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28sep

7 Easy Ways to Lower Your Insulin Levels

7 Ways to Lower Insulin Levels If you’re among the more than 30 million people in the United States living with Type 2 Diabetes and need insulin, these simple lifestyle tips might help reduce your requirements. Type 2 diabetes is caused by the body’s inability to regulate blood sugar levels properly and effectively. In someone without diabetes, the body produces insulin, a hormone created by the pancreas, which facilitates the bodies breakdown of blood sugar into usable energy. Producing the correct amount of insulin is a delicate balance that most people never have to worry about. However, when someone has...

20aug

Diabetes and Coffee: The Effects of Coffee and Caffeine

How Coffee Affects Diabetes For many people, sipping a piping-hot and wonderfully bold morning cup of coffee is a sacred ritual. Let’s face it, that’s how so many of us start our days. However, for the more than 34 million Americans living with diabetes, enjoying coffee and the caffeine it contains come with a few extra considerations. Now, if you are automatically assuming that coffee and diabetes must be bad together, not so fast. You could be right, but you also could be wrong. The fact is, coffee contains powerful antioxidants, as well as vitamins and minerals, that have been...

29mar

Diabetes and Related Foot Complications

The Importance of Diabetic Foot Care For those living with diabetes, even everyday foot issues can lead to serious health complications. Here is what you need to know. Living with diabetes brings with it a long list of lifestyle choices that we try our best to make wisely, and a personal diabetic care plan that we do our best to follow. The great news is that for most of us with diabetes, new and easier insulin testing and delivery options, such as pen needles, glucose meters, and continuous glucose monitors make it a lot easier to effectively manage our blood...