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  • Diabetes Control and Heart Health on the Same Plate
    Learn how to reduce your risk
    If you or a loved one has diabetes, it is important to know how to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke.
  • Diabetes and Hearing Loss
    Checkups should be routine
    People with diabetes are more than twice as likely as those without the disease to have hearing loss, according to a recent National Institutes of Health study. Overall, more than 40% of people with diabetes in the study had some degree of hearing loss.
  • Tell Me What to Eat If I Have Diabetes
    Practical steps to achieve dietary goals
    Because type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle-oriented condition, people must be self-motivated to make the necessary changes—losing weight, exercising, cutting saturated fats, and choosing “smarter” carbohydrates—which can and do turn the disease around.
  • What’s Up with Glucose Meters?
    November is National Diabetes Awareness Month
    Using a glucose meter to monitor blood sugar levels is a daily part of life for millions of Americans with diabetes. Meters make it convenient to check glucose levels (blood sugar) anywhere.
  • Diabetes Numbers Are Soaring
    The CDC’s latest report looks at diabetes state by state
    In its first state-by-state review of new diagnoses, the CDC found that nine of the 10 highest levels were in the South. The lowest rate was in Minnesota.
  • Heart Surgery May Cause a Spike in Blood Sugar Levels
    Having heart surgery? Watch your blood sugar levels, especially if you’re overweight or older.
  • Diabetes and Arthritis: Yes, You Can Exercise
    More than half of adults with diagnosed diabetes also have arthritis—a painful condition that can be a barrier to physical activity. But exercise can help both conditions.
  • Trip Planner for People with Diabetes
    Diseases and Conditions
    Traveling for someone with diabetes is just not as simple as grabbing a passport and going. It takes planning to have a safe trip.
  • Take Care of Your Tootsies
    Diseases and Conditions
    Patients with diabetes need to visually inspect their feet daily.
  • Controlling Stress May Control Diabetes
    Diseases and Conditions
    Stress can increase glucose levels in people with diabetes, making them more susceptible to long-term physical complications.
  • If the Shoes Fit, Wear Them
    Diseases and Conditions
    If you have diabetes, a swim in the ocean or a stroll along the beach or lakefront usually done while barefoot or wearing sandals or open-toed shoes can be dangerous.
  • Pre-Diabetes: You Can Control It if You Know About It
    Diseases and Conditions
    Pre-diabetes—it’s a condition you may not know you have, but if you’re a midlife adult with some extra baggage around your middle, your doctor may now be screening you for it.

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