make healthy living your family legacy, instead of Type 2 diabetes…

Most likely, you knew very little about diabetes before you learned that you had it. After your diagnosis, your next few doctor visits were probably a crash course in diabetes: learning how to check your blood glucose level, inject insulin or follow a…