Cold, Flu and other Infections
An acute disease almost always raises blood glucose (sugar) levels because of: the secretion of...
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Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis causes diarrhea and vomiting, which can lead to dehydration and the loss...
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Delayed or Early Meals
For optimal glycemic control, people with diabetes should stick to the same meal...
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Restaurant Meals
Eating healthily and sticking to a daily meal plan at a restaurant can...
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Menopause
Menopause plays a role in the control of diabetes, and diabetic women may...
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Puberty in Young Diabetics
Puberty is the period of sexual development marking the transition from childhood to...
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How Glucocorticoids Effect Blood Sugar
Medications known as glucocorticoids, such as prednisone and cortisone, are mainly used as...
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Halloween and the Diabetic Child
Halloween is all about candy and can therefore be a stressful time for...
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Christmas and the Holiday Season
The holiday season is a time when our lifestyle habits and diabetes management...
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Diabetes at the Sugar Shack
Warmer temperatures in March and April herald the arrival of the sugaring-off season....
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Celebrating Easter with Diabetes
It wouldn’t be Easter without chocolate and sweets! Here are some tips to...
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Ramadan and Diabetes
For the estimated 1.1 to 1.5 billion Muslims around the word, the observance...