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How to Take Diabetes on the Road in 3 Steps
Travel! Whether it’s your passion, part of your full time job, or reason for visiting loved ones, travel can be both wonderful and stressful, especially as a person with diabetes.
December 18, 2018•by Heather Nelson
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How to Survive the Holiday Season With Diabetes
Having diabetes over the holidays can be rough. Traditionally, there are boatloads of rich food, relatives, and stress all there for your enjoyment. But sometimes the ride it all creates for our blood sugars isn't so enjoyable.
November 22, 2018•by mySugr
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Why is high blood sugar bad?
Diabetes is called the “silent killer” because once symptoms appear, the damage has already started. But why does high blood sugar cause all these problems in the first place?
November 16, 2018•by mySugr
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Five tips for how to avoid pain when checking your blood
Measuring your blood sugar “sticks" to diabetes like butter to bread. And even in these times of CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring), we can’t avoid pricking our fingers from time to time in order to manage our blood sugar levels.
November 7, 2018•by Ilka Gdanietz
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What you need to know about diabetes and foot health
Foot trouble can be a scary complication of diabetes. The stories you hear are often quite exaggerated and the problems are sometimes wildly misrepresented.
October 6, 2018•by mySugr
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Can diabetics donate blood? What to know and how.
Did you know you can get a free health screening, a mini blood test, burn 650 calories while relaxing, and save up to three lives all in about one hour? That’s right! Donating blood is full of wins all the way around, yet very few people volunteer to give blood and it can be extra confusing for people with diabetes.
June 14, 2018•by mySugr
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