
Newly Diagnosed Diabetes?
It can be overwhelming to be diagnosed with diabetes. You may not know what...
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~Louise
It can be overwhelming to be diagnosed with diabetes. You may not know what steps to take and your doctor may have written a script and handed you a few sheets of information. Here are some other steps you can take to get more information on your condition.
1. Take the Diabetes Health Check
2. Get the facts about Diabetes
3. Learn the basics of a healthy Diabetes Diet
4. Find a Certified Diabetes Educator to help you learn more about your condition and how to manage your diet, blood sugar, exercise and medications.
5. Visit the Diabetes Community often to get questions answered, support from people who know the ins and outs of living with diabetes each day.View Thread
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1. Take the Diabetes Health Check
2. Get the facts about Diabetes
3. Learn the basics of a healthy Diabetes Diet
4. Find a Certified Diabetes Educator to help you learn more about your condition and how to manage your diet, blood sugar, exercise and medications.
5. Visit the Diabetes Community often to get questions answered, support from people who know the ins and outs of living with diabetes each day.View Thread
~Louise
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Reply: Hemp Tortillas - Great!
My daughter is a fan of hemp milk and is job hunting, so has switched to soy for...
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My daughter is a fan of hemp milk and is job hunting, so has switched to soy for the time being. Easier to avoid than to explain and retest.View Thread
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Reply: Yogurt
Fage is fabulous and we fixed the censor for this very reason.
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Fage is fabulous and we fixed the censor for this very reason.View Thread
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Reply: Hemp Tortillas - Great!
Note: Avoid the hemp tortillas if you are looking for a new job that might...
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~Louise
Note: Avoid the hemp tortillas if you are looking for a new job that might require a drug test-hemp foods and poppy seeds make for false positives.View Thread
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Foot Care Tips
Everyone knows (or learns fast) that foot care is very important with...
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~Louise
Everyone knows (or learns fast) that foot care is very important with diabetes.
Share your tips so we can make a good resource for everyone!View Thread
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- How do you take care of your feet?
- Do you go to a podiatrist for nail clipping and exams? How often?
- How often do you examine your own feet?
- What do you look for?
- What products do you use on your feet?
Share your tips so we can make a good resource for everyone!View Thread
~Louise
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Reply: Hand Care Tips
My mother uses a lotion called Fingers found in the diabetes section of...
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My mother uses a lotion called Fingers found in the diabetes section of Walgreens. (It seems to be a house brand)
She says it helps a lot. I have wondered if those heel callous remover sticks would work but don't know anyone who has tried it and I haven't had a chance to check with her doctor.
David--Don't you have a method where you use an emery board?View Thread
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She says it helps a lot. I have wondered if those heel callous remover sticks would work but don't know anyone who has tried it and I haven't had a chance to check with her doctor.
David--Don't you have a method where you use an emery board?View Thread
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Hand Care Tips
Fingers get toughened from blood glucose testing. I know a number of you have...
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~Louise
Fingers get toughened from blood glucose testing. I know a number of you have tips on caring for your hands and testing strategies to reduce pain, keep the blood flowing and allow you to test properly.
Then there is just hand care because you know to be careful of any wounds, snags or infections because of your diabetes.
Please share those tips with us!View Thread
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Then there is just hand care because you know to be careful of any wounds, snags or infections because of your diabetes.
Please share those tips with us!View Thread
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Related Diabetes Communities
While this is the only diabetes specific community with a health professional at...
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~Louise
While this is the only diabetes specific community with a health professional at this time, we do have some other communities of interest to people on this exchange:
Two Member Communities-with excellent members:
Type 1 Diabetes Community
Diabetes and Kidney Community
Some great expert communities:
Fitness and Exercise -with Rich Weil, who in addition to being a fitness pro is also a certified diabetes educator and can address exercise related questions for people with diabetes.
Food and Cooking Elaine Magee is a dietitian and has written a book called Tell Me What to Eat if I Have Diabetes-that I personally love. She also is a whiz at converting unhealthy family favorites into something healthier while still tasting yummy.
Diet An excellent community with expert Dr. Pam Peeke who is incredible and has some great ideas on getting your MIND in gear as well as your body.
Currently (through August) we have guest expert Dr. Judith Wurtman who has written a book called the Serotonin Power Diet and specializes in losing weight when on antidepressants and talks about just why some diets make you cranky. (Note: This may not be an appropriate diet for people with diabetes--I have gotten a copy of the book but haven't finished it--but very interesting research behind it and the expert can address the questions you have related to depression and diet.)View Thread
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Two Member Communities-with excellent members:
Type 1 Diabetes Community
Diabetes and Kidney Community
Some great expert communities:
Fitness and Exercise -with Rich Weil, who in addition to being a fitness pro is also a certified diabetes educator and can address exercise related questions for people with diabetes.
Food and Cooking Elaine Magee is a dietitian and has written a book called Tell Me What to Eat if I Have Diabetes-that I personally love. She also is a whiz at converting unhealthy family favorites into something healthier while still tasting yummy.
Diet An excellent community with expert Dr. Pam Peeke who is incredible and has some great ideas on getting your MIND in gear as well as your body.
Currently (through August) we have guest expert Dr. Judith Wurtman who has written a book called the Serotonin Power Diet and specializes in losing weight when on antidepressants and talks about just why some diets make you cranky. (Note: This may not be an appropriate diet for people with diabetes--I have gotten a copy of the book but haven't finished it--but very interesting research behind it and the expert can address the questions you have related to depression and diet.)View Thread
~Louise
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Reply: Ideal Blood Sugar
The ranges for children are the same as for adults.
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Reply: A Diabetes Reversal Story
Congratulations on the weight loss and better control! Thanks for sharing that...
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Congratulations on the weight loss and better control! Thanks for sharing that the Eating for Diabetes Reversal Guidelines was part of that success!View Thread
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