Healthy Holiday Travel Tips

Healthy Holiday Travel Tips

Traveling over the hill to grandma’s house (or where ever you’re going for the winter holidays) can take its toll on your health. At the least, it can throw a wrench in your normal fitness routine and, at the worst, it can make you sick. There’s nothing worse that...
Type 1 Overview – Diabetes Symptoms

Type 1 Overview – Diabetes Symptoms

The following symptoms of diabetes are typical. However, some people with diabetes have symptoms so mild that they go unnoticed. Common symptoms of diabetes: Urinating oftenFeeling very thirstyFeeling very hungry – even though you are eatingExtreme fatigueBlurry...
Understanding Prediabetes

Understanding Prediabetes

When it comes to prediabetes, there are no clear symptoms – so you may have it and not know it. Here’s why that’s important: before people develop type 2 diabetes, they almost always have prediabetes – blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but not yet high...
Your Biggest Diabetes Questions, Answered

Your Biggest Diabetes Questions, Answered

Diabetes occurs when your body can no longer handle glucose the way it’s supposed to. Glucose is a simple sugar that is the basic fuel of the body. Foods that supply glucose include fruits, vegetables and other carbohydrates. The body’s digestive system converts these...